Monthly Archives: March 2025

Opinion: More Asian Students Should Embrace CalStates

Prestige: it’s what every high school graduate wants when picking a college to go to, and it is especially true for Asian students. Being Asian myself, I am no stranger to the pressure put on students to attend a high … Continue reading

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The Long History of Chinese Americans in Texas and the Pershing Chinese

We have talked a fair amount about the history of Asian Americans in California and New York, but what about those in Texas, which has the third largest Asian American population in the United States?  This Voice of America (VoA) … Continue reading

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The Accidental Getaway Driver

The Daughter asked me if I knew anything about a movie called The Accidental Getaway Driver, and I had to confess that I had never heard anything about it. Following the link she sent, I was pleasantly surprised by the … Continue reading

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The Rock Springs Massacre and “The Driving Out”

When I saw this story about historical archeologists digging in Wyoming to study a massacre of Chinese residents that happened in 1885, I thought that the Rock Springs massacre was just one of a few massacres of Chinese, such as … Continue reading

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