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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Viki J-Drama Review: A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You
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Doodle 4 Google 2014 Winner: Audrey Zhang
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PSA: Write in “Taiwanese” on the 2010 US Census
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Should This Blonde-Haired, Blue-Eyed Girl Have Won a Miss India Pagent?
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Secrets of the Kung Fu Temple: Shaolin Inc.
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Category Archives: History
Donate to AAPI Causes for AAPI Heritage Month
My company matches my donations to nonprofits. When I logged into the Benevity service to start the matching process for a recent donation, it surprised me to see a note on AAPI Heritage Month. That note suggested that I donate … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Nonprofit
Tagged AAPI Heritage Month, AAPI History Month, Asia Foundation, Asian Society, CAAM
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US Memorial Day: Remembering Sadao Munemori
During an era when Asian Americans continue to be questioned for their loyalty and are still considered perpetual foreigners, on US Memorial Day (and AAPI Heritage Month) we note Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who fought and died for their … Continue reading
Status of Laws Requiring the Teaching of AAPI Studies
The Committee of 100 recently released data and a visualization of that data on the status of laws and proposed laws and academic standards regarding AAPI subjects. This is an update on these laws standards since October 3, 2024. I … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education, History
Tagged 442nd Infantry Regiment, aapi, asian american history
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Purging (and Restoring) Asian American History on US Military Websites
After reading that references to Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in baseball, were deleted from US Military websites, as part of the Trump Administration’s war against DEI and then restored after some outcry, I wondered if anything happened … Continue reading
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
Posted in History
Tagged Chinese Exclusion Act, Houston, John Pershing, Pershing Chinese, Texas, Unassimilable
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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
Chinatown on the Jersey Shore
Chinatown on the Jersey Shore? Sounds unlikely, but for a time, there was a Chinatown parallel to New York’s on the Jersey Shore in Bradley Beach. In the late 19th century, a program now called the Fresh Air Fund enabled … Continue reading
Great Highway Closing Reminds San Francisco Chinese Americans Voters of their History of being Unheard
San Francisco Proposition K was a ballot initiative to close the Great Highway roadway shown above and turn into to a park. Some of the roadway to the south (at the top of the picture) was going to close anyway … Continue reading
Posted in Community, History, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Great Highway, Joel Engardio, Proposition K, recall, San Francisco
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Indian vs Chinese, Migration Destination Similarities and Differences
Among Asian immigrants, Chinese and Indian migrants are the most populous, ranking as the third and second countries of origin for US immigrants, only behind Mexico. Despite coming from the same continent, the migration trends of both demographics related to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Local, New York, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged chicago, China, enclave, immigration, India, migration, San Gabriel Valley
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Why So Few Asians in Oregon?
When we look at the spread of Asian American populations across America, we tend to see them clustered around the West Coast and a few other major cities, such as NYC. Their prominence on the West Coast is heavily linked … Continue reading
The Forgotten Railroad Workers
Just over a decade ago, Stanford University quite ironically began “The Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project,” a project that sought to detail the story of Chinese immigrant workers during the early days of their presence in America. The … Continue reading