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Asian American Frozen Foods: MìLà’s “Soup Dumplings” found at Costco
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My Top 10 Asian Dog Breeds
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Asian Dad Gets Laid Off from Tech job and goes Viral
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Asian Jewish Couple Publishes Research on Asian Jewish Couples
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Farmers Insurance ‘Fountainhead’
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Category Archives: History
California Declares May 17 Bruce Lee Day In Honor of Lee’s Return to SF From Hong Kong in 1959
In early July, the State of California officially designated May 17th ‘Bruce Lee Day’ “May 17 has officially been named Bruce Lee Day, marking the day he returned to San Francisco from Hong Kong at age 18 — as … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History
Tagged Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee Day, California, State of California
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Fast, Furious, and Forgotten: Asian Americans and Import Car Culture
When many people think of Asian Americans, especially here in Silicon Valley, they often picture engineers, tech startups, and academic/college-obsessed students. Motorhead isn’t a term that often comes to mind. But if you grew up certain Asian American neighborhoods, import … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lifestyles, Movies
Tagged import car culture, Kaila Yu, Ky-Phong Tran, The Fast and the Furious
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US Memorial Day: Remembering Florence Choe
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 country. This Memorial Day, we are remembering Florence … Continue reading
Posted in History, Local, Southern California
Tagged AAPI Heritage Month, AAPI History Month, Florence Choe, Memorial Day, U.S. Navy, US Memorial Day
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Taiwan Documentary ‘Invisible Nation’ Airing in May AND Streaming NOW on PBS
I’ve been a big fan of the documentary Invisible Nation ever since I first saw the film back in October 2023 at the Mill Valley Film Festival. I have even become friends with the director/producer Vanessa Hope. I am excited now … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Movies, TV
Tagged Chinese Taipei, Invisible Nation, PBS, republic of china, Streaming, Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen
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John Doe Chinaman wins 2026 Bancroft History Award
The book John Doe Chinaman by Princeton Professor Beth Lew-Williams has won the 2026 Bancroft Prize. Columbia University gives the Bancroft Prize annually to distinguished works in either or both American history and Diplomacy. A quick synopsis of this book: … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Discrimination, History
Tagged Beth Lew-Williams, John Doe Chinaman, Rock Springs Massacre, The Driving Out
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Larry Itliong’s Son Responds to Cesar Chavez Abuse Revelations
In the response to a New York Times investigation, Larry Itliong’s Son Responds to Cesar Chavez Abuse Revelations in this Emil Guillermo Op-Ed. Jonny Itliong tells Guillermo: I’ve been fighting people for years who think Cesar Chavez was a saint.He … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History
Tagged Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Jonny Itliong, Larry Itliong, Manongs
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Filipino American Stories at the Smithsonian: How Can You Forget Me
A martial arts teacher looking for practice space found 26 steamer trunks in the basement of an old building in Stockton. These trunks belonged to former members of the Filipino American fraternal organization called Legionarios Del Trabajo. The contents of … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Filipino-Americans, Manongs, Sam Vong, Smithsonian Instituion, Stockton
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Oldest Asian American film included into the National Film Registry
The Oath of the Sword, the oldest Asian American film, has been included into the US National Film Registry. Produced in 1914, it is the story of a Japanese couple separated when the man goes to study at UC Berkeley. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Movies
Tagged Denise Khor, Japanese American, National Film Registry, The Oath of the Sword
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Forgotten Flowers: A Stanford Project on Asian American Flower Growers
People associate the Bay Area with technology and Silicon Valley. Asian Americans in the region are often thought of as engineers and software writers. But in the last century, agriculture was a major industry and employer of Asian Americans. A … Continue reading
Posted in History, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged flowers, Forgotten Flowers, stanford university
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Ruth Asawa Documentary released by New York MOMA
The New York City Museum of Modern art (MOMA) put together this fantastic Ruth Asawa documentary. Despite reading about her, going to an exhibit on her work, and writing about her, this documentary taught me something new about her. I … Continue reading
The Pinoy Step: An Asian American Basketball Move
This broadcast segment surprised me when it described basketball superstar Luka Doncic doing “that Pinoy step.” I looked up it up, and people have been talking about it and even doing instructional videos on it for a few years now. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Sports
Tagged basketball, Carlos Bulosan, Kiefer Ravena, Pinoy Step
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New Monument to the Rock Springs Massacre of Chinese
Over the Labor Day weekend, the town of Rock Springs Wyoming unveiled a statue to commemorate the 28 Chinese miners killed in the Rock Springs Massacre. The statue called Requiem shows a Chinese miner standing in the ruins while holding … Continue reading