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Asian Heritage Athletes in America Feature: Nathan Chen

  By Gavin Chen Nathan Chen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 5, 1999, is a Chinese American world-renowned figure skater who earned the nickname “Quad King” for his unmatched ability to execute multiple quadruple jumps—jumps with four … Continue reading

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Gene Luen Yang Revives The First Asian American Superhero

Miss @geneluenyang in Mt. View last week? Have no fear-He'll be sharing #ShadowHero 8/16, #SanMateoLibrary, 2PM! pic.twitter.com/JeBvZheMG4 — Books Inc. (@BooksIncEvents) August 15, 2014 As featured on NPR’s Code Switch, Illustrator Sonny Liew and accomplished writer and graphic novelist Gene … Continue reading

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‘Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion’ Exhibition Opens in NY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awuVO7unZA4 If you want a really quick run-down of Chinese American history, you can read this article on the exhibit in New York City, brought to you by the New York Historical Society, featured in the New York Times. Entitled … Continue reading

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Chinese Railroad Workers Inducted into the U.S. Labor Hall of Honor & Reclaiming Promontory Point

On May 9th, history was made as the Chinese Railroad Workers were inducted into the U.S. Labor Hall of Honor. You can view the entire ceremony on the Department of Labor’s YouTube channel. If you don’t happen to know: “But … Continue reading

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“GUN FU” by Just Kidding Films

I’ve been a long time fan of Just Kidding Films, but this has got to be by far my favorite of their video productions. I was laughing until I was wiping away tears. From research into APIA history in the … Continue reading

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Chinese Americans Favor Risky Investments Over Savings

In a new study from Rui Yao, a professor in the University of Missouri School of Human Environmental Sciences, and published in the Journal of East Asian Studies. Yao found that a most Chinese American households do not save enough … Continue reading

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