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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Tag Archives: StoryCorps
The Men who Fed America: A StoryCorps Animation about Larry Itliong
We have talked previously about Johnny Itliong’s StoryCorp recording about his father, the labor leader Larry Itliong, but I thought that the best way to mark the start of Filipino American History Month would be to share this new StoryCorps … Continue reading
Larry Itliong’s Son and Grandson talk about him on StoryCorps
While we often write about notable people, we rarely talk about their families, much less talk about them from the viewpoint of their families. That is one reason that I found a particular StoryCorps story so interesting. We hear about … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History
Tagged american history, asian american history, Larry Itliong, StoryCorps
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Remembering Asian American Veterans: Richard Hoy
As the “Americanness” of Asian Americans is often questioned these days despite the long history of Asian Americans in the United States, Veteran’s Day is a good time to point out the contributions that Asian Americans to the country. In … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History
Tagged Asian American Veterans, Discrimination, Mark Hoy, StoryCorps, US veterans, Veterans, Veterans Day, Vietnam War
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Lola’s Work: An Animated StoryCorps Feature
I was moved by this story about a devoted grandmother, which was featured on NPR and StoryCorps, and now StoryCorps has turned it into a featured animated story! It also features some pictures painted by her and her grandson of … Continue reading
The Stories of our Elders: Lola’s Sacrifices and Life Lessons
With our Asian American elders under attack, we should remember that one way to honor them is to preserve their stories. One really convenient and great way to do that is through StoryCorps, which provides apps to record their stories … Continue reading
Remembering Asian American Veterans: Drew Pham
I stumbled upon Drew Pham’s story when posting a storycorp session about my mother. This particular story was a moving.https://thenib.com/i-trained-to-fight-the-enemyhttp://www.npr.org/2014/03/29/295329503/never-truly-over-discussing-deployment-a-challenge-of-its-own I stumbled across Drew Pham’s story when posting a story on StoryCorps about my mother. My father was a Navy … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History
Tagged Afghanistan, Asian American Veterans, bone marrow, Drew Pham, StoryCorps, Veterans, Veterans Day
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On Memorial Day: The Last Viewing
While Memorial Day in the US usually brings up thoughts of summer and barbecue, dead Asian American and Pacific Islander veterans usually don’t come to mind. This StoryCorp animation of a father’s remembrance of his dead son reminded me of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History
Tagged Allen Hoe, Iraq war, Memorial Day, Nainoa Hoe, StoryCorps, US Memorial Day, Vietnam War
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An Asian American Story: No More Questions
While Asian Americans sometimes talk about establishing Asian American studies programs as a way to capture and remember our history that has often been ignored or forgotten in mainstream textbooks, Asian American history lessons can be surprisingly close to us, … Continue reading