By Crystal Valencia Few have studied the experiences of children of immigrants who move to their ancestral homelands—countries with which they share cultural ties but haven’t necessarily had direct contact. In her new book, Chasing the American Dream in China: Chinese Americans in the Ancestral Homeland, Associate Professor of Sociology Leslie Wang addresses this gap, […]
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By Annie McDonough Chinese American voter turnout spiked in 2021. The growing population could play a role in 2025 – if campaigns engage them. In recent years, as New York politicians have started to realize the potential voting power of Chinese Americans, Democratic strategist Trip Yang sometimes clocks what he calls the Flushing “bubble tea photo op.”
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Across the state, 12 new plaques will highlight often overlooked stories. By Mackenzie Krumme As a Chinese American growing up in Milwaukee, Adam Carr never associated his family history with the city. He knew Milwaukee was known as the “machine shop of the world,” creating jobs in an industrialized economy and the big boom in
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Citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia couldn’t own property under the proposal. Critics call it racist. Supporters say it protects critical resources. By Philip Jankowski and Hojun Choi Texas moved one step closer to banning citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from owning property in the state after the House approved a bill creating
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By Ally Wang The 2025 STAATUS Index, conducted by The Asian American Foundation (TAAF), has been released, and its findings are troubling. Regarded as the most authoritative annual survey on how Americans view Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, the STAATUS Index has been conducted since 2021. With 4,909 responses collected this year, the
From the early migrations during the Qin and Han eras to today’s widespread global presence, Chinese immigrants have continuously taken root and contributed deeply to their host societies. They are no longer mere extensions of their ancestral homeland, nor are they “exiled wanderers” or “cultural orphans” of China. Rather, they are Ethnic Chinese—a people rooted in