https://youtu.be/eKq2TKuGF8I PBS recently released a powerful documentary exploring the overlooked history of Asian Americans and their long struggle for belonging in the United States. The segment follows journalist Michael Luo as he traces more than a century of exclusion, discrimination, and resilience — from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to the landmark Wong Kim […]
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Some of these made the textbooks. The worst parts didn’t. By Victoria Vouloumanos American history classes spend a lot of time on a relatively short list of events, like the Revolution, the Civil War, the World Wars, and a few civil rights milestones. What gets cut, glossed over, or quietly skipped is often where the
Why our diverse representatives must overcome their current timidity and confidently champion their communities’ unique needs as co-builders of Canada. By Tung Chan 陳志動 I was recently tidying up my study (a dangerous activity for any man of a certain vintage, as it inevitably leads to hours of reminiscing instead of actual cleaning) when I
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