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Breaking the ‘Anti-Immigrant Spin Cycle’: Chinese Laundry Exhibit Debuts in Chinatown

By Junyao Yang    The very first Chinese laundry in the United States opened in 1851, in San Francisco’s Chinatown, on the corner of Washington and Grant streets. That place, with a “Wash’ng and...

Are Mayoral Candidates Getting Serious About Chinese American Voters?

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...

40% of Americans Question the Loyalty of Asian Americans 25% See Chinese Americans as a Threat. How Should We Respond?

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...

Rooted in Our Adopted Homeland, Building the Future Together: Ethnic Chinese Are Not Outsiders, but Active Contributors and Partners in Our Shared Society

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...

Beware of Foreign Interference: Trump’s Influence on Canada’s 2025 Federal Election

By the Chinese Canadian Goto Vote Association The 2025 Canadian federal election comes at a time of heightened global geopolitical tensions, and the issue of foreign interference has long been part of...

Challenging Myself to Wear Traditional Chinese Makeup for a Week: What I Learned

Taking inspiration from China’s Six Dynasties era, Peking opera and the Tang Dynasty. Photography by Liz SunshineWords by Jackie Zhou From grainy and smudged Kmart mascara in my early high school...

The Hardships and Dreams of Asian Americans Living in Poverty

Of the 24 million Asians living in the United States, about 2.3 million live in poverty. Many are working to overcome the economic hardships they encounter and achieve their American dream. But they...

Florida College Fires Chinese Professor Under State’s ‘Countries of Concern’ Law

New College of Florida fired Kevin Wang, a professor who sought asylum and is authorized to work in the US.  By Maya Yang The New College of Florida has fired a Chinese language professor under a...

Potential Impact of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order on AA+PI Communities

Written by Michelle De Pacina  In 1898, a young Chinese American cook from San Francisco named Wong Kim Ark stood at the center of a landmark legal battle defining what it means to be American. Born...