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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...