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Chinatown’s Caroline Chang Puts Her Stamp on History

By Naomi Shang mei Wang The late Chinatown activist Caroline Chang put an official stamp on Boston’s history on Sept. 10. That day, nearly a hundred people – a mix of longtime Chinatown activists...

Together for Canada 06: What Is Transnational Repression?

Hello, and welcome back. Over the past few episodes, we’ve explored foreign interference, democratic resilience, and the importance of evidence. Today, we’ll examine another issue that has...

The “Jason Liu Incident”: A Firsthand Account by Jason Liu — Part 22

Record | September 16–23 — I Will Take Legal Action Against Richmond City Council English translation · Content and chronology preserved Let me say this first. On September 23, I wrote again to Mayor...

The “Jason Liu Incident”: A Firsthand Account by Jason Liu — Part 21

Two Inspections, No Violations, and Letter After Letter Still Awaiting a Reply September 7 (Monday) | City Staff Inspect My Property That day, I received a phone call from City of Richmond staff...

Tri-Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honors Filipino, Nisei and Chinese American WWII veterans

By Annalisa Burgos HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii will soon host a permanent display of three Congressional Gold Medals awarded to World War II veterans of Filipino...

Together for Canada 05 : Foreign Interference Is About Behaviour—Not Nationality

    Hello, and welcome back. In discussions about foreign interference, one misunderstanding appears again and again. Many people assume that foreign interference is associated with a...

Together for Canada 04:Before Accepting a Claim, Examine the Evidence

Hello, and welcome back. In the previous episode, we discussed how openness, transparency, and accountability help strengthen democratic resilience. Today, we’ll look at another question—one...

Contextualizing The Appeal of the Chinese Equal Rights League

  The New York Historical’s Student Historian internship focuses on the four core pillars of Frederick Douglass’s Our Composite Nation speech: absolute equality, composite nationality, religious...

Kansas professor falsely accused of espionage wants university to pay for firing, harm to reputation

By Anna Kaminski TOPEKA — An anonymous tip accusing a Chinese-American chemist and researcher of espionage spurred the University of Kansas into action, notifying the U.S. Department of Justice and...

Together for Canada 03: How Can Community Organizations, Schools, and the Media Strengthen Democratic Resilience?

  Hello, and welcome back. So far in this series, we’ve explored what foreign interference is and how individuals can better protect themselves. Today, we’ll look at a broader...

Together for Canada 02: How Can Ordinary Canadians Help Protect Themselves from Foreign Interference?

  Hello, and welcome back. In our first episode, we explored what foreign interference is. Now let’s turn to an equally important question: What can ordinary Canadians do to help protect...

Community Bonds: The Early History of the Chinese Six Companies

By Ellen Terrell Map of China. The pink in the bottom right center is Canton, and an enlarged portion is the lower left square. Colton’s China, 1861, J.H. Colton: New York (Library of Congress/...

Peace Arch: The Gates That Were Never to Close Can No Longer Be Freely Crossed

Border, Freedom, and the Changing Canada–U.S. Relationship in Ying Wang’s Documentary THE BORDER   South of Vancouver, Highway 99 runs toward the United States and ends at a white archway. One...

Maryland Delegate Lily Qi’s Journey From Shanghai to Annapolis

By Sylvie McNamara    Lily Qi grew up in Shanghai during the Cultural Revolution, under the authoritarian rule of Mao Zedong. When she emigrated to the United States in 1989, she thought she’d...

Trump is trying to bury this Bay Area window into Chinese American history

Bruce Lee’s mother declares that she is a temporary resident of the U.S. in a document in the National Archives collection in San Bruno. National Archives   By Harry Mok   Anna Eng...

New ‘Out Museum’ In SF’s Chinatown Showcases Chinese LGBTQ Artists and Culture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oimCLplQud8&t=38s The Out Museum held its grand opening with a rainbow-ribbon cutting in late May, timed to fall between Asian American and Pacific Islander...