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A New Chinese Exclusion Act
The Nation· 3 days agoIn Project 2025’s Mandate for Leadership, fear and hatred of China have replaced the interests of big business and free-market dogma as the motive forces...
'Orphan Bachelors' memoir explores the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act
WBUR Boston· 1 day agoFae Myenne Ng wrote about her family and the elderly men who populated San Francisco's Chinatown when she was growing up. All were impacted by the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
5 ways North Texans are combatting anti-Asian hate in the wake of COVID-19
Dallas Morning News· 6 days agoAnti-Asian racism has long existed in U.S. history in the forms of the Chinese Exclusion Act in the...
How writing memoir of Chinese-American ‘hero’ dad healed a daughter’s grief
South China Morning Post· 5 days agoAs she picked up the pieces, Chan instinctually turned to writing, and her words became a vessel for...
Asian Americans working to translate growing numbers in Chicago into political power
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe lobby of City Hall was awash in crimson and gold as Mayor Brandon Johnson and a small group of...
Why "Fund Students, Not Systems" Is a Recipe for Disaster
The Nation· 3 days agoAds in storefront windows promise to boost SAT scores, enrich students with specialized math and...
A (very) brief history of immigration to Massachusetts - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 4 days agoThe 2020 census counted more foreign-born Massachusetts residents than ever before in the state’s...
They’re Asian. They’re American. But, They Wonder, Are They Asian American?
New York Times· 6 days agoWhen Dinesh Nepal first arrived in the United States in 2010, he had never heard of the term “Asian...
The 100th Anniversary of One of America's Worst Laws - the 1924 Immigration Act
Reason.com· 3 days agoThis year marks the 100th anniversary of one of the worst laws in American history: the 1924...