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A Compassionate Individual, and First Generation Chinese American Business Tycoon, Thomas Foon Chew (赵灿垣)

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Thomas Foon Chew (赵灿垣) was born in Longkou, Guangdong (龙口, 广东) in1889. His father Sai Yen Chew (赵世贤) brought him and his wife to California when he was 8-year-old in 1897 during the period of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 through an expensive work visa specifically designated for Chinese merchants.
Over the next 34 years, the Chew family established three canneries in CA. At its zenith the Bayside Canning Company managed by Thomas Foon Chew was the 3rd largest cannery in the United States employed thousands of cannery workers.[

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充满同情心的第一代华裔商業巨子赵灿垣 (Thomas Foon Chew)

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赵灿垣（Thomas Foon Chew）1889年出生于广东龙口。在1882年《排华法案》期间，父亲赵世贤（Sai Yen Chew）于1897年他8岁时，通过专门为中国商人提供的昂贵工作签证，将他和他的妻子带到了美国加利福尼亚州。 在接下来的 34 年里 赵氏家族在加州建立了三家罐头厂。在鼎盛时期，由 赵灿垣管理的Bayside Canning Company 成为美国第三大罐头厂，拥有数千名工人。

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美华史记｜The Fiery Decade: A Retrospective of Asian American Civil Rights Movement in California, 2012 – 2022

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From the recorded history of December 4, 1785, when three Chinese sailors arrived in the port of Baltimore, Maryland, on the ship Pallas[1], to the 19th-century California Gold Rush that attracted a large number of Chinese laborers to San Francisco, to the massive influx of Chinese workers needed for the construction of the transcontinental railroad across North America, to the present-day population of approximately 5 million Chinese Americans, California, as the place with the largest population of Chinese descent, has witnessed numerous influential civil rights movements throughout its immigration history of over two centuries.
This article focuses on a retrospective of the major Asian American civil rights movements that took place in California from 2012 to 2022.

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美华史记｜炽热的十年, 加州亚裔2012-2022民权运动回顾

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从有记录的1785 年12月4日三名中国海员随帕拉斯号船(Pallas)抵达美国马里兰州巴尔的摩(Baltimore, Maryland)港开始 ，到十九世纪美国加州旧金山淘金潮吸引了大批华人劳工前往，到修建横贯北美大陆的太平洋铁路所需的大批华工，到今天约500万人口的美国华人，在两百多年的移民史中，尽管每一次都存在不同的背景和缘由，但加州作为华裔人口最多的地方，掀起过很多影响力不菲的民权运动，本文着重回顾2012 年至 2022 年间发生在加州的亚裔大型民权运动。

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History Records of Chinese Americans | Janet Yang, The Boss of Hollywood

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In less than a month, the 95th Academy Awards in 2023 will be held at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on March 12. There are many well-known actors including Chinese actors and films that are nominated for the ceremony, but the most eye-catching thing is that in the 116-year history of Hollywood in the United States, the first Chinese Hollywood boss will host this grand event.

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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | The vicissitudes of life in San Jose Chinatowns – Inheritance & Future

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The so-called “Chinese problem” was a very controversial topic in San Jose society in the mid-19th century. The church burned down because a pastor organized Sunday schools for Chinese children. A German-immigrated landlord was verbally abused and physically threatened for signing contracts with Chinese businessmen.  On February 4, 1886, the California Anti-Chinese Annual Conference, led by the former mayor of St. Jose, was held in St. Jose with the theme, “Chinese must get out!” “, what the hell is going on here?

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美华史记 | 历尽沧桑的圣荷西唐人街

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所谓的“中国人问题”是19世纪中期圣荷西社会中一个很有争议的话题。因为一位牧师为中国儿童组织了星期日主日学习班，该教堂被烧毁。 一位德裔地主因与中国商人签订合同而受到辱骂和威胁。 1886年2月4日，由前圣何西市长参与领导的加州反华年会在圣何西举行，主题就是，“中国人必须滚蛋！”，这究竟是怎么回事？

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Mabel Ping-Hua Lee – Pioneer in the Pursuing the Suffrage

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Author: Zhida Song-James On May 4, 1912, tens of thousands of New Yorkers gathered in the streets of Greenwich Village, and the march for women’s suffrage was about to start. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, a young Chinese woman, was on horseback leading the procession. It was one of the largest gatherings of US women’s political participation.

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Yick Wo v. Hopkins, A Gift to All Americans

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Fan Jiao The three amendments (Amendments 13, 14, 15) adopted after the American Civil War (1861-1865) to abolish slavery and establish civil and legal rights for black Americans，among which, the 14th amendment established in 1866, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves, and guaranteed that all persons

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