Author name: Xin Su

美华史记 | 荣誉与责任:美国南北战争中的华裔军人

1999年5月,《华盛顿邮报》刊登琳达 • 惠勒的一篇报道说,美国的两位历史学者托马斯 • 洛厄里(Thomas Lowry, 1932- )和爱德华 • 米利根(Edward Milligan, 1922- ),从国家档案发现鲜为人知的历史事实,即有50名以上的华人参加了这场战争。他们在枪林弹雨、炮声震天的异国战场浴血奋战,甚至战死沙场。这些华裔军人中,除极个别的以外,其他的都不是美国公民,他们的中文名字也不为人知。

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美华史记 ǀ 华裔人物 : 南国铁娘子,风雨木兰花 — 林凯蒂挺身而出抗争种族隔离的故事

曾有人说华人是过客:来此赚钱,发财回家。这个上世纪20年代发生在密西西比三角州的真实故事告诉我们:他们不仅不是过客,在捍卫美国宪法的历史中,华人曾作出过独特的贡献和牺牲。

美华史记 ǀ 华裔人物 : 南国铁娘子,风雨木兰花 — 林凯蒂挺身而出抗争种族隔离的故事 Read More »

美华史记 | 十九世纪的女性华人及佩奇法案

19世纪的女性华人是美国华人社区的特殊人群,她们有的是保姆、洗衣工、或淘金工。这群人构建了华人社区的第一批家庭。卖淫在美国西部的很多民族中相当普遍,华人妇女也有很多妓女。美国立法系统通过《佩奇法案》禁止所谓的廉价劳动力及不道德的亚裔妇女进入美国。歧视华人妇女的藉口是其妓女形象,传播性病,并颠覆美国的婚姻道德观。凭藉对女性移民的限制,联邦政府成功地阻止了华人人口的增长。

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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | New York City Jail Reform & Chinese New Yorkers’ Civil Rights Movements

The year of 1982 marked the awakening of the Chinese American Civil Rights Movements. On June 23, 1982, 陈果仁 (Vincent Chin) was beaten to death by two white men in Detroit. The lenient sentence led to an outcry from Asian-American community. Some six hundred miles away in New York City, on November 19, tens of thousands of Chinese New Yorkers marched in the streets of NYC protesting the city’s proposal of building a new prison in the vicinity of Chinatown. Over the next forty years, as the number of jails increased, the political participation of Chinese New Yorkers increased as well. After many years of efforts, Chinese New Yorkers began to win more and more elected city seats.

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Open Letter to Fellow Chinese Americans: Include Chinese American History in U.S. K-12 Curriculum

Together, let us compile all the historical records about the contributions, sufferings, and battles for justice from the Chinese American community. Our ultimate goal is to include this important Chinese American history into elementary and secondary school curriculums.

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