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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Honor & Duty: Chinese Servicemen in the American Civil War

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Few people knew that the Chinese had served in the American Civil War. We would like to honor the Chinese people who fought for freedom for their host, in this new country, the United States of America. Dr. Thomas P. Lowry did research on Chinese fighting the Civil War in the Army, and met Edward S. Milligan doing research on Chinese fighting the Civil War in the Navy, in the National Archives. They joined forces, and in April 1999, printed their joined written article in North and South Magazine. In the present article “Chinese Servicemen in the American Civil War” by William Tang, the author narrates the achievements of Lowry and Milligan’s research and gives brief accounts of 37 Chinese servicemen’s lives.

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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Chinese-American Veterans of World War II Are Awarded a Congressional Gold Medal Collectively

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2018, as a result of Congress passing and the President signing Public Law 115-337, the Congressional Gold Medal, our nation’s highest honor, will be presented to these individuals of Chinese ancestry who served honorably at any time during the period December 7, 1941, and ending December 31, 1946.  The Chinese American WW II Veterans Recognition Project seeks to recognize, honor, and celebrate these largely forgotten men and women who served our country with great dignity and pride.  Please ask the veterans or their descendants to register at www.caww2.org so they may be considered for the high honor.

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美华史记 | 凤凰城枪杀华人百年悬案

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1914年2月14日，《亚利桑那共和报》上有一条新闻，题目为Believes Wong Was Murdered （《相信黄是被谋杀的》）。第一个到现场的警察约翰 · 麦克格拉恩认为，从子弹射入的角度判断，不可能是自杀，应是他杀。几天后，副警长比利 · 沃尔夫公开答复关切黄方死因的教会人士，竟说没有找到可能行凶的嫌犯而了事，所以这是一个悬案。

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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Aiming for the Sky – First Chinese hydroaeroplane Designer

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In the history of aviation development in the early-20th century, Tom Gunn was one of the greatest Chinese aviation pioneers. He was the very first Chinese individual who achieved the “FAI – Fédération Aéronautique Internationale” license. He not only created a new type of hydroaeroplane, but also won the international award. 

In order to revitalize Chinese aviation industry, American-born Tom Gunn crossed a long journey to China to follow Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s revolution to overthrow the feudal warlords.

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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | The Second Decade of the Chinese Exclusion Act

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By 1892, measures such as the Geary Act required all Chinese residents in the United States to carry “certificates of residence” or “dog tags,” as the Chinese community tended to call them. When the Chinese Exclusion Act entered its second decade, with the support of the Chinese government and the Six Companies (the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association in San Francisco, California), many Chinese immigrants began organizing to resist the enforcement of the law. The brave efforts of average Chinese Americans turned out to be one of the largest mass civil disobedience movements in US history.

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