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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Chinese American Figure: Computer Industry Magnate, Inventor, and philanthropist Dr. An Wang

As the fifth richest American in 1984, with 40 patents and 23 honorary degrees, Dr. An Wang was a computer industry magnate, inventor, and philanthropist who founded Wang Labs, which successfully competed with large companies such as IBM in the 1970s and 1980s. In the mid-1940s, after passing the competitive China Overseas Graduate Examination, he was accepted by Harvard University as a Ph.D. student and became a leading figure in the electronics industry in the world. His breakthrough in manufacturing core memory equipment was one of the greatest technological innovations of the last century. His Fortune 500 company Wang Labs, became a market leader in desktop calculators, word processors, and IBM-compatible mainframe computers. Most of his philanthropy was dedicated to strengthening understanding between Chinese and Western cultures and improving the arts, schools, and health care in Boston and surrounding communities in Massachusetts.

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美华史记 | 美国华人维权先驱王清福

一百二十年前,是谁发起了首个美国华人维权组织?
为了争取华人平等权利,是谁奔波于美国各地集会演讲?
是谁在媒体上奋笔疾书揭露那些诽谤污蔑华人之流,并为废除排华法案亲赴国会作证?
又是谁与反华人政客公开论战,甚至不惜与之决斗?
他的名字是王清福,他被称为美国华人里的马丁路德金。华人维权先驱王清福穷其一生引领美国华人争取平等地位。
他不仅亲自办报还于1892年发起并领导了“美国华人平等权利联盟”,他对排华法案进行了不屈不饶的抗争。

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美华史记 | 西格:洗衣工的女儿, 萨凡纳的诗人

杰拉德·西格一生从事过很多职业,事业上也颇有成就,但令她最引为自豪的是萨凡纳第一位华裔诗人的头衔。她出生于萨凡纳首个华人家庭,时刻牢记自己的文化背景。她的很多诗作都反映了早期华人移民在美国特别是在美国南部的经历,为读者提供一个了解中国移民内心世界的窗口:从反映早期移民的孤独、恋家、乡愁、受歧视,到描述后来华人家业社区兴旺、南部秀丽的风景以及他们对萨凡纳社区所做的巨大贡献。

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