美华史记 | 圣路易斯的”跳胡同”，和唐人街市长梁美珍（Annie Leong）
圣路易斯最早的华人定居者聚集在第七街、第八街、市场街和核桃街之间的地区，这成为了圣路易斯唐人街，通常被称为 Hop Alley。梁美珍(Annie Leong) 被人们称为唐人街的市长。
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People/人物
Historical Record of Chinese Americans | The Men’s World in New York City Chinatown
political struggle and corruption in American society had arguably made Chinatown to be a place filled with vices, violence, and bloody battles, which aggravated the plight of the Chinese whose life had deteriorated since the Chinese Exclusion Act. This kind of situation had not seen any improvement until 1921 and after 1931 it finally disappeared.
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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Where Could I Mourn
Over his more than 50 years spent in the United States, Lee participated in a groundbreaking program that educated Chinese boys in American schools, lectured widely about Chinese culture, wrote and edited for newspapers and magazines, lobbied against the “Chinese Exclusion Act”, and fathered four children.
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美华史记 | 李彬华 (Mabel Ping-Hua Lee) – 争取妇女选举权的先驱
1912 年 5 月 4 日，纽约历史悠久的格林威治村街道上聚集了上万人群，争取妇女选举权的游行即将开始。在马背上领头是一位年轻的中国女子，名叫李彬华 （Mabel Ping-Hua Lee）。这是众多为争取妇女参政举行的游行中参加人数最多的一次。尽管在当时对华人歧视的移民法下她不能申请成为美国公民，但她从小就在美国和中国争取投票权的斗争中发挥了重要作用。后来，她成为在美国第一位获得哲学博士学位的中国女性。今天，李彬华被公认为美国华人妇女参政的先驱。
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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Historical China Camp in California
China Camp State Park is located along the shore of San Pablo Bay. The road through the park offers beautiful views of the waterfront. In fact China Camp was a Chinese shrimp fishing village that flourished here in the 1880s. Nearly 500 people from Canton, China lived in the village, and more than 90% of the shrimp caught by the fishermen was dried in the sun and shipped to China or Chinese communities throughout the United States.
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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | The Legendary Life of Cecilia Chiang, Queen of Chinese Cuisine in USA
he legendary Sun Yun, who is now known as Cecilia Chiang, was given her English name by a professor while studying at Fu Jen Catholic University in Peiping.
Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Anna May Wong on the American Women Quarters Program
The US Mint announced the establishment of outstanding American women of all races quarters program, which will issue up to five new quarters each year from 2022 to 2025. The first Chinese-American actress in Hollywood Anna May Wong will be minted on a 25-cent coin to be released in 2022.
Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Heidi Shyu Is Now Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
On April 27, 2021, U.S. President Biden nominated Heidi Shyu, a Chinese-American female engineer, as the U.S. Department of Defense Under Secretary for Research and Engineering. On July 21 of the same year, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of President Biden, and Heidi Shuyu was officially appointed as the Under Secretary of Defense. She is also the highest-ranking Asian civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense.
Historical Record of Chinese Americans| Paper son: one man’s story on an individual experience of living during the Exclusion era and McCarthyism
Paper son: one man’s story is a memoir by Tung Pok Chin. In this book the author casts light on the largely hidden experience of those Chinese who immigrated to America with false documents during the Exclusion Act era. Also, the author’s personal story under the shadow of McCarthyism may resonate with those who have been caught in the middle.
Historical Record of Chinese Americans | P. F. Chang’s China Bistro Carries Chinese Food All Over the World
Jiang Sunyun is known as the Queen of Chinese food in the United States and rightfully so. In the 1960s, she opened the Mandarin, a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco where she launched a culinary excursion of authentic Chinese food famous in the United States.