Fan Jiao

Antioch Chinatown

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In the wake of George Floyd’s killing and a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Antioch takes the lead as the first city to issue a formal apology. Mayor Lamar Thorpe, who led the initiative, expressed, “Watching the news was agonizing, and I couldn’t help but feel that merely expressing solidarity with different groups isn’t sufficient.” He emphasized the need for tangible action alongside words. [3]
Absolutely.
It’s crucial that Asian Americans take concrete actions to ensure that any recurrence of discriminatory acts against our community is prevented for future generations.

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.

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?

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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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | China’s Schindler, Humanitarian Trailblazer, Dr. Ho Fengshan

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The deeply rooted Confucian and Taoist cultures make benevolence and mutual assistance transcend the boundaries of nationalities and religions Author: Fan Jiao When Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in March 1938, roughly 185,000 Austrian Jews were forced to leave their motherland. Despite the pressure from the Nazi regime, Dr. Fengshan Ho, Consul General of …

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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | The Queen of Nuclear Research and the Chinese Madame Curie, Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu (吳健雄)

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Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) was an experimental physicist who is best known for her work on the Manhattan Project in WWII. She helped two colleagues win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957 based on the Wu Experiment. She was both the first Chinese American to be elected into the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and was the first female president of the American Physical Society. She was also the first living scientist to have an asteroid (2752 Wu Chien-Shiung) named after her. Her awards include the National Medal of Science by President Ford in 1975.

Her birth centenary was celebrated in her hometown of Liuhe(浏河镇), Taicang City(太仓市) in Jiangsu Province (江苏省) in 2012. Her tombstone bears the inscription “Forever Chinese/永恒的中华气质.​​”

Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Chinese American Figure: Billionaire philanthropist and Panda restaurateur Andrew Cherng (程正昌)

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Andrew (Zhèngchāng) Cherng (程正昌) is one of Forbes’ Twenty-Five Notable Chinese-Americans [1] and a member of the Committee of 100 [2]. He was born in Yangzhou, China, grew up in Taiwan and Japan. In 1966, at age of 18, Andrew Cherng came to the United States to study mathematics at Baker University in Kansas. There, he met his future wife, Peggy, also an international student. In 1973 Andrew Cherng and his father, a Chinese chef, opened the Panda Inn, a sit-down Chinese restaurant in Pasadena, California. Ten years later, Andrew Cherng opened the first Panda Express, a fast-food Chinese restaurant, which has expanded more than 2,200 locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and other countries, employing nearly 40,000 people while remaining family-owned and operated. As co-chair and co-CEO of the Panda Restaurant Group, Cherng has amassed a net worth valued at $3.5 billion according to Forbes. Since 1999, Panda Cares, the restaurant group’s philanthropic arm, has donated more than $140 million to provide healthcare services to uninsured children, improve college readiness in schools, deliver immediate relief to victims of the California wildfires, and more.