William Tang

Historical Record of Chinese Americans | The 1946 Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between the United States of America and the Republic of China

On November 4, 1946 (Year 35 of the Republic of China), the Chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China sent Wang Shijie, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, and Wang Huacheng, Director of the Treaty Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, to meet with Leighton Stuart, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of China, and Robert Smyth, Special Commissioner and Consul General of the United States of America at Tianjin. The men met in a conference room on the third floor of the Nanjing National Executive Yuan to sign the Treaty of Friendship, Commence and Navigation between the United States of America and the Republic of China, commonly known as the “Sino-American Treaty of Friendship, Commence and Navigation” or “Sino-American Commerce Treaty“

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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 | 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.

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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.

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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.

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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Tracing Chinese Americans of Arizona Who Fought in World War II

In 1940, 65,400 people lived in Phoenix, Arizona. Among them, only 431 were Chinese descendants. According to existing information, during the Second World War, 74 Chinese were recruited and assigned to the United States Navy, Army, Air force, and Special Forces. They fought bravely against Japanese and German enemies in Asia, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Africa. This article seeks to provide brief accounts of some of the Chinese servicemen’s war experiences. Five of them were killed in battles, six went to China to resist Japanese aggression along with Chinese military and civilians, and four joined the 14th Air Force and became flying tigers. In addition, four brothers of the Ong family fought in WWII for the United States and all survived. They were called the “Four Heroes of One Family” and their heroic deeds will inspire future generations.

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建造美国亚太裔历史文化国家博物馆的主帅 – 孟昭文议员

主讲人 孟昭文议员, 三藩市亚洲美术馆馆长兼首席执行官许杰 Zoom 点击进入会议链接 Webinar ID 829 5802 2550 Passcode 2022 Time May 21, Saturday, 5:00pm (PT) 7:00pm (CT) 8:00pm (ET) 焦凡 自2015年以来,国会孟昭文议员(Grace Meng)一直是推广《美国亚太裔历史文化国家博物馆》 (National Museum of Asian American and Pacific Islander History and Culture) 的核心和灵魂。 2021年5月25日,孟昭文议员(D-NY-6)提出了H.R. 3525法案 – 设立专门委员会研究创建亚太裔国家博物馆可能性的法案,呼吁史密森尼学会考虑开设亚太美国历史和文化国家博物馆。 该法案是在孟昭文议员自2015年12月18日以来提出的几项法案之后提出的,包括H.R.4308 – 第114届国会(2015-2016),H.R.869 – 第115届国会(2017-2018)和H.R.4132 – 第116届国会(2019-2020)。 让我们看看 孟昭文议员在H.R.3525立法听证会上所说的话,该听证会来自国家公园,森林和公共土地小组委员会: 27:45 至 32:01 根据该法案的草案,一个8人委员会将围绕亚太裔历史文化国家博物馆的建设展开可行性研究工作。他们需要: (1)

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Vanguard of AAPI Museum – Congresswoman Grace Meng

Keynote Speakers Congresswoman Grace Meng & Jay Xu, Director and CEO, SF Asian Art Museum Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82958022550?pwd=QmpXOVY0VjU2SkxVMEJKKytLMysyQT09 Webinar ID 829 5802 2550 Passcode 2022 Time May 21, Saturday, 5:00pm (PT) 7:00pm (CT) 8:00pm (ET) Fan Jiao Congresswoman Grace Meng has been the heart and soul to promote National Museum of Asian American & Pacific Islander

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