Monthly Archives: February 2025

Chinatown on the Jersey Shore

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Jeff

Chinatown on the Jersey Shore?  Sounds unlikely, but for a time, there was a Chinatown parallel to New York’s on the Jersey Shore in Bradley Beach.  In the  late 19th century, a program now called the Fresh Air Fund enabled … Continue reading →

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Great Highway Closing Reminds San Francisco Chinese Americans Voters of their History of being Unheard

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Jeff

San Francisco Proposition K was a ballot initiative to close the Great Highway roadway shown above and turn into to a park. Some of the roadway to the south (at the top of the picture) was going to close anyway … Continue reading →

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Indian vs Chinese, Migration Destination Similarities and Differences

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Edwin Bai

Among Asian immigrants, Chinese and Indian migrants are the most populous, ranking as the third and second countries of origin for US immigrants, only behind Mexico. Despite coming from the same continent, the migration trends of both demographics related to … Continue reading →

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A Data-driven Analysis of the Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Jeff

We have talked about the perpetual foreigner stereotype, but exactly how prevalent is it?  Is it getting stronger or weaker?  With whom is this stereotype more deeply root? A recently published paper took a data-driven approach to answer these questions. … Continue reading →

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Asian American Clubs among West Point Affinity Groups Shut Down

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Jeff

As part of the efforts to eliminate DEI in the US Federal Government, a number of Asian American Clubs at West Point (the US Army Military) academy, were disbanded.  The Asian-Pacific Forum Club, the Korean-American Relations Seminar, the Vietnamese-American Cadet … Continue reading →

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Could the Next California Governor be an Asian?

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Edwin Bai

California Governor Gavin Newsom has been a polarizing figure in American politics, largely due to him being the head of the most hated state by Republicans, but also for his moderate policies that have drawn him criticism from both the … Continue reading →

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Remake of ‘The Wedding Banquet’ in Theaters on April 18th

Posted on February 4, 2025 by John

Back in December, I saw actress Joan Chen in San Francisco speaking at a special community screening of Didi, where she mentioned that she was in an upcoming remake of Ang Lee’s classic, The Wedding Banquet, that was going to be … Continue reading →

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Great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark, who established Birthright Citizenship, Talks about Trump Executive Order

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Jeff

The United States vs Kim Wong Ark is the case that helped guaranteed birthright citizenship – that people born in the United States would automatically be US citizens.  Almost two years after the 125th Anniversary of that decision, President Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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