The Union1d
Reflections on Chinese New Year, past and present
I was born in San Francisco (SF) at the Chinese Hospital in 1950. This was the same hospital where my mom, Jeanette (Low) Ng ...
Her Brother Disappeared in War 80 Years Ago. She Finally Got to Say Goodbye.
Margery Hop Wong last saw her older brother Sgt. Yuen Hop in 1943. He was a soldier missing in action, until researchers ...
Washington Monthly21d
Chinese exclusion act
His flood-the-zone strategy is overwhelming but his setback on birthright citizenship is a good sign. The Washington Monthly is an independent voice, listened to by insiders and willing to take on ...
CounterPunch7d
As China and the U.S. Race Toward A.I. Armageddon, Does It Matter Who Wins?
A longstanding Sinophobia in the U.S. goes back to the 19th century, with the Chinese Exclusion Act, the tax on Chinese miners during the Gold Rush, and ...
Trump’s Deportations Will Hit American Workers, Too
Previous expulsions of migrant laborers have proven economically harmful—even for the people the policies were supposed to help.
Born this way
Ark had been born in San Francisco to parents who could not become citizens because of the Chinese Exclusion Act. The U.S., ...
With Trump’s immigration crackdown, America’s toxic history is poised to repeat itself
In May of 1882, Congress codified these fears into law by passing the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned Chinese people from ...