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Asian American History 101

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Feb 28, 2022

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 9! We begin with a few words on the Ukraine situation and our memories of trains. The main story is on something that will seem familiar to many U.S. taught students… The Chinese and the first Transcontinental Railroad. Chinese laborers were key in the building of the transcontinental...


Feb 21, 2022

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 8! February 19, 2022 marked 80 years since the signing of Executive Order 9066 that wrongly imprisoned over 120,000 Japanese Americans during WWII. Of the ten concentration camps that the U.S. government created (and referred to as relocation centers), Tule Lake was the most brutal. For...


Feb 15, 2022

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 7! To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’re going to talk about the history of Anti-Miscegenation laws that impacted Asian Pacific Americans. These were insidious laws passed by individual states in the U.S. that banned interracial marriages and disregarded the basic human right of love while...


Feb 7, 2022

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 6! It’s another installation of the Most Forgotten Massacres. This week we talk about the Hells Canyon Massacre and the Pacific Coast Race Riots. As always, it’s important to learn about and never forget some of the less savory parts of U.S. history. On the more positive side, we’re...