Chinese Americans: The history you were never told

There are a number of key moments in American history that have played a role in shaping how the country views Asians in America. But how many of these are we really aware of today? What can we learn from them and how can we use these lesson to shape a more positive future this country's race relations?

Join Prof Gordon H. Chang, the foremost expert on Chinese and Asian American history, the Committee of 100 Co-founder, Henry Tang and respected legal scholar, Prof Gabriel J. Chin in a conversation with Brian A. Wong, Founder of RADII Media, to explore aspects of Chinese-American history that have been rarely discussed. Learn how many of the early US policies against Chinese American's integration were not only ultimately harmful to Asians and other minorities, but also America's own development and competitiveness as a country. Or how the "war against" Chinese restaurants in the 1900's revealed deep-seeded prejudice which resulted in anti-Chinese zoning and laws restricting white women from working in Chinese restaurants all because of the belief that Chinese restaurants represented a "menace to society". How do we confront this past and recognize the realities of that era and what lessons can we take from these historic accounts so that they are not repeated again?

Brian Wong
Founder of RADII

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[awildarodriguez]

God bless you kid, I absolutely understand, , what is going on with some people but remember we have all kinds of people in the world, , what I don't understand is that I keep asking myself Why is still going on, , we are all human beings and at this time of age I thought that this racism was no more exist anymore, , unbelievable I was in shock when I started hearing this going on in Chinatown mahattan next to Brooklyn bridge in NYC I love going over there every month and I have friends Chinese friends and it hurts me to hear this news unbelievable, , Sir God bless you all and I hope and pray that this will stop, , unbelievable 🇺🇸🇱🇷🙏💝😔😥

[howellwong]

When Canada needed more workers to build its railroad lines (laid off railroad workers from the US were not enough), it went to china to get more workers. My paternal grandfather was one of them. After the Canadian rails got built, he went down to San Francisco and caught a boat to Hawaii. He became a farmer and got married than returned to China with his youngest son (my father, the oldest, refused to go to China). My grandfather got killed in a crossfire between two warlords. My uncle became a merchant marine and returned to Hawaii.