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How The Chinese Railroad Workers Changed America

Posted by Samantha Liao on May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 in Know Your Roots

The first transcontinental railroad in America was completed on May 10, 1869. Of the thousands of Chinese workers that labored on the railroad throughout the seven years it took to build it, none were included in the historical picture taken…

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Fool’s Gold Rush: The Early Immigration of Asians to America

Posted by Samantha Liao on May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 in Know Your Roots

Today, we live in the diverse melting pot known as America, but it hasn’t always been this way. Those that came before us had to make enormous sacrifices, ones that paved the way for us – the children of immigrants…

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High Schooler Wears Traditional Chinese Dress to Prom and Gets Called Out for Cultural Appropriation

Posted by Samantha Liao on May 2, 2018November 25, 2020 in Let's Get Woke!

This past weekend, high school student Keziah Daum sparked some outrage online after posting her prom pictures on Twitter. She shared photos of herself all dressed up, alongside her date and her friends as they headed to their high school…

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