Although the Gold Rush triggered the first great wave of Asian immigrants to the United States in the 1840s, their presence in America predates the
Month: March 2021
It is common knowledge that William Henry Harrison gave a killer speech after being sworn in as the ninth President of the United States –
artwork: Jakob Kudsk Steensen. Berghain as we know it has been closed for over a year now. But crown lockdown restrictions have turned it into
Two months after the signing of the peace agreement with Vietnam, the last American combat troops leave South Vietnam as Hanoi releases the last American
Rice and Shine, photo: Valerie Siba Rousparas. Following the tragic shot in Atlanta, Georgia, which killed 8 Asian Americans on March 16, 2021, the topic
In Washington, DC, Helen Taft, wife of President William Taft, and Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese Ambassador, plant two Yoshino cherry trees on the
Chicken nuggets are a quintessential American food: easily mass produced and a quick, convenient source of protein that can be eaten on the go. A
Located in San Francisco Bay, the Angel Island immigration post served as the main immigration center on the west coast of the United States from
In the fourth century, a Christian monk named Evagrius Ponticus wrote down what are known as the “eight evil thoughts”: gluttony, lust, greed, anger, laziness,