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Reflections of Time: A Chronology of Chinese Fashions in Hawaii

The history of Chinese American fashion in Hawaii. Starts from 1852 (male laborers) and ends in 1975 (the changing styles of cheong sam, Chinese American women's traditional dress). Includes photographs.

China Connection: Finding Ancestral Roots for Chinese in America

Guide to doing Chinese family history. Gathering information and records, 'paper names', amnesty program, immigration, Angel Island, ancestral tablets. Calligraphy, charts and illustrations.

Memories of Gold, Memories of Silk

Prince Nithakhong Somsanith of Laos was initiated early in his childhood to the arts of the royal court, notably the art of gold thread embroidery. Today he commutes between France and Luang Prabang where he continues this creative duty that ties him…