"In the spring of 1942, the federal government forced West Coast Japanese Americans into detainment camps on suspicion of disloyalty. Two years later, after stripping them of their livelihoods, liberty, and dignity, the government demanded even more…
While many outdoor companies are moving their manufacturing factories to Asia and switching to cheap labor, the Seattle-based company, C.C. Filson Co. only manufactures its clothes in the U.S., with no overseas contractors, and using all natural…
After 60 years of vacancy, the Kong Yick Building may be used by the Wing Luke Asian Museum. Includes a history of the building and the Museum, and an interview with James M. (Jimmy) Mar.
With different histories, cultures, languages, and separate identities, most Americans of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, and Vietnamese origin are lumped together and viewed by other Americans simply as Asian Americans. Since the mid-1960s…