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Free to die for their country : the story of the Japanese American draft resisters in World War II

"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…

Change Its Clothes? Never!

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…

My Chinese Wife

Danish reporter in China falls in love. Their story of travel and writing.

Rooms with a view of history

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.

Asian American Panethnicity: bridging institutions and identities

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…