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Strangers Always: A Jewish Family in Wartime Shanghai

This is a vivid, different kind of hisotry-hisotry as actually lived by an eyewitness who candidly tells how events unfolded for ordinary people during the war in the Pacific. It is a story of coming of age in chaotic times, from the unique…

Kneeling Carabao & Dancing Giants: Celebrating Filipino Festivals

Describes how a variety of festivals are celebrated in the Philippines.

12-Year Old Bears a Religious Burden

News article; Gurbaj Singh, a Sikh was playing basketball when his kirpan (ceremonial knife) fell. An adult saw the knife and reported to the prinicipal, who asked Gurbaj to hand over the knife. However, the boy refused, erupting a debate of minority…

Housing Renaissance

Article featuring the housing developments in the Chinatown/International District. Includes a list of buildings/hotels and pictures.

A Frontier Chinatown

The last of California's all-Chinese settlements slumbers on the Sacramento River delta, just two hours from San Francisco in Locke, CA. Includes another article about a developer wanting to tear down the settlement and build improvements. 2…