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How Cantonese used to be spoken by majority of Chinese Americans decades ago, to Mandarin being the language most Chinese Americans speak now. It's not only limited to the West Coast, but also the East Coast. It also creates divides in the Chinese…

Wooden disk dome-shaped lacuqered with twin tapered reinforcing ribs on convex side; two handles one U-shaped fitted into ribs at apex of dome to ribs with copper pin. Latter handle is approximately 5 3/4" from outer edge of disk. Reinforcing ribs…

Wooden disk dome-shaped lacqered black with twin reinforcing ribs on convex wide; two handles one U-shaped fitted into ribs at apex of dome one rectangular (crossbar is actually round-overall shape is rectangular) attached to ribs with copper pin.…

Wood shield with carving and woven ornament. Shield is carved from one piece of wood and stained with black although the lighter wood shows through in several spots. Shield is in form of long rectangle with cut-out sections at both top and bottom.…

Black and White Negative.
Performance, May 1935.

Black and White photograph. Shibai, traditional theatrical performance, location unknown. In traditional Japanese Noh and Kabuki theater, men play all the roles, including female characters. Front row, far left, Eikichi Okiyama; far right, Heiji…

The story of Long Bow from 1971 to 1983. Sequel to Fanshen.