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TIMELINE
Often our past dictates
our present actions to achieve the future that we want to
attain. As a result, we welcome you to discover the history
of Asian Pacific Americans.
In 1940,
Bruce Lee was born. This Asian American actor had the charisma,
skills, passion and talent to have been a superstar for
many years before he died.
In 1990,
a Laotian man (with 2 White women) is attacked by two White
suspects.
In 1943,
Madame Chiang Kai-shek's speech at the Hollywood Bowl motivates
Congress to repeal the Chinese Exclusion laws. This opened
the doors for Chinese immigrants to finally have the ability
to legally become citizens, own property, have families,
etc. Despite the battles won, the struggle is far from over.
In 1990,
a Laotian man (with 2 White women) is attacked by two White
suspects.
In 1862,
six Chinese district associations in San Francisco form
a loose federation to impose a police tax of $2.50 a month
on every Chinese.
In 1903,
the Korean Methodist Mission Church was the first Korean
church planted outside of Korea. Today, the congregation
is made of Korean Americans - along with people from the
Japanese, White, Filipino, Vietnamese, Black, Arabic, Hawaiian
and other nationalities that reside in Hawaii.
In 1902,
the Chinese Exclusion act was extended another ten years.
In 1903,
the first group of Korean workers arrived in Hawaii. They
also formed the Korean Evangelical Society.
On August 30, 1973, Lisa
Ling, from ABC's "The View" is born.
15 Japanese American baseball players from
the WWII days were honored at Baseball's Hall of Fame in
1998.
In 1892,
the Geary Law, renews the exclusion of Chinese laborers
for an additional 10 years.
Spain ceded the Philippines to the U.S.
in 1898,
as the result of the Treat of Paris that ended the Spanish-Ameircan
War. The outcome of the war was not accepted by the citizens
of the Philippines that saw great attrocities committed
by the US soldiers.
In 1923,
Francisco Guilledo, a Filipino American boxer, became the
World Flyweight Champion.
In
1943,
the Supreme Court ruled that the curfew law imposed on Japanese
Americans during WWII was constitutional. |
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OUR GOALS
This section's purpose is to provide:
OPPORTUNITY
to discover more about the dreams of US Asians / Asian Pacific
Americans
UNDERSTANDING
our reasons for our fears and our hope for our future and
UNCOVERING
little known historical information that are not often illustrated
in today's books
APA
& MEDIA NEWS
80-20 SUPPORTS THE DEMOCRATS
This
predominantly Chinese immigrant-gased delegates of 80-20 voted
to support the Democratic Party in this upcoming election year.
Click HERE
for for further information.
JACKIE CHAN NEWS
Jackie Chan is negotiating with Disney in an action comedy
called "Stretch Armstrong" which is based on the elastic CAPToys
superhero action figures. The project had talents such Tim
Allen, Danny DeVito, etc. attached.
ANGELPOP.COM
AngelPop.Com
has become the #1 Asian Entertainment e-commerce site based
in the United States while having a high "Satisfaction" rating
at Yahoo's Shopping Cart services department. For more information
on their products and services, please click HERE.
DR. WEN HO LEE
Dr.
Lee is scheduled to be released in the next few
days - hopefully. On Sept. 19, the judge will rule on what
information will be heard in open court. For more info, click
HERE
SUNDANCE & I FILMS!
This prominent film festival will recognize and feature films
produced for the Web. An Online public will vote for the best
entries. For more details on how to enter your film, just
click HERE.
YOYO MA'S NEW C.D.
This talented artist's latest c.d. "Simply Baroque II" with
the Amserdam Baroque Orchestra brings a welcomed tenderness
to works by Bach & Luigi Bocchernini. His acclaimed interpretations
of the music often showcases Ma's stunning technique. For
additional details, please click HERE
EVOCATIVE AA WRITER
Just released is Russell Charles Leong's (poet, filmmaker,
editor of Amerasia Journal & UCLA's Asian American Studies
Center publication) book that describes his own take on the
Asian experience in America. A collection of startling & unsettling
short stories that are mostly set in the landscape of contemporary
California. To see life as it happened, and to imagine other
possibilities, is how Leong describes his own mission as a
writer. His acute powers of observation & poet's gift for
capturing the experience of transcendence are given full expression
in his book - PHOENIX
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