Asian American and Pacific Islander History
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The Rise and Fall of DC’s Chinatown
Shaobin Zheng | Dec 29, 2017
Even though only 300 Chinese Americans remain in DC's Chinatown, the neighborhood attests to the community's vibrant history in the city, writes Shaobin Zheng. -
AHA Member Spotlight: Naoko Wake
Matthew Keough | Aug 1, 2017
Naoko Wake is an associate professor of American history at Michigan State University. She lives in East Lansing, Michigan, and... -
Denver’s Asian Americans
William Wei | Nov 17, 2016
By William WeiAn Asian American attorney contacted me recently to ask whether I knew that Denver once had a Chinatown.... -
Seoul Custody: A Discovery in LA’s Old Koreatown Sets Off a Dispute
Kritika Agarwal and Sang June Oh | Oct 17, 2016
In 2003, Los Angeles contractors renovating a modest, one-story white building—the former headquarte... -
Can the South Asian Academic Speak from Abroad?
Priya Satia | Jan 1, 2016
Today’s India produces news of peaceful protesters killed, mob lynchings of Indians suspected of vio... -
The NHC’s Latest Congressional Briefing: On Immigrant Entrepreneurship
Dane Kennedy | Sep 15, 2014
At the National History Center’s latest Congressional Briefing, held last Friday, September 12, scholars offered a fresh perspective on one... -
Countering Subversion: Black Panther Scholarship, Popular History, and the Richard Aoki Controversy
Donna Jean Murch | Oct 1, 2012
Editor’s Note: The essay below heralds the launch of “Perspectives on Books,” a new Perspectives on ...