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2,000-Year-Old Knife Massage Tradition Kept Alive in Taiwan
Taiwan is keeping the 2,000-year-old Chinese tradition of daoliao, also known as “knife massage” or “knife therapy,” alive…
The Real Legend of Khutulun, the Undefeated Wrestling Princess of Mongolia
Unlike Mulan who only exists in ancient Chinese folk tales, Mongolia has a real-life warrior princess named Khutulun…
She Was the First Chinese American Woman to Vote in the U.S.
Tye Leung Schulze was the first Chinese American woman to vote in the United States and became the…
Meet Teresa Magbanua, the Filipina ‘Joan of Arc’ Who Fought Colonizers in 3 Philippine Wars
The Philippines has its fair share of heroes, but none is as badass as Teresa Magbanua, also known…
Meet the Chinese Man Who Saved Over 5,000 Jews During the Holocaust
In an act of heroism that barely made it to history textbooks, one Chinese man had been responsible…
Bellevue College VP Put on Leave After ‘Removing History’ on Mural for Japanese American Concentration Camps
Bellevue College, a public college in Washington state, has apologized for editing an art installation that commemorated the…
UC Berkeley Removes Name of Lawyer Who Pushed for the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
The University of California, Berkeley “denamed” a law school building named after a lawyer whose views led to…
10 Surprising Facts About Asian American Civil Rights You Never Learned in School
Asian American history has never been the focus of teaching curriculums in American schools. As a community, we’re…
Animated Film About Ferdinand Magellan Accused of Glamorizing a Tyrannical Colonizer
A new animated film featuring the purported “exploits” of Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan during the Spanish expedition in the…
Filipinos ‘Discovered’ California 432 Years Ago Today
Filipinos were among the first to arrive in America, landing on what is now known as Morro Bay,…
The First Chinese Immigrant in America Was Constantly Dehumanized as a Circus Attraction
Afong Moy was 16 years old when she arrived in New York City in 1834. The name, which…
The Dark History Behind Double-Eyelid Surgery
In 2016, a research report from HSBC projected that blepharoplasty, more commonly known as the double-eyelid surgery, would…
