St. Paul, MN – May 14, 2025 — As part of the nationwide celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the Minnesota Transportation Museum (MTM), in…
March 28, 2025 Press Release Press Contact: James Kwon | (202) 909-7311 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Grace Meng, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, released a statement today marking…
New Non-Profit Launched to Support AAPI Veterans in Minnesota Saint Paul, MN – Feb. 23, 2024 – The Minnesota AAPI Veterans Association (MNVA), a new 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has…
By Veronica Li I’ve heard about Chinese “coolies” building the railroad across America. But as a 1960s immigrant from the big city of Hong Kong, I thought I…
Support Our Work Chinese American WWII Recognition Project Veteran Registration to Accept New Applications The Chinese American WWII Recognition Project has re-opened the registration process to accept new applications…
On December 17, 1943, the Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943, also known as the Magnuson Act, was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hence, this year…
By Pat Welsh, contributor In 1898 the Chinese government experienced a short period of attempted reforms called the Hundred Day Reform Movement (百日維新 or 戊戌變法). This reform movement was…
By Elaine Dunn | May 2023 May 3 is the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. The day acknowledges the service provided by press professionals. There is not…
By Elaine Dunn | May 2023 May is designated Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month by Congress in 1990. May was chosen because May 7, 1843, marked the arrival…
By Pat Welsh, contirbutor The formal end of the Boxer Rebellion occurred on Sept. 7, 1901, when the Boxer Protocol (辛丑各國和約) was signed. This Boxer Protocol and the suppression…
