The Echoes of History: SHANGHAILANDERS and the Sanctuary of Humanity
In the turbulent 1930s and 40s, as borders across the globe were shuttered against Jewish refugees, a distant city in the East remained a solitary “open city.” Shanghai became…
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Leaders reach key consensus in Beijing
By Greg Hugh Most analysts view Donald Trump’s recent visit to China as a mixed result: diplomatically useful, but short on major breakthroughs. Here are the main takeaways:…
Library of Congress Launches Primary Sources for Teaching Asian Pacific American History
The Library of Congress highlighted free primary source sets for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, including Chinese immigration narratives, Japanese American internment documents, and AAPI historical photographs for classroom…
Jingzhou Bayberries: A Chinese Geographical Indication Product with A Millennium Delight
Ouyang Zimo,Postgraduate, Hunan University of Technology and Business Huang Ruiqin,Postgraduate, New York University Supervised by Zhang Ling, Professor, Hunan University of Technology and Business Jingzhou Bayberry (Photo by Tang Jun) Jingzhou…
A Missing Piece in the Puzzle: The Experience of Chinese American Adoptees (Part One of Chinese Adoptees Series)
Figure 1: Joshua Hallgren (pictured in the middle) with his parents and foster grandparents. By Jenny Liang, Associate Reporter at China Insight Missing puzzles “When I hear Chinese,”…
Echoes of History, Roses of Hope: The Return of Shanghailanders
Do you remember the spark of inspiration we shared a year ago? It has been one year since the Chinese and Jewish communities came together for a historic milestone—the…
Twin Cities Asian Fair Returns May 30, 2026, Celebrating Culture, Community, and Connection
Plymouth, MN — The Twin Cities Asian Fair, one of the largest and most vibrant cultural festivals in the region, returns to the Hilde Performance Center in Plymouth on Saturday,…
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Advancing Leaders Through Opportunity
By Greg Hugh The story behind how May became Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month (or AAPIHM for short) evolved slowly to become a National Month before the U.S….
The Trump administration attempted to end birthright citizenship by citing white supremacist views
The Trump administration’s Supreme Court briefs against birthright citizenship rely heavily on 19th-century white supremacist scholars, including a Confederate officer who argued for “separate but equal,” the recycled arguments…
Delegation from Loudi, China Renews Friendship and Seeks Ongoing Relationship with Minnesota
By Greg Hugh Reviving a connection established over two decades ago, a six-person delegation led by Vice Mayor Xie Xuelong of Loudi, China arrived in Minnesota recently as part…
The CAAM Heritage Music Project – a new dimension of Chinese cultural expression through the art of sound
The Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM)—the state’s oldest and one of its most established Chinese community organizations, founded in 1967—is stepping into an exciting new phase. The long-running…
CHINESE DEMOCRACY IN THEORY AND PRACTICE: CPC’s Domestic & Foreign Election
By Ratish Mehta, Senior Research Associate at ORCA. Since the 1980s, and even more so under the leadership of Xi Jinping, Beijing’s global governance discourse has consistently portrayed China…