By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, April 30, 2015, — “He was my best friend. He flew fighter plane in Southern France when I landed on Omaha Beach on D Day,” recalled Mr. Arthur Wong at a book release party for biography Late Glory at Empire Garden on April 24. Mr. Wong was speaking of his long-time friend and fellow WWII veteran Henry Oi.
Mr. Arthur Wong(2nd from right, front row) and friends at the book release party(photo by Victor Chen).
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By 2013 North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament(NACIVT) Organizers
In the late 1930′s, there was not much for young Chinese laundry workers to do anything else other than work. Just about ten years earlier, the Immigration Act of 1924 had effectively shut the door on all immigration from Asia to the United States declaring that all Asians were “not eligible” for citizenship. It then went on to state that persons not eligible for citizenship were barred from entering the United States. Since Asians were not eligible for citizenship, this meant that any Asian who was not a citizen of the United States at the time the law was passed could not leave the country if he or she ever wished to return later.
Group photo of the Boston team arriving at an airport in Chicago for the NACIVT tournament in the 1960s (provided by Uncle Frank).
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By Changhong Zhang, bostonese.com
Boston, Nov. 21, 2014, — The Chinese version of Late Glory: Arthur Wong and Chinese American WWII Veterans Who Liberated Europe is in production now. Co-authored by David Li and Amy Yang, the biography is published by Boston Bilingual Media and Publishing Inc (BBMP). An English version of the biography will be ready for print in 2015 in time for the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII according to BBMP.
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Boston, Nov. 17, 2014, — The history of Boston Tea Party comes alive this December. It’s December 16, 1773 and trouble was brewing in Boston. Presented by Boston’s famed Old South Meeting House and the new Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, the 241st Boston Tea Party Anniversary & Annual Reenactment is an opportunity for the public to experience one of America’s most iconic public protests.
Picture from Boston Tea Party reenactment in 2012(photo credit: Michael Blanchard Photography).
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San Jose, Nov. 12, 2014, — Iris Chang, who is credited with increasing awareness of wartime atrocities in Asia with her famous book The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocuast of World War II, was remembered on the 10th anniversary of her death Sunday.
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By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist
Medford, Oct. 15, 2014, –We went to see the Mayan exhibit in the science Museum last weekend, now that it’s open to the public you would enjoy that very much.
Entrance to the exhibition (Photos by Jing Xia).
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James Wong Howe, (Aug. 28, 1899 – July 12, 1976), one of the greatest cinematographers of the American film industry, was born in Guangzhou, China, and brought by his parents to the United States at the age of five. In his legendary Hallywood career as cinematographer, Mr. Howe worked on over 130 films, and was nominated for Oscar Award in Cinematography for ten time, winning two of them in 1956 and 1963.
Howe(right) working on the set of 1924 film The Alaskan (from wikipedia.com).
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By Sherry Dong, president of Chinese History Society of New England (CHSNE), on Sept. 24, 2014
Halfway through the week, we hope we can help you ease into the weekend with the Chinese Historical Society of New England’s annual banquet. Thank you Susan Chinsen for introducing tonight’s program.
Last year we were pleased to welcome Susan as our managing director. As you’ll see in more depth in our Chronicle, in this past year, Susan and CHSNE have been very busy programming, offering a range of lectures, field trips, tours, films, theatre and other activities to reach out to the broader community and fulfill our mission. We hope you were able to join us for some of those offerings and plan to participate in more this coming program year.
(R to L)Susan Chinsen and Sherry Dong present Sojourner Award to Peter Lew, Leslie Swartz and Nancy Sato who founded Boston Dragon Boat Festival 35 years ago (photos by David Li).
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Boston, Sept. 19, 2014, –Boston is renowned for its innovative, world-class medical centers, and Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center is high on that list. While the hospital’s reputation for superior care is well known, surprisingly few Bostonians are familiar with its unique history. Authors Lucie Prinz, Jacoba van Schaik, and Floating Hospital staff members intend to change that with a new book commemorating the hospital’s 120th anniversary.
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All Yin and Yang Press Books on Chinese American history are now available in e-book (kindle, epub, and pdf) as well as paper versions. Descriptions and reviews by scholars and comments from readers are provided in this announcement. For convenient online ordering, click on the following links.
paperback ($14.95) e-books ($2.99)
Photographs of the inside of the Holyoke, MA business owned by Lee Wong Hing, ca. 1904 (National Archives online).
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