WW II WASP Pilot Maggie Gee
Maggie Gee, 86, of Berkeley, Calif., talks about her experiences as a Women's Airforce Service Pilot in WWII.
AVC Oral History: Major Kurt C.E. Lee
A Marine Corps' legend, Major Kurt C.E. Lee was the first Asian American to serve as an officer in the USMC. He would be awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star for valor during the Korean War, and go on…
Men Without a Country – Chinese in the American Civil War
This is the official trailer of the long awaited documentary film Men Without a Country - Chinese in the American Civil War.
Zhi Lin: “Chinaman’s Chance on Promontory Summit Golden Spike Celebration”
Even as the Chinese laborers’ role in the completion of the railroad gains national prominence, the human toll of this labor is over overlooked and undervalued. Zhi Lin’s video installation, “A Chinaman’s Chance” seeks to recognize the loss of life…
Chinese Railroad Memorial Monument 1.0
The U.S. Department of Labor recently added the Chinese Railroad Workers to it's Hall of Honor. But these men who overcame great adversity to complete the Transcontinental Railroad are long overdue to receive a memorial in their honor.