Read more about the article Sam Sing Butcher’s Secret: Hometown Hogs
Chinatown's Sam Sing butcher shop relied on locally raised hogs to operate for nearly a century, run by men from Gom Benn, including Wong Done, right, and Wong Toy Wing.

Sam Sing Butcher’s Secret: Hometown Hogs

A recent study focused on Los Angeles’ Old Chinatown from the 1890s to the 1930s, and analyzed how the Chinese created a self-reliant network that linked pork butchers, ranchers and rice growers.

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Read more about the article Two Worlds: High Achieving and High Anxiety
Samantha has struggled to walk the Chinese-American tightrope of high achievements and high anxiety. Original image by Hailey Reed on Unsplash.

Two Worlds: High Achieving and High Anxiety

This article was submitted by Samantha Wu, a student at Mt. San Antonio College majoring in business administration. She is the granddaughter of Pei Huang. When I was a junior…

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Read more about the article Time for Dragon Boat Races; Time for Joong
Dragon-boat festival performance. Date: 18th–19th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). China. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Time for Dragon Boat Races; Time for Joong

This article was submitted by Jared Lo, a student at East L.A. College where he was studying physical therapy. He is the grandson of Hoy and Jean Wong. His interests…

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