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Chinese massacre memorial planned in Hells Canyon in June

November 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Next year will mark the 125th anniversary of the massacre of as many as 34 Chinese gold miners in Hells Canyon at what is today named Chinese Massacre Cove. A memorial to the miners is being developed and will be dedicated at the site next June 22. “We cannot give the victims justice after so […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: American West, Ben Bronson Garry Bush Bill Hall Patricia Keith Craig Lesley Alan Pinkham Bettie Luke Rich Wandschneider Priscilla Wegars Lyle Wirtanen, Chinese, Chinese American, Chinese Massacre Cove, Chinese Massacre Memorial Committee, Chinese Remembering, Chuimei Ho, Deep Creek, Exclusion Act, Forest Service, Geographic Names, Gregory Nokes, Hells Canyon, Nez Perce, Oregon State University Press, Wallowa County

One writer’s journey on the Chinese Heritage Tour

September 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For one week in July, a big blue bus rolled east, west, north, and south in search of places that Chinese pioneers touched, lived, and left during the 19th century in the western U.S.

Filed Under: Cultures Tagged With: 2010, Ah Hee Diggings, American West, Asian Pacific American Experience, Bettie Luke, Brad Wong, China, Chinese Americans, Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese Heritage Tour, Georgia, Pacific Ocean, Seattle, United States, Virginia City, Vol 29 No 39 | September 25 - October 1, Wing Luke Museum, blog

Commentary: Balloon boy mom doesn’t deserve racist remarks

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The press wondered if Mayumi was involved in the hoax or a battered victim. After telling everything to the sheriff, she may be both. I first heard the story on Dori Monson’s radio show in Seattle, and then saw the balloon land on a video posted on the Internet. Her looks, name, and accent are all Japanese. That makes her boys, Falcon, Bradford, and Ryo, Asian Americans or at least Hapa.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2009, American West, Arthur Hu, Asian Americans, Asian Week, Commentary Balloon, Diana Nguyen, Dori Monson, Fort Collins, Great American Celebrity Machine, Mayumi Heene, Native Americans, One Japanese, Seattle, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, Wife Swap, attention

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