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Why we forget U.S. violence toward Chinatowns
Why we forget U.S. violence toward Chinatowns
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18 minutes
Released:
Nov 11, 2021
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This fall, a commemoration in downtown Los Angeles marked the 150th anniversary of when a mob lynched 18 Chinese men and boys — one of the biggest such killings in American history. The recent memorial comes in a year when many similar remembrances have bloomed across the United States. Anti-Asian hate crimes have soared during the pandemic, but that has also spurred an interest in learning the long, and long-hidden, history of such bigotry. More reading: History forgot the 1871 Los Angeles Chinese massacre, but we’ve all been shaped by its violenceL.A.'s memorial for 1871 Chinese Massacre will mark a shift in how we honor historyThe racist massacre that killed 10% of L.A.’s Chinese population and brought shame to the cityWhite residents burned this California Chinatown to the ground. An apology came 145 years later
Released:
Nov 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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