A Glimpse of Kuala Lumpur Chinatown 05/08/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
Re: Anna May Wong: 1 of the "4 Silver Ladies of Hollywood" 05/08/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
And then there are the Silver Ladies that time has forgotten...
[www.sfgate.com]
Yang’s commitment to preserving Coby’s legacy stemmed from a viewing of Louisa Wei’s 2013 documentary, “Golden Gate Girls,” which traces the history of groundbreaking Chinese American filmmaker
Esther Eng, another San Franciscan. Yang was struck by how Eng’s 11 films had been lost to time.
“I’ve never seen them,” Yang reflected over a Zoom call. “Like so many stories I encountered in my research, they disappeared — the film reels were lost because they weren’t part of mainstream U.S. history.”
[www.sfgate.com]
Yang’s commitment to preserving Coby’s legacy stemmed from a viewing of Louisa Wei’s 2013 documentary, “Golden Gate Girls,” which traces the history of groundbreaking Chinese American filmmaker
Esther Eng, another San Franciscan. Yang was struck by how Eng’s 11 films had been lost to time.
“I’ve never seen them,” Yang reflected over a Zoom call. “Like so many stories I encountered in my research, they disappeared — the film reels were lost because they weren’t part of mainstream U.S. history.”
Re: A Glimpse of Chicago Chinatown 05/08/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
[chicago.suntimes.com]
While the old South Loop Chinatown buildings had no overtly Chinese-inspired stylings, structures in the new Chinatown would, starting with the On Leong headquarters.
Inspired by the Chinese Eclecticism style that came into vogue in San Francisco when that city’s Chinatown rebuilt itself after the 1906 earthquake, the On Leong was designed with towers shaped like pagodas, and dazzling patterned and textured brickwork.
The FBI seized the building and this once-proud symbol of Chinatown stood vacant and deteriorating until the Chinese Christian Union Church bought the edifice in 1993 and returned it to its original (and legal) purposes.
While the old South Loop Chinatown buildings had no overtly Chinese-inspired stylings, structures in the new Chinatown would, starting with the On Leong headquarters.
Inspired by the Chinese Eclecticism style that came into vogue in San Francisco when that city’s Chinatown rebuilt itself after the 1906 earthquake, the On Leong was designed with towers shaped like pagodas, and dazzling patterned and textured brickwork.
The FBI seized the building and this once-proud symbol of Chinatown stood vacant and deteriorating until the Chinese Christian Union Church bought the edifice in 1993 and returned it to its original (and legal) purposes.
Re: A Glimpse of Angel Island 05/08/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
[www.nbcbayarea.com]
Every day on the island he was subjected to questioning about where he’d come from, who had sponsored him, and his plans for the future. He remained there on the island purgatory for two years.
When he was finally released to begin his life as a free man, Gee’s father lined up a job in a Chinese-owned dry goods store and an apartment in Chinatown. But because of the Chinese Exclusion Act, which effectively barred Chinese immigration and citizenship in the U.S. for a half century, his wife was not allowed to join him. In what seems like an unthinkable act of devotion, the couple waited for each other until 1943 when the government repealed the exclusion act, and she was allowed to travel to the U.S.
“My mother and my father waited for each other,” Gee said, shaking his head with disbelief. “I think that was for about 30 years.”
His mother was 50 years old when she arrived in San Francisco, and Gee was born less than a year later.
Every day on the island he was subjected to questioning about where he’d come from, who had sponsored him, and his plans for the future. He remained there on the island purgatory for two years.
When he was finally released to begin his life as a free man, Gee’s father lined up a job in a Chinese-owned dry goods store and an apartment in Chinatown. But because of the Chinese Exclusion Act, which effectively barred Chinese immigration and citizenship in the U.S. for a half century, his wife was not allowed to join him. In what seems like an unthinkable act of devotion, the couple waited for each other until 1943 when the government repealed the exclusion act, and she was allowed to travel to the U.S.
“My mother and my father waited for each other,” Gee said, shaking his head with disbelief. “I think that was for about 30 years.”
His mother was 50 years old when she arrived in San Francisco, and Gee was born less than a year later.
Re: CHINESE IDENTITY 05/08/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
In a sense, we are all "Tibetan".
[thediplomat.com]
The weight of China’s rule has been growing for decades in Tibet, but incidents over the past few years have revealed an intensifying effort to wipe out Tibetan culture through a strategy of forced assimilation, particularly targeting children. Under the guise of promoting “national unity” and “economic progress,” the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has embarked on a systematic campaign to integrate Tibetans into the dominant Han Chinese culture, diminishing their language, religion, and traditions. What Beijing calls “unity” is a methodical erasure of Tibetan identity – a slow-motion cultural genocide taking place in one of the world’s most isolated regions.
Xi Jinping’s government in 2021 announced an ambitious national goal to have 85 percent of China’s population speaking Mandarin by 2025. The official narrative behind this policy claims language conformity and economic cohesion as justifications. But in Tibet, this push for Mandarin fluency is yet another tool for dissolving cultural ties. Central to this policy is the forced assimilation of young Tibetan children through residential schools, where children are systematically separated from their families and immersed in a curriculum designed to extinguish Tibetan identity and replace it with allegiance to the Chinese state.
[thediplomat.com]
The weight of China’s rule has been growing for decades in Tibet, but incidents over the past few years have revealed an intensifying effort to wipe out Tibetan culture through a strategy of forced assimilation, particularly targeting children. Under the guise of promoting “national unity” and “economic progress,” the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has embarked on a systematic campaign to integrate Tibetans into the dominant Han Chinese culture, diminishing their language, religion, and traditions. What Beijing calls “unity” is a methodical erasure of Tibetan identity – a slow-motion cultural genocide taking place in one of the world’s most isolated regions.
Xi Jinping’s government in 2021 announced an ambitious national goal to have 85 percent of China’s population speaking Mandarin by 2025. The official narrative behind this policy claims language conformity and economic cohesion as justifications. But in Tibet, this push for Mandarin fluency is yet another tool for dissolving cultural ties. Central to this policy is the forced assimilation of young Tibetan children through residential schools, where children are systematically separated from their families and immersed in a curriculum designed to extinguish Tibetan identity and replace it with allegiance to the Chinese state.
Re: ‘Chinatown Cha-Cha’ Is an Ode to Aging Unapologetically Rae Alexandra May 5 05/08/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
[www.sfexaminer.com]
“i wanted to find out if there’s an untold women’s story that’s been neglected, and I thought I was going to make a project interweaving archives and histories into a video installation, but I never expected to meet the Grant Avenue Follies, who are so full of life, lovely, charming and dancing on stage with such energy, especially Coby at 92,” recounted Yang, who is from mainland China.
“I felt I had to make a documentary about them because it’s the only way to fully present their beauty and charm as a time capsule, so I changed my mind, and that’s how it started,” she said.
“i wanted to find out if there’s an untold women’s story that’s been neglected, and I thought I was going to make a project interweaving archives and histories into a video installation, but I never expected to meet the Grant Avenue Follies, who are so full of life, lovely, charming and dancing on stage with such energy, especially Coby at 92,” recounted Yang, who is from mainland China.
“I felt I had to make a documentary about them because it’s the only way to fully present their beauty and charm as a time capsule, so I changed my mind, and that’s how it started,” she said.
Re: 2 ways to learn vocabs: mnemonics vs "childish and playful" nursery rhymes.. Take a look, should be good fun for you
05/08/2025 by ♭♫ [+-][www.scmp.com]
Sophie Yeung is the author of a book with Cantonese nursery rhymes, accompanied by Jyutping to help with pronunciation.
Sophie Yeung is the author of a book with Cantonese nursery rhymes, accompanied by Jyutping to help with pronunciation.
Re: Cantonese For Families 05/08/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
[www.scmp.com]
In her search for relevant resources, Suie discovered a glaring gap. Most materials cater to children under six, yet the sharpest decline in language proficiency often occurs after this age. Few resources address the needs of older children. That is where her podcast comes in.
“My goal is to create a dynamic show featuring a variety of Cantonese voices, so children can connect with the language in a way that feels both familiar and enriching,” she said.
In her search for relevant resources, Suie discovered a glaring gap. Most materials cater to children under six, yet the sharpest decline in language proficiency often occurs after this age. Few resources address the needs of older children. That is where her podcast comes in.
“My goal is to create a dynamic show featuring a variety of Cantonese voices, so children can connect with the language in a way that feels both familiar and enriching,” she said.
Re: Why is a Cantonese butcher shop so integral to the Chinatown Ecosystem? 05/08/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
Re: 投奔怒海 [Boat People] 05/08/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
