#apahm2016

The live music video for our song “Someday.” (www.earthtojupiter.com)

Filmed by Jason and Megan Marsh (www.marsh.pictures)

A live performance of our song "Someday." http://www.earthtojupiter.com Video by Jason Marsh http://Marsh.Pictures

Hi Lynn and Lisa,

Although it is Monday, I was really excited to go to work so I could tune into the latest episode of Thick Dumpling Skin! I'm the "Diana" who met Lisa at the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum 20th Anniversary Gala a few weeks ago in Washington, DC. I also wrote the iTunes review y'all discussed! 

(Sidenote: Lisa mentioned she had another podcast called "The Legacy Code." I shared the SoundCloud link with the Diversity and Inclusion Slack channel and folks were pumped!) I love your Podcast and wish there were more episodes. Your podcast really hits home since you discuss the intersections of Asian American and feminism!

My coworker and I were talking about the various APA conferences we attended while in college one random afternoon. I told her about Thick Dumpling Skin and she mentioned that she had met Lynn at an event at Stanford Institute for Diversity in the Arts. I added that I met Lisa a few years ago at a conference called "Listen to the Silence" and at OCA's National Convention in Washington, DC.

Anyways, after giggling about those coincidences, we were inspired to organize a mini "APAHM Film Fest" in our office. To celebrate, we ordered 200 dumplings and screened three films ("Pilgrimage," "A Place in the Middle," and "Cutie & The Boxer") in our office theater. In a perfect world, we also wanted to screen "Parachute Girls" since it was also a Kickstarter project... but were in a scramble for time. (I'm looking forward to watching it if it comes to NYAFF!)

The APAHM event was great and I'm surprised we were able to convince co-workers to stick around the building on a Friday night. I'm glad we were able to do something in the office to start talking about APA identity. To think, this event all started from a conversation about Thick Dumpling Skin!

Anyways, thanks for the shout out in the podcast. I look forward to your next episode! Best, Sophia

Thank you Sophia for your review! And thank you for listening.  

(via Congressional Asian American Democrats Create Video Celebrating APAHM2016)

Henry H. Quin - American Son

Our facility holds over 22,000 files for individuals who came under the jurisdiction of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) between 1882 and 1943 because they were Chinese or the American-born children of Chinese parents. In these files is represented many unique stories of children, laborers, merchants, citizens and families.

This year, we wanted to highlight the family of Thomas Ah Quin, a prominent fixture in San Diego's Chinatown in the early 1900's. According to the Immigrant Inspector in San Diego, Mrs. Ah Quin was "the best known Chinese in San Diego." And when asked, "Do you known any Chinese children born in San Diego?" she replied, "I lived here 39 years and know practically every Chinese born in San Diego during that time." Among those children were her own: Annie, George, Maime, Tom, Margaret, Lilly, Minnie, Franklin, Henry, Mary, Mable and William McKinley -- all born in San Diego, California.

The Chinese Exclusion Acts cast a wide net, and it was the law that son Henry H. Quin needed to register to request a return certificate prior to traveling "abroad." And abroad meant exotic destinations such as Tijuana or Mexicali--towns just steps across the US/Mexico border where he intended to do business and visit the horse races.

The file of Henry H. Quin, showed that he was, indeed a citizen. It showed that during WWI, he was stationed in France as a member of Company I of the U.S. Army's 351st Infantry. Once he returned home, he was employed by the INS as an interpreter for 2 1/2 years.

We were glad to see that they were willing to approve his application. It may have been awkward if they hadn't. We hope that Henry Quin got to see plenty of races on his many visits to Tijuana, Mexico!

Series: Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files, 1911-1976. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004 (RG 85).

This pretty much sums up how I feel about the whitewashing of Hollywood. Waiting for something to happen, puts us as the Asian American community in a vulnerable spot. Instead, We should look towards the online media! Youtube has provided a space where creators can make what they want, when they want, how they want, and with whoever they want. Even if you aren’t a creator, support the amazing Asian American content online! 

Wong Fu Productions

Justkiddingfilms/justkiddingparty/justkiddingnews

The Fung Brothers

Ryan Higa/Nigahiga

David So

Arden Cho

Clara C

David Choi

Kina Grannis

Timothy Delagetto

Blogilates

Dominic D’trix

Anna Akana

Explore the mid-20th century Asian American community of Seattle through the work of photographer and civic activist Elmer Ogawa, from the collections of University of Washington Libraries, including these photographs of boxer Jimmie Sakamoto, two men bowling, and Japanese American children participating in the Bon Odori Street Festival.