“…Martin Yan’s story is an important part of the history of the Northern California food movement and cultural diversity in America, which the UC Davis Library is committed to preserving and sharing with the world.” giving.ucdavis.edu/impacts-giving…

祝大家身體健康，闔家平安，笑口常開，🐯年大🍊!

104 years ago today, the Twin Peaks Tunnel officially opened. Here's what the west portal of the Tunnel looked like eleven months after the February 4, 1918 opening. #sfhistory #OnThisDay

The Chinese Canadian experience is an essential part of BC’s rich history. We're providing $27.5 million to help purchase the historic Wing Sang Building to serve as the new home of the #ChineseCanadianMuseum, on track to open in 2023. Chinese Canadian Museum  news.gov.bc.ca/26242

it me youtu.be/Sy2kDz_sabo cc Academic Mom, PhD

“Who has the authority to judge something as intimate and complicated as what Chinese identity means to me?” Read this powerful and insightful reflection by ⁦Frankie Huang 黄碧赤⁩ on being Chinese-American today washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/0…

For The New York Times, I wrote about “African/American: Making the Nation’s Table,” a Museum of Food and Drink exhibition that opens on Feb. 23 at TheAfricaCenter at Aliko Dangote Hall in Harlem, where the kitchen will be on display through June 19. nytimes.com/2022/02/18/din…

"Laurent Proulx, co-owner of Le Roy Jucep, the diner in central Quebec that claims to have served the world’s first poutine after it opened in 1964, said he had decided to temporarily remove the word “poutine” from its trademark and Facebook page" nytimes.com/2022/03/07/wor…

Happy Pub Day to Tamar Haspel! Tamar's voice is a trusted wellspring of nutritional science that's steered me thru grad school and motherhood. It was an honor to interview her, alongside @WellLibrarian. Y'all go peep her latest book, "To Boldly Grow." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tam…

Tech pro-tips galore in this thread, for anyone whose Happy Place is archival research 🗄

How can we help? drop a link to your book pls

There is an extremely violent attack on an Asian American in NYC & elsewhere on at least a weekly basis & it seems like we've collectively accept it as normal. There may be several causes but disturbingly racist elite rhetoric cannot be discounted. Thread below:

🍻

Can confirm that as someone who just attended AAS. The silencing of China-based scholars don't just harm them, but the discipline, and all of us who have much to learn from their experiences and knowledge.

#WongKimArk was born in San Francisco. His landmark case, US v. Wong Kim Ark, reinforced birthright citizenship in America. Read John Trasviña's article on the SF connection and lasting legacy. #asianamericanhistoryisamericanhistory #aapi #14thamendment ow.ly/eiKj50Ivta1

thank u, next, the Peregrine remix youtu.be/NuOBa35EeZQ

300+ sign-ups and counting for the free, online Apr 22 event, co-sponsored by Stanford University Libraries Hoover Institution Library & Archives Stanford Graduate School of Education ! It's time to start meeting the speakers 📢📢📢 (Thread) Sign up here: topicland.org

the kids are alright

An earnest question for writers/editors: How do you feel about writers that write "I acknowledge my privilege" into their work? Is it heavy handed? Is it self-aware and honest? Is it needlessly apologetic? What do you think?

Big ups to @TienlonHo and B! Much deserved 功成名就 for the All-Asian All-Star creative team behind “Mister Jiu's in Chinatown” 🫡#AAPIHeritageMonth