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The long, ugly history of racism against the AAPI community Decades of discrimination against Asian Americans included the Chinese Exclusion Act, the murder of Vincent Chin and America's first immigration ban based on race. Author: Shern-Min Chow, Matthew Torres Published: 1:43 PM PDT May 17, 2021 Updated: 1:55 PM PDT May 17, 2021 The attacks that killed eight people at three spas in or around Atlanta in mid-March helped further ignite a nationwide movement to not only stop hate against the Asian American Pacific Islander community but raise aw...

Denver group hopes to change anti-Chinese riot historic plaque, revitalize Chinatown "It really shows how history is written from a perspective that is very long established and doesn’t include people of color," a group member said. Author: Jaleesa Irizarry Updated: 5:41 PM MDT May 12, 2021 DENVER — The Colorado Asian Pacific United (CAPU) group hopes to have a historic plaque removed from lower downtown as they begin their efforts to revitalize and recognize what was once Denver's Chinatown.  In the late 1800s, Denver's lower downtown area was the bustlin...

Singers of Taiwanese, Pinuyumayan songs top Golden Melody nominations 05/12/2021 07:31 PM From left: singer-songwriters Lo Ta-yu, Olivia Tsao and Sungpuy. CNA file photo Taipei, May 12 (CNA) Singers Olivia Tsao (曹雅雯) and Sangpuy (桑布伊) on Wednesday received eight nominations each for this year's Golden Melody Awards, the highest number among all the nominees. Tsao and Sangpuy, who sing songs in the Taiwanese and Pinuyumayan languages, respectively, were both nominated in the categories of album of the year, song of the year, best composer and best album producer. Tsao was also nomi...

A century ago the Ku Klux Klan was a thriving entity in the state of Colorado. Tens of thousands of Coloradans swore their allegiance to the Klan in the 1920s,

A century ago the Ku Klux Klan was a thriving entity in the state of Colorado. Tens of thousands of Coloradans swore their allegiance to the Klan in the 1920s, including prominent public officials like Denver’s then mayor and chief of police. According to History Colorado, the state’s preeminent historical society, Colorado had the nation’s 2 nd-highest per capita Klan membership in the 1920s, with a chapter — or klavern — in each of its 64 counties. History Colorado recently released a massive record of the Ku Klux Klan’s presence in Denver and other citie...