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"Tom Gun - The Chinese Aviator, and His Trophies." Half-length view of Chinese American pilot Tom D. Gunn posed standing, wearing flight helmet with goggles pushed up, and holding large trophy cup and crossed United States of America and Republic of China flags. Grandstands visible in background; San Diego, California, circa May 1912.

Why Did Chinese Americans Leave the U.S. in the Early 20th Century?

January 23, 2020

Nearly half of all U.S.-born Chinese Americans moved to China in the first few decades of the 20th century. Professor Charlotte Brooks (Baruch College) tells their story. Read more ›

Student protest at City College of New York, 1969

Jim Crow North: Institutionalized Racism Outside the South

May 6, 2019

| Brooklyn College, Hostos Community College, The Graduate Center

A new book argues that institutionalized racism was just as pervasive in places like New York as it was in the South. Read more ›

SNAPSHOT: School Segregation

January 3, 2019

| Guttman Community College

While cities have become more diverse in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, schools haven’t always followed suit. Read more ›

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Why Did Chinese Americans Leave the U.S. in the Early 20th Century?

Jim Crow North: Institutionalized Racism Outside the South

SNAPSHOT: School Segregation