Gathering feathers (for royal capes, helmets, etc) was a profession. Nets and traps were used, as well as a sticky sap that could be placed on likely roosts. When a bird landed and got stuck, the bird catcher could pluck the desired feathers, clean the bird’s claws, then release them to grow more feathers. “It’s believed it took about ten […]

Today, we would like to highlight a book written by author, Jung Chang: “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China.” A family history that begins with Jung Chang’s grandmother (the last generation in her family to have bound feet), to her mother’s story as a member of the Communist Party, and finally the author’s own experience as a member of the […]

Today’s post is a continuation of the focus on Chin Lin Sou’s legacy. He essentially created a haven for Chinese immigrants to survive in a racist environment. Please watch the video on this link: (https://denvergov.org/Community/Neighborhoods/Office-of-Storytelling/Documentaries/Historic-Chinatown-Denver-Hop-Alley-Chinese-Descendants/Linda-Jew-Chin-Lin-Sou-Chinese-Descendant). “I’m more worried about people not appreciating what a good country, great country, this is because of the many different people who built it,” [great […]

For today’s post, we would like to highlight the life and accomplishments of Chin Lin Sou, who “…was among the earliest Chinese immigrants to Colorado. He became a successful businessman and supporter of the Chinese community. Some of his descendants still live in Denver.” “Between the age of 19 and 22, he left his home for the West Coast of […]

Join us for the premier screening today at 4 pm MT of Vivien Hao’s new documentary, Invisible No More: Asian Pacific Islanders in Unitarian Universalism. Filmed and edited in six U.S. cities over the last two years, this 45-minute documentary will be shown at Mt. Diablo Universalist Church in Walnut Creek. Zoom info is available at the website, after you […]

“Thousands of Chinese immigrants laid tracks for the railroads and when that work ended, they needed other jobs. Many joined Americans and white Europeans who came west to find gold, silver and other riches, said William Wei, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and former Colorado state historian.” “The 1870 census shows that Chinese people were living in […]

Did you know that while US Japanese-American soldiers were liberating Dauchau, their families were interned in Internment Camps back in the US? “The soldiers were from a unique American unit — the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. It was the only unit in the US armed forces during World War II whose enlisted men […]