"The secret history of Chinese-American Civil War soldiers" Topic

"The United States is obsessed with its Civil War — the story of North versus South has become a compelling part of our historical landscape, though it's often sanitised and simplified. Part of that simplification has included the erasure of some of the people who fought in it. You might have heard about women who dressed as men to go to the front, but did you know that Chinese-Americans also fought in the Civil War, for both the Union and the Confederacy? Though their ranks were likely small, they played an important role in a strange moment in American history.

Usually when I delve into Chinese-American history, I look at California and the broader West Coast. For this piece, I'm venturing further afield, though many of the Chinese-Americans who participated in the Civil War did come from the goldfields of California. Some were driven by the desire for a better life after systematic racist policies had made it extremely difficult for them to thrive in California. Others had causes closer to home…."
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Armand

Wow, so when it came to Asians, the South was more tolerant than California?

That's gotta be a less than fun fact for people who can never find anything positive about the South. :)

Dan

Wait--this is secret? Who spilled the beans? We've got to close that leak!

:-)

Rob

Rob

Just like the Lost City of this or that.

Dan

(smile)

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Armand