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Re: 'Warrior,' Bruce Lee's long-lost ode to the untold history of SF's Chinatown 08/15/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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"Ah Toy" is the Taishanese pronunciation for "Ah Choi" in Cantonese.

Olivia Cheng (right) plays pioneering Chinese madam Ah Toy in the US martial arts crime drama series Warrior. Ah Toy was the first recorded Chinese sex worker in San Francisco, who went on to own a chain of successful brothels. Photo: HBO Max

When you think of those who lived on the American frontier, the sort of person who springs to mind is probably a rough-and-rowdy Caucasian cowboy with a scruffy face and spurs on his boots. But then there was Ah Toy – pronounced “Ah Choi” in Cantonese – who became one of the best-known Asian women in 19th century California.

Re: Could Chinatown Be Reincarnated in Denver? 08/15/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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“It's more of a reclamation, both metaphorically and physically, of the space,” said Ha. “We're not trying to recreate anything because things have changed so significantly, and we're also not trying to force an ethnic enclave to exist because those happen organically. But we do want to have some way of making sure that in the physical fabric of the city, that the history of the area is clear.”

Re: Cantonese/Taishanese Classes 08/15/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

Online Cantonese classes via zoom starts September 6. Class is designed for beginners.

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Re: Senate overwhelmingly passes anti-Asian hate crimes bill 08/15/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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This is the true story of Connie Chung — from a childhood in Washington D.C. pretending a vacuum tube was a microphone, to becoming one of the most powerful women in American broadcast news... to the single decision that made the public turn on her overnight.

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Re: A Glimpse of Hungry Ghost Festival (盂蘭節) 08/15/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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17 Hungry Ghost Festival taboos and things to avoid doing

Re: A Glimpse of how Failed Sanctuary City Policies Backfired and is creating more problems then it solves 08/14/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

This is how democrats are destroying America by protecting illegal migrants and DEI appointed judges:

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California Judge makes FATAL MISTAKE as Illegal Alien DID THIS.

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So far, the fraud pattern are massive in sanctuary cities which itself is a fraud.

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as major fraud investigations take place across America certain politicians are running from allegations they have deep connections to illegal behavior.

Re: Circumventing China's Exit Ban 08/12/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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Coincidentally, another person recently claimed that they ran into major trouble while attempting to leave China through a border checkpoint in Guangxi en route to Vietnam. According to the post, several Chinese nationals with U.S. citizenship travelling on the same vehicle were detained for half a day while authorities checked their original household registrations. The person also said a business owner friend from Jiangsu and Zhejiang was asked by local police to return to China and “explain the situation” after the family factory was investigated over tax issues, leaving the friend too afraid to go back. For those who previously worked in China, had undeclared income, or still hold millions of yuan in domestic bank accounts, returning to China could potentially expose them to what critics describe as local authorities’ efforts to pursue revenue through aggressive enforcement actions.

Re: Brilliant Ideas to Bring Tourists Back to Chinatown 08/11/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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“There was a period of time when Chinatown was dead,” Hyatt said, noting a slump from 2008 to 2023. “Unless it was for the New Year thing, it was like nobody was here. And a lot of the businesses, I believe, were struggling at some point.”

Hyatt, Thomas, and other local Chinese adoptees first discussed a mahjong meeting in the Subtle Asian Atlanta Facebook group. Hyatt suggested the Atlanta Chinatown food court as a possible venue. After getting the green light from Pichardo, the first mahjong mingle took place in June. They expected around 15 people to attend. Close to 30 people showed up.

The mahjong crowd brings eager customers to Chinatown’s food court on an otherwise random Tuesday night.

Mango Mochi - 芒果糯米糍 08/11/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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