For the second year in a row, Memorial Day observances in communities, organizations and even within family groups will look very different later this month because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The parades, large ceremonies and other occasions, which I and so many others in the Oregon veteran community have always found moving and meaningful, have not yet been able to safely return in many places.
Yet, the importance of this day â and the emotions and memories that it brings â have not changed.
For countless families across our communities, our state and our nation, Memorial Day is a stark and, often, painful reminder of those loved ones who went to serve their country and never came home.
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My family moved to Tempe from San Francisco in 1974 when my father opened a Chinese restaurant.
He worked hard to create a life for us during a time when a handful of other Asian families were doing the same. There weren’t many of us then, but that’s changed.
Asians comprised 8.78% of the Tempe population in 2018, according to Data USA, making us the third largest group behind whites and Hispanics. Our families have grown and thrived here over the past five decades, but it didn’t come without great sacrifice and hard work.
I am the daughter of Chinese immigrants. I wouldn’t be in Tempe if it weren’t for my father, Allen Chin, who emigrated to the U.S. at age 15.
As we celebrate the month of May as part of the 142nd Wing, we observe Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. For some, this month comes and goes without a clear understanding of what or why we are celebrating, so I wanted to dig in to bring more light,