"California's Anti-Chinese Workingmen's Party was founded in San Francisco in 1877, resulting in the national Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882," writes columnist Ross Eric Gibson. "Bigots did everything they could to make it hard for Chinese to make a living in America. Yet out of their meager wages, Chinese workers often sent back money to help their loved ones in China."
The Beijing Olympics are the most gender-balanced Winter Games ever, with competitors saying the expansion of mixed team events "means a lot" and helps drive up standards in women's sport. More than half of all events at the Beijing Games feature women, thanks to the addition of two more women's…
The Beijing Olympics are the most gender-balanced Winter Games ever, with competitors saying the expansion of mixed team events "means a lot" and helps drive up standards in women's sport.
The Beijing Olympics are the most gender-balanced Winter Games ever, with competitors saying the expansion of mixed team events "means a lot" and helps drive up standards in women's sport.