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Op-Ed: The Zhang Clan’s 5 generations of the American dream By Zhang Xiaolan POSTED BY RAYMOND  CHONG JULY 4, 2021 By Raymond Douglas Chong, AsAmNews Staff Writer The American Dream We are all Americans, within our minds, within our souls, within our hearts. We are the dreamers, for a better tomorrow, in our America. In 1931, James Truslow Adams, an American historian, wrote these insightful words: The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. The Zhang Clan Odyssey The poor villagers of Imperial China searched for golden riches at Gum Saan (Gold Mountain) in America, their promised land. Across the Pacific Ocean, in the face of poverty and warfare, the men of the Zhang clan, my forefathers, left Yung Lew Gong (Village of Dragon Hill) in the Kwangtung province of Imperial China. 172 years ago, through 7 generations, the Zhang clan odyssey have flourished an...

中美印象与大学沙龙 联合推出:  王希教授：最新的联邦假日与美国的两次“重建” 美国东部时间 7 月 24 日（周六）晚上 8 点半到 10 点半 北京时间 7 月 25 日（周日）上午 8 点半到 10 点半 点击 这里 注册 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_atn9yRqoTG6wt0CciZU_Tg 崭新的联邦节日“6月19日独立日”，庆祝的是什么？黑奴的解放对美国其它族裔有何意义？ 7月24日 王希教授 深入简出为您解答 作者：乔桥     来源：中美印象 王希教授：最新的联邦假日与美国的两次“重建” 美国东部时间 7 月 24 日（周六）晚上 8 点半到 10 点半 北京时间 7 月 25 日（周日）上午 8 点半到 10 点半 点击 这里 注册 （因为时差或其他原因无法现场参加线上讲座的，请注册，我们将把视频链接发到你注册使用的邮件地址） 本次线上活动的主办单位为 中美印象网站 和大学沙龙；协办机构为 亚特兰大中国研究中心 ；赞助机构为 陆侨基金会 、 硅谷百家谈 、 新英格兰美籍华人联盟 、 明朗中国文化中心 、 美中新艺文化交流中心和明州华人世界。 2021 年 6 月 17 日，美国总统拜登签署了国会两院通过的《 6 月 19 日独立日法》 (Juneteenth National Independence Day Act) ，将 6 月 19 日定为最新的美国联邦假日，以纪念美国内战（ 1861-1865 ）中奴隶制的终结、最后一批奴隶获得解放的日子。奴隶制如何引爆了美国内战？谁在内战中解放了奴隶？获得解放的奴隶为何在（第一次）重建（ 1863-1877 ）结束之后丧失了平等的公民地位和权利？他们又如何重新获得平等的公民地位和权利？ 20 世纪 50 、 60 年代的民权运动为何被称为是“第二次重建”？本讲座将围绕上述问题展开叙述，勾画黑白美国人在 19-20 世纪为废除奴隶制和种族歧视而进行的艰苦卓绝的漫长斗争经历，比较两次“重建”的进程与得失，并讨论当前美国种族关系面临的挑战。 王希教授，美国宾夕法尼亚州印第安纳大学（ Indiana University of Pennsylvania ）历史系教授，美国哥伦比亚大学历史系美国史专业博士，美国哈佛大...

  President Joe Biden's speech on voting rights His fiery speech was meant to put pressure on Congress to enact voting reforms. By ABC News July 13, 2021, 6:29 PM •  23 min read 00:23 02:16 2:16 Biden touts Voting Rights Act President Joe Biden delivered a major speech on voting rights at the National Constitution Cente... President  Joe Biden  in a fiery speech on Tuesday  decried Republican efforts  to limit ballot access across the country as a "21st Century Jim Crow assault," while warning Americans that the GOP push to restrict voting and "selfish" challenge of the 2020  election  results were "the most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War." His use of the bully pulpit from Philadelphia to invoke the Constitution comes as his administration wades more aggressively into the fight over ballot access at the urging of civil rights groups and Democrats as Republican-led legislatures advance new voting restrictions in places like T...