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EPISODE · Jan 28, 2025 · 26 MIN

Bay Area’s Rich Chinese American History & Chinese American Beauty Queens

from Crosscurrents · host KALW

We are getting ready to ring in the new year of the Snake, but first… A look back. Today, lesser known histories of the Bay’s Chinese American community. Then, a unique San Francisco tradition embedded in local Lunar New Year celebrations: The Miss Chinatown USA pageant. The national legacy of Chinese American communities The making of a Chinese American beauty queen

We are getting ready to ring in the new year of the Snake, but first… A look back. Today, lesser known histories of the Bay’s Chinese American community. Then, a unique San Francisco tradition embedded in local Lunar New Year celebrations: The Miss Chinatown USA pageant. The national legacy of Chinese American communities The making of a Chinese American beauty queen

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