On orders from his father, Ging Chuck Yee leaves China for the United States when he is just 14 years old. Ging is a paper…
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John Rollin Ridge’s Cherokee name is Cheesquatalawny or “Yellow Bird.” He is considered the first Native American novelist. John is born in 1827 in New…
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Margaret “Maggie” Yee grows up dreaming of being a pilot like Amelia Earhart. She becomes one of only two Chinese American WASPs, serving in WWII.
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On February 19, 1847, the First Relief rescue team helps Meriam “Mary” Murphy and about 20 other survivors of the Donner Party down from the…
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