My newest Asian history column. Was the story of Chow Mandarien, the first Chinese American to have arrived and died in Boston in 1798 really the story of a tragic gay romance?
#ChineseAmericanHistory #maritimehistory #NewEnglandhistory #Chinatrade

My newest Asian history column. Was the story of Chow Mandarien, the first Chinese American to have arrived and died in Boston in 1798 really the story of a tragic gay romance?
#ChineseAmericanHistory #maritimehistory #NewEnglandhistory #Chinatrade
Postcards from Irving Vol. 17 (Summer 2026) OUT NOW!
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