Fifty years ago, congressional staffer Jeanie Jew attended the bicentennial celebration of the United States—and noticed the absence of recognition given to Asian Americans. Jew was a fourth-generation Chinese American whose great-grandfather had helped build the railroad as an immigrant before b eing murdered during a period of anti-Chinese violence in Oregon. She felt certain that […] The post Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month on local stages (and abroad) appeared first on Chicago Reader. ...read more read less