Noel C. CilkerPrimary Source: Lunar New Year in 19th Century San FranciscoChinese celebrations of the New Year are as old as the city itself.7 min read·Feb 4, 2022--1--1
Noel C. CilkerPrimary Source: A Microcosm of Indigenous-White American RelationsThe history of relations between Americans and Indigenous people can be summed up in one exchange.9 min read·Oct 9, 2021----
Noel C. CilkerPrimary Source: An “Asiatic” Forty-Niner Speaks Truth to Power, Part 3Norman Ah-Sing had no patience for a frivolous lawsuit against him.6 min read·Jun 11, 2021--1--1
Noel C. CilkerPrimary Source: An “Asiatic” Forty-Niner Speaks Truth to Power, Part 2“When your nation was a wilderness . . . we exercised most of the arts and virtues of civilized life.”12 min read·May 24, 2021--1--1
Noel C. CilkerPrimary Source: An “Asiatic” Forty-Niner Speaks Truth to Power, Part 1“We are not the degraded race you would make us.”9 min read·May 14, 2021--1--1
Noel C. CilkerPrimary Source: The Race for a Spanish Flu VaccineThe landscape for the flu vaccine was the Wild West.10 min read·Mar 9, 2021----
Noel C. CilkerPrimary Source: Conceding with GraceFrom 1896 to 2016, defeated presidential contenders have conceded gracefully to their opponents.10 min read·Jan 5, 2021--1--1
Noel C. CilkerPrimary Source: Thanksgiving Through Four CenturiesAmericans have given thanks through wars, depressions, and pandemics.12 min read·Nov 25, 2020--1--1
Noel C. CilkerPrimary Source: Trump Pardons Susan B. AnthonyBut does she accept it?5 min read·Oct 30, 2020--1--1
Noel C. CilkerPrimary Source: Celebrating LaborIt’s the 126th anniversary of Labor Day. Why do we celebrate working by not working?13 min read·Sep 7, 2020----
