Mae Ngai is the Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History at Columbia University.

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Among the flurry of executive orders that Donald Trump issued on the first day of his return to office was a peculiar one: to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Claiming to ...

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The Leo Twiggs exhibition in Charleston brings together all nine of the artists "Requiem for Mother Emmanuel" paintings.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Trump administration’s White House statement on the Mexican-American War omitted slavery’s role and Native ...

The history of tariffs in America is a long one. In fact, tariffs have been a part of the American fabric since the early days of the Republic. The first tariff legislation was introduced by James ...