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Rong Xiaoqing

In the 1980s and ’90s, thousands of young men from a single county in Fujian risked life and limb for a shot at the American dream. Some turned back and are living the Chinese dream instead

Rong Xiaoqing tracks the encouraging signs for Carolyn Maloney's long campaign to fill a hole in the life of New York by having the city host a pair of pandas.

First Donald Trump put on a fake Chinese accent, then Jeb Bush torpedoed his son Jeb Bush Jnr's visit to New York's Chinatown by dropping a clanger about Asian "anchor babies", writes Rong Xiaoqing

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When Charlene Tse, owner of a nail salon in Forest Hills, New York, saw the brutality of Islamic State - or Isis, as the group was called - on the news last May, her heart sank.

Chinese are increasingly moving to New York's idyllic Long Island - but will they get, or even need, a societal hub, asks Rong Xiaoqing.

The author of The Jiao Yulu I Knew tells Rong Xiaoqing why he wants to set the record straight about the Communist Party hero.

The emeritus professor of Chinese literature tells Rong Xiaoqing there is much more to Chin P'ing Mei, the ancient book he devoted decades to translating, than pornography.

Denied public campaign funding - many believe unfairly - John Liu remains hopeful of becoming the first Chinese-American mayor of New York, writes Rong Xiaoqing.

A New York group is blending tradition with technology to keep an ancient Chinese art alive, writes Rong Xiaoqing.

As the Asian-American 'community' in the United States expands, splinters and fragments, the issue of affirmative action has become as divisive as it is emotive, writes Rong Xiaoqing.

Johnny Lu, the 'dragon man' of New York, is spreading a message of tolerance through his unique calligraphy, writes Rong Xiaoqing. Pictures by Tim Knox.

The film director, actor and Occupy Wall Street activist talks to Rong Xiaoqing about fighting for the rights of the less-privileged.

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