Message from mhagiwara

[Anonymous]

Throughout our studies we were taught that the American Civil War was fought between the north and south with white and black soldiers. It seemed hard enough to get people to understand that there were African Americans who fought in the war (e.g., 54th Mass.), now we must not forget the sacrifices made by the Chinese who also fought. If/when I teach about the Civil War I will no longer just talk about the Chinese community as being based on the West coast mining for gold and opening shops for the miners. I must also introduce to the students the fact that several Chinese fought in the war itself, giving their lives for a war that did not necessarily impact them.