June 17, 2021
By Judith Prieve
ANTIOCH — Standing at the site of Antioch’s former Chinatown, Mayor Lamar Thorpe and council members on Thursday signed the nation’s first apology to the Chinese and AAPI for wrongs committed against early Chinese immigrants.
Representatives from several groups gave remarks and accepted copies of the resolution, including the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association, Antioch Historical Society and Museum, Locke Foundation, Chinese American Historical Society of America and the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation. (read more…)