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Gagarin1961 t1_jdle1r6 wrote

Reply to comment by I_love_pillows in TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01

Imagine dying in a giant war led by a guy you think is the younger brother of Jesus Christ and nobody even talks about it in the future.

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I_love_pillows t1_jdliex3 wrote

We hereby dedicate the post to the unnamed Chinese soldiers who died fighting in the Taiping Rebellion.

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