Cold War — All Stories — More Than A Headstone

The Cold War Years

In the wake of World War II, the status of Chinese Americans had reached a new height. Seemingly gone were the days of the Chinese Exclusion Acts and widespread anti-Chinese discrimination, during which Chinese Americans were viewed by most Americans as threatening outcasts who sought to steal jobs and degrade Western values.

Obstacles & OpportunitiesJulianna BeckertOctober 21, 2019Chinese American, Korean War, Cold War

Eyewitness to Desegregation

Burney was assigned to a unit based on race rather than qualifications. The segregated units fostered demoralization amongst black troops, in addition to racism from the white officers

From Tuskegee to NYPD

In 1945, Randolph Edwards graduated from Rhodes Preparatory School at the age of 17. Dreaming of becoming a pilot, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force before his graduation ceremony.