# BONUS EPISODE: SF Chronicle's Harry Mok "Trump trying to bury window into Chinese American history"

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Podcast: [Cascade of History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cascade-of-history-14444)
Published: 2026-07-10T01:58:09+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-harry-mok
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Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Harry Mok, assistant editor, columnist and editorial board member for the Opinion section of The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper. Mr. Mok published a piece earlier this week criticizing the imminent closure of the San Francisco (San Bruno) branch of the National Archives. The closure was quietly announced on June 26, 2026 on the NARA website; NARA leadership and public affairs officials have still not responded to CASCADE OF HISTORY's multiple inquiries seeking more information. Mr. Mok's piece is called "Trump is trying to bury Bay Area window into Chinese American history." CASCADE OF HISTORY spoke with Harry Mok on the evening of Thursday, July 9, 2026. Harry Mok’s SF Chronicle Opinion Piece from July 8, 2026: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/national-archives-san-bruno-chinese-immigration-22336316.php Save Our National Archives (SONA) Website: https://www.saveournationalarchives.org/ Save Our National Archives (SONA) Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61591576467894 CASCADE OF HISTORY BONUS EPISODE from June 27, 2026 with more information: https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-nara-closure Links to more information as well as images related to most topics discussed on the show are often available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via flagship station SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms’ quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattl…

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