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Chinese anarchists in the U.S by Mike Harris In 2005, the Chinese anarchist Ba Jin (Pa Chin) died at age 101. Upon reading about his death, I recalled hearing bits and pieces about Chinese anarchists in the United States (mainly from the late Sam and Esther Dolgoff, Abe Bluestein and others of that generation). I also recall reading that the late Ba Jin referred to Emma Goldman as his “spiritual mother” and dedicated his collection of short stories The General (1934) to her. However, I will leave his story to others to write. Upon review of some materials in my possession, I thought it important to share some of my observations and the words of the Chinese-American anarchists with others. While this article is merely a glimpse of the Chinese-American anarchists, we get a picture as to who some of the anarchists were and what they did. I recognize that this article is incomplete and imperfect. Since embarking on this article, I have come across additional information, mainly in Chinese....