It's one of many scenic spots in the U.S. state of Colorado but its name is much less attractive in the minds of many of the state’s Asian-Pacific Americans: Chinaman Canyon.

They consider the name insulting to their community and have asked that it be changed.

It's part a growing national push to rename geographical places whose names are deemed offensive.

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