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Asian Americans
Asians Were America’s First “Undocumented Immigrants”
Connie Yu’s family story in the U.S. almost ended at the Angel Island Immigration Station, where her grandmother was detained for over a year, separated from her American-born children. In an atmosphere of nativism and hate, exclusionary laws have made Asians the nation’s first “undocumented immigrants.” Yet those who manage to stay, build families and communities in America.
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At the turn of the new millennium, the U.S becomes more diverse, yet more divided.
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During a time of war, a young generation fights for equality and claim a new identity.
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Asian Americans fight for equality and expand the definition of Asian American.
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An American-born generation straddles their country of birth and their parents’ homelands.
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In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive and adapt to life in America