The Rise of Asiant Emmigrants

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The term asian american came out of political struggle for unial justice in the 19 sixties. Riht, that that experience of growing up in los angeles, as, you know, the children of asiant emmigrants, and like, ok, well, our parents are from countries, but we actually do share a common experience would be useful to talk about rit yes, yes. And i can only add that they were also this pioneering group of asianAmericans,. with asian American referring to a political sensibility of racial justicea Were very much influenced by the black freedom struggle, by the chicano movement and the american indian movement.

Asian Americans are an essential part of the history of this country, but the true story is all too little told, especially in a time of rising anti-Asian sentiment and violence. Historian and author of “Asian American Histories of the United States” Catherine Choy joins Adam to discuss the origin of racist ideas such as the “model minority myth,” and dive into the history. You can purchase Catherine’s book at http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.