Civics 101 Presents: Future Hindsight on the Asian American Vote
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Asian American Women and the Street Harassment
"I'm not going to leave a world for my daughter where she lives under the same kind of objectification and fear in public spaces," Lee says. The first Asian woman who immigrated to the United States that's on record is this woman named off on boy. She's Chinese. And she was brought over by a New York businessman so that Americans could, I guess white Americans could pay money and look at her. That is the first image of Asian women in this country. We were entertainment to satisfy your curiosity. We were here for your consumption." "What choice do we have but to continue to fight and advocate and educate and raise awareness?" asks Lee.
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