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At the turn of the new millennium, the U.S becomes more diverse, yet more divided.
During a time of war, a young generation fights for equality and claim a new identity.
Asian Americans fight for equality and expand the definition of Asian American.
An American-born generation straddles their country of birth and their parents’ homelands.
In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive and adapt to life in America
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The history of identity, contributions, and challenges experienced by Asian Americans.
Annie Tan uncovers a dark moment in her family's history.
In 1968 San Francisco State students mounted the longest campus strike in US history.
The oft forgotten history of Filipino farmworkers who launched the 1965 grape strike.
After Filipino farmworkers walked off the grape fields, Mexican workers joined them.
Tereza Lee went from undocumented and afraid to DREAM Act immigrant activist.
After 9/11 Hari Kondabolu was treated like a foreigner in his own country.
The Roots Program brings Asian American history to San Quentin prison.
Chinese immigrants who built the railroad were erased from history, but not forgotten.
For Satsuki Ina, the question of loyalty began when she was born behind barbed wire.
Asian American entrepreneurs like Jerry Yang helped build Silicon Valley into a powerhouse
Laureen Chew grew up sheltered in Chinatown. The SF State strike changed her forever.
For Korean Americans like Susan Ahn, WWII was a fight to defend both the U.S. and Korea.
Mike Nakayama was an American GI, but he was still seen as the enemy.
Patsy Mink, the first woman of color in Congress, paved the way for generations.
The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act made Asians the nation’s first “undocumented immigrants.”
In segregated America, Indian immigrants found home and family in communities of color.