contemplations on "asian america" - by katie

I’ve been turning over in my mind what it means to be Asian-American, what it means to be an Asian in America, what it means to be a person of color, and how a slight tweak in phrase can transform the communication of one’s political and cultural identity.

I’ve been turning over in my mind what it means to be Asian-American, what it means to be an Asian in America, what it means to be a person of color, and how a slight tweak in phrase can transform the communication of one’s political and cultural identity. A refresher: the “Asian-American” identity was conceived in the 1960s (the height of the Civil Rights movement) by graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley. The aim was to cultivate an organization of political activists of Asian descent, taking inspiration from the Black Power movement and the protests against the…

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