] gradually increased the ability of Asian Americans to immigrate and become naturalized citizens. Immigration rapidly increased following the enactment of the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965 as well as the influx of refugees from conflicts occurring in Southeast Asia such as the ...
Define Asian Americans. Asian Americans synonyms, Asian Americans pronunciation, Asian Americans translation, English dictionary definition of Asian Americans. also A·sian-A·mer·i·can n. A US citizen or resident of Asian ancestry. See Usage Note at A
Having witnessed the civil rights movement and changes in immigration laws, we continue to ask ourselves this complex question. In the United States, racial status and identity has historically been defined by the White majority. Asian Americans: From Racial Category to Multiple Identities shows that...
Elevating Asian Americans as ‘deserving’ and ‘hardworking’=raise;give sb a higher position or rank 文中出现过与“提升社会地位”相关的词,除了这个elevate,还有:pipeline“上升通道”;inclusion“被接纳、被包含、融入” the civil rights movement(美国黑人民权运动) a collective history of activism(激进...
In recent years, Asian Americans have increasingly laid claim to a place in civil rights history. One strategy of this movement has been to renounce the black/white paradigm as a biracial model of race relations that no longer accurately describes contemporary America. In this essay, I suggest...
Where did the Asian American Movement happen? The Asian American Movement originally occurred in colleges throughout the United States. Today, there are national and local organizations that serve the collective interests of Asian Americans. What were the results of the Asian American Movement? The ...
This supposed Asian overrepresentation in STEM is a legacy artifact of America's racist policies. Prior to the Civil Rights Movement, most Asians in Asia were barred from immigrating to the U.S.A. through the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Johnson-Reed Act of 1924 as a result of...
The civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s was strung together loosely by a number of people who felt a common need to challenge the norms of American society. These disenfranchised Americans-which included ethnic minorities as well as Whites, women as...
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" which highlighted the Asian American experience and resonated with audiences of different generations and races. She also delved into her husband's Mexican American family history in the 2010 doc "Calavera Highway" and, most recently, was a producer of the 2020 PBS series "Asian Americans."...