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Asian American Studies
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A Tale of Two Families: Birthright Citizenship and Family Reunification for Chinese Migrants in 1925
“As the families in Cheung Sum Shee v. Nagle and Chang Chan v. Nagle went to court to establish their right to reunite, these men and women also sought the answer to a core question that is still under debate today: Whose families belong together?”
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The Historical Paths to and from Wong Kim Ark
“The decision in Wong Kim Ark’s case marked the culmination of a three-year legal battle and reflected two decades of sustained efforts to deny citizenship to the U.S.-born children of Chinese immigrants following the Fourteenth Amendment.”
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The Pacific Islands: United by Ocean, Divided by Colonialism
“Deep in the Pacific, the impact of Western colonialism runs deep: it even shapes the way Pacific Islanders experience time.”
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Where is the Archive, Anyway?: A Conversation about Empire and Filipinx Studies
“I love the moments where your books really linger on their encounters with power.”
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The Asian American Novel in Our Time of Hate
What does it mean to write—and read—an American novel in the wake of anti-Asian racism and hate crimes, events connected to a history of Asian exclusion?
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The World of Asian American Studies
Last summer marked a watershed of sorts. Crazy Rich Asians became one of the most successful romantic comedies ever, grossing over $165 million in the US …
