AAPI Heritage Month
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Honoring the History of Our Asian American Alumni
The stories of Asian Americans are often skimmed over by U.S. history books. Younger generations tend to know very little about the experiences of Japanese Americans removed from their homes…
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The Pursuit of Asian American Equality
In pursuit of the “American dream,” Paul Park’s parents immigrated to the U.S. in the 1970s. “[My dad is] the oldest son of eight kids. He’s from a rural, agricultural…
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Surviving Heart Mountain
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Yoshito Kawahara, PhD’79, and his family—because they were of Japanese descent—were forced from their homes and imprisoned by the U.S.…
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‘Hoosier at Heart’
In 1979, when she was 4 years old, Khai (Truong) Yang, BA’97, and her family fled Vietnam. “We lost the war in 1975. We fought on the South Vietnamese side…