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The history of Asian Americans before 1946 has a hard working experience. Asians were brought in as workers during the 1800s. Asians were used in the Farms of California, railways, and industries as workers. Asians were not given an easy time, when they first appeared in America. They were discriminated politically as well as socially. They were not given the right to become citizens, to go to white schools, to testify in court, to earn equal wages, to own a land, to pay equal taxes. But they were found to be strong workers and humble people. They were hated in the society and their religion was not accepted and their religious places were attacked. But Asians never gave up. Throughout their history, Asian Americans have confronted a long legacy of exclusion and inequity in relation to school policies and practices, particularly during periods of changing demographics, economic recession, or war. In spite of historic, linguistic differences, distinct Asian nationalities have been......

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