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...Narasaki emphasized that discrimination against Asian Pacific Americans can exist on multiple levels ranging from hate crimes to doubts about national loyalties and "Americanism...

Author: By Joshua S. Carson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Narasaki Advocates Political Rights | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

Discussing the issues she deals with on a daily basis as a national advocate for Asian civil rights, Narasaki addressed perceptions of Asian Pacific American identity, which she described as "this issue of whether we're really American or perpetually foreign...

Author: By Joshua S. Carson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Narasaki Advocates Political Rights | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

Citing various difficulties which immigrants face in their efforts to learn English, including a shortage of accessible English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, Narasaki said, "These proposals are particularly confusing when you consider the [two-year backlog] for federal ESL courses...

Author: By Joshua S. Carson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Narasaki Advocates Political Rights | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

...Narasaki also spoke of the difficulties immigrants face in their efforts to become American citizens and said recent limitations of the rights of resident aliens may place immigrants in a vulnerable position...

Author: By Joshua S. Carson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Narasaki Advocates Political Rights | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

Raising concerns about the 2000 Census, Narasaki said Asian Pacific Americans are disproportionately undercounted and proposals to exclude non-citizens from the census may threaten the Asian Pacific Americans' access to government funding...

Author: By Joshua S. Carson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Narasaki Advocates Political Rights | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

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