Word: narasaki
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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...
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...
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...
...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...
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...