Word: narasaki
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Dates: during 1998-1998
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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...
...Narasaki, who is the executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, emphasized the importance of maximizing the political influence of the Asian Pacific American community in order to protect Asian Americans from discriminatory policies...
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...