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Getty Images Confuses Actress Kelly Marie Tran With Olympian Mirai Nagasu

The two Asian-American women wore periwinkle dresses to the Oscars -- but they do not look alike.
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Khizr Khan Finds A Common 'Moral Compass' In The Lessons Of Japanese-American Incarceration

“We should embrace one another, we should move forward, we should not try to re-create the 1940s, 1930s,” the Gold Star father says.
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Nancy Pelosi, Asian-American Caucus, Others Pressure Congress On Dream Act

A Senator also pointed out Asians may not apply for DACA due to Japanese-American prison camp history.
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GOP Lawmaker Defends Incarceration Of Japanese-Americans during WWII

Rep. Phil Covarrubias brought it up twice during a "sanctuary state" debate.
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A Muslim Immigrant Reflects On The Legacy Of Civil Rights

America’s very greatness lies in its diversity; the equality of all its citizens before the law.
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Remember WWII? Scapegoating Was The Wrong Answer Then, Too.

We asked Japanese-Americans, some of whom were in prison camps, to reflect on Donald Trump.
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Thousands Sign George Takei's Petition In Solidarity With Muslim Americans

"It starts with a registry, with restrictions, with irrationally ascribed guilt, and with fear."
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An American Muslim Kid's Message To Her Country

Zara Ahsan is Muslim. She recently met Takako "Kit" Nishiura, who was imprisoned as a child during WWII, and it's changed how she sees America.
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Really? Congressman Uses Anti-Asian Slur On TV

King used a derogatory term for Japanese-Americans on "Morning Joe" and refused to apologize.
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