After reading the Lee chapter and watching the documentary, I’ve learn more about how many countries had a hand in dealing with slavery, specifically of the Asian population. I already knew that Spain invade Philippines and England invade India;however, I did not know that there were Asians in Mexico(New Spain) and many of them had a prominent role in society as a mayor and a religious philanthropist. Another example of Asian mistreatment was the first Chinese immigrant Afong Moy. The Americans would treat Moy like a item or object, not realizing she is a human being and not anyone’s play toy for entertainment. The came to Filipinos came to America, specifically Louisiana because bayou had excellent fishing and shrimping. The stories today about immigration, does not compare to what early Asian immigration had to go thorough. In present time today, immigration is easier due to the fact they are not being enslaved to travel and have more free will. People will not gawk or treat them like a object when they get here to America. I believed the reason that many of the ways changed was due to the civil rights laws and also human rights laws. Many Asian immigrants were treated unfairly and like trash, it has gotten somewhat better, but its not as harsh as it was in the early days.
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