After reading Lee’s “The making of Asian America” and watching the film I learned that Europeans thought of Asia as a “polor opposite” to what they had. The Europeans were interested in Asia’s culture and land and were determined to find Asia. They mostly interested in Asia’s goods like the exotic fruits, spices, herbs, etc. These are things the Europeans didn’t have and what they wanted. What surprised from this reading was that the first immigrants were the Los Chinos and that they were Filipino, this was something I never would’ve thought of. You learn something new everyday. This reading highlighted their journey to America. The immigration process from back is noticeably different from how it is today. In my opinion I feel it was easier for illegal immigration to happen back then, today it is much harder.
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