Question

"These are not moments in Asian American History, this is AMERICAN history. When we are erased from our history books, we are made invisible to our own society, and the result is, as Congresswoman Meng so eloquently put it, 'we are perpetually made to feel like foreigners in our own country.' Include our stories. Because they matter."  

Question
Use the passage from the Written Statement of Daniel Dae Kim to answer the question. Which line from the passage is an example of antithesis?

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These are not moments in Asian American History, this is AMERICAN history.

When we are erased from our history books, we are made invisible to our own society, and the result is, as Congresswoman Meng so eloquently put it, “we are perpetually made to feel like foreigners in our own country.”  

Include our stories.  

Because they matter.

Answer 1

"These are not moments in Asian American History, this is AMERICAN history."

This line sets two contrasting ideas side-by-side ("Asian American History" vs. "AMERICAN history") in a balanced structure, which is the hallmark of antithesis.