The author includes several allusions in this passage to highlight the significance of Asian Americans in American history. By referencing events such as the construction of the railroad, the largest mass lynching of Chinese people, and the 442nd combat team, Daniel Dae Kim underscores the important contributions and experiences of Asian Americans, arguing that these stories are integral to the narrative of American history as a whole.
"Daniel Dae Kim
statement to the
U.S. House
Committee"
by Daniel Dae Kim
So we know the hurdles we face. The question for
us here, is what we can do about it.
One of the places it starts is with education. We
must find ways to teach our children the truth about
how Asian Americans have contributed to the
success of this nation. Let’s teach them how many
of us helped build the railroad that brought together
the east and the west, but when it was time to take
a photo and celebrate the golden spike, were told
to get out of the frame. Let’s teach them that the
largest mass lynching in our history was of Asian,
specifically Chinese, people, in the heart of
downtown Los Angeles. Let’s also celebrate the
fact that the most decorated combat unit in US
military history was the 442nd combat team, a unit
in World War 2 made up entirely of Asian
Americans!
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.
Daniel Dae Kim written statement to the U.S. House
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the
Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, March
18, 2021
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Why does the author include several allusions
in this passage?
(1 point)
to separate Asian-American history from
American history
to emphasize the contributions that Asian
Americans made during World War II
to focus on different ways that Asian
Americans have suffered abuse
to highlight the significance of Asian
Americans in American history
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