"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.
Which of the following sentences from the
passage features an allusion?
(1 point)
“These are not moments in Asian
American History, this is AMERICAN
history.”
“The question for us here, is what we
can do about it.”
“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.”
“We must find ways to teach our
children the truth about how Asian
Americans have contributed to the
success of this nation.”
1 answer
The sentence from the passage that features an allusion is:
“These are not moments in Asian American History, this is AMERICAN history.”
This sentence alludes to the broader concept of American history, suggesting that the contributions and experiences of Asian Americans are integral to the narrative of American history as a whole.
