Hi, my fellow Asians. As we witness the US
society unify as one and ask for change of invisible segregation and racism, a
lot of us want to weigh in, even join the protest to show our support. Today I
want to share a book that can give us some background info of how Chinese’s
ancestor fought against racism with legal means.
“The Chinese and American Law” is a book
based on series of historical lawsuits impacted Chinses social status. From
being called “PIG” and brought over sea for mining and built railroad across
country. Chinese ancestors use the justice system as a leverage to fight for
their way to be treated equally. There is also a paragraph explain how minority
students were segregated and sent to the diverse school. But the Chinese parents
found ways to renovate facilities and recruit stupendous teachers. Those
schools became so elite that the residents asked enrolled school based on
school district but not races. A lot of these movements were not just for Asian
but also benefit all minorities.
Author Mr. Louis Tao(陶龍生) graduated from
Taiwan and Harvard Law School. Worked for US gov. and senior part of private
law firm. As a highly praised lawyer in US, especially among the Chinese community,
Mr. Tao also contributed a lot in academic. Went to teach in 5 university (4 in
Taiwan and NYU). In this book, Mr. Tao keep reminding us that justice and
education system are very influential. So, do not afraid of taking up challenge.
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