Asian Americans face many of the same problems. While many people feel safe to say that discrimination and prejudice against Asian Americans is a thing of the past. yet the problems facing these people still continue. And the recent outcry against the arrival of Vietnamese refugees. although motivated by many factors beside racial prejudice. shows that bigotry against Asians is far from a thing of the past in the United States. In the congressional district I represent. 20 percent of the total population is of Spanish descentprimarily Mexican American. Blacks comprise 10 percent of the population. and there is also a sizable Asian American community. made up of Japanese.
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