We all benefit as a result. Beginning in the late 19th century. Asian Americans immigrated to the United States to work hard and make a better life for themselves and their families. Many faced prejudice. racial injustice. and discrimination. but these new immigrants believed in America. and they made our Nation stronger by fighting for American values like equality. As our Nation again debates the importance and role of immigration in the early 21st Century. we should consider the contributions that AsianAmericans have made. and continue to make. to our Nation. becoming leaders in public and social service. business and industry. In Seattle. I am proud to have introduced the legislation that renamed a United States Courthouse as the William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse in honor of a Japanese American who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his courage under fire in World War II.
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