Asian Pacific Americans have helped bring home Olympic gold medals for the United States. including the first woman to win gold medals in the ten and three meter diving eventsFilipina American Victoria Manalo Draves. Although it is important for us to celebrate Asian Pacific American heritage this month. we must not forget the plight that Asian Pacific Americans endure despite the communitys many accomplishments. The pitfalls of immigration law and the backlog of immigration applications continue to prevent many Asian Pacific American families from reuniting for several years. We must also not forget that the APA community suffers from greater poverty than nonHispanic Whites. especially in the Hmong. Laotian.
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