Love Letters From Janey - 50 Years of Breaking Barriers Together

or decades, Asian-Americans have been discriminated against in the United States. In 1882 the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed prohibiting all Chinese laborers. It was the first law in the U.S. that prohibited immigration solely based on race. Author Richard Cheu’s father, who was born in China, was not able to legally emigrate to the U.S. When he married Richard’s mother, she was stripped of her American citizenship, in effect, becoming a person without a country. Growing up, both Richard and his wife’s families, were restricted to living in segregated SF Chinatown. Discrimination continues today. According to a 2021 Pew Research report, 81 percent of Asian-American adults say that violence against them is increasing. Author Richard Cheu joins Mark for a unique discussion on discrimination and love.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/late-night-health-radio--2804369/support.