Documenting Asian American lives
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Asian Americans from all walks of life are working together on what is being called a Historical Context Statement to formally record their contributions to Washington, D.C.
The project is funded by the National Parks Service for the DC Preservation League, focusing on Chinese Americans and Korean Americans with interesting backgrounds.
CGTN’s Caroline Malone reports.
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