Ellen Wu

director of the Asian American Studies Program at Indiana University in Bloomington

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The earliest federal immigration laws targeted women from Asia traveling to the U.S., and led to decades of Asian female sexualization.

Origins of sexualized racism against Asian women can be traced back to 19th century America

The earliest federal immigration laws targeted women from Asia traveling to the U.S., and led to decades of Asian female sexualization.

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