By Michelle Shen
Today marks the 80th anniversary since the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed. Rep Judy Chu (D-LA) remarks about how similar discriminatory laws remain. Image credits go to Bain News Service, Wikimedia, Pexels and Obi Onyeador. #asian #news
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