The article "The Two Asian Americas" by Karan Mahajan summarizes Erika Lee's book "The Making of Asian America". It begins by discussing the suicide of Vaishno Das Bagai, an Indian immigrant, in 1928, and goes on to describe recent instances of anti-Asian racism as evidence that Asian-Americans are still seen as outsiders in the US. Mahajan explains the reasons for mass emigration from Asia, such as British colonialism and the Opium War, and how immigrants were drawn to America for labor opportunities and the "American Dream". |||||||| HIDDEN IN PREVIEW MODE ||||||| Despite this, the article argues that there are two versions of Asian-American well-being: the "model minority" version and the one formed by centuries of systematic racism. |||||||| HIDDEN IN PREVIEW MODE ||||||| While the immigration act repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act and allowed for greater Asian immigration, Asian-Americans are still considered "perpetual foreigners" or "probationary Americans" and continue to experience institutionalized racism. |||||||| HIDDEN IN PREVIEW MODE |||||||

Wilson's article discusses the new obstacles that African-Americans face after the Civil Rights movement. |||||||| HIDDEN IN PREVIEW MODE ||||||| Barriers for Asians have changed from overt racism to the glass ceilings seen today. |||||||| HIDDEN IN PREVIEW MODE ||||||| Similarly, Mahajan describes the differences between the perceived successes of Asian-Americans and the reality, which are often contradictory. |||||||| HIDDEN IN PREVIEW MODE ||||||| Gans believes that this hierarchy will be based on factors other than just skin color, including the stigmatization and respectability of a race. Although Gans briefly mentions Asian-Americans in his article, he does not delve into the topic. |||||||| HIDDEN IN PREVIEW MODE ||||||| Both authors use the same example to support different points. |||||||| HIDDEN IN PREVIEW MODE |||||||

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