Why Do We Say “Asian American” Not “Oriental”?
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The word Oriental is hundred of years old, so why do Americans no longer use the word “Oriental”? And how did the word “Asian American” take its place? Watch this week’s Origin of Everything to find out.
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Works Cited:
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-le-oriental-asian-american-20160603-snap-story.html
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-tsuchiyama-oriental-insult-20160601-snap-story.htl
https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/law-bans-use-of-oriental-in-state-documents/
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