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To make America great, we must burn it down first

America is burning. In multiple cities across the country, images of banks being set on fire, Molotov cocktails thrown at police cars, and buildings ablaze are displayed everywhere from our television screens to social media. Americans are enraged. They’re mourning. They’re tired. Protestors are marching against police brutality...

Being Asian American means that you’ve always been enraged.

May is officially Asian Pacific American Heritage Month [https://asianpacificheritage.gov/], celebrating the journey of Asian Pacific Americans, what they’ve accomplished, and what’s to come. For an entire week, Very Good Light is kicking off a series of Asian American stories, highlighting the future of Asian America. From...