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racism continues to corrode our society. Author and veteran
Theodore R. Johnson says what’s need is a more multi-racial national solidarity, and the Black American experience has lessons on how to get there. In his book,
When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America, Johnson writes that a blueprint for unity can be found in Black Americans’ exceptional citizenship. Even when the Federal Government broke its end of the social contract by returning Black soldiers to slavery after they fought in the Revolutionary War, for example, Black Americans continued to serve their country. Johnson tells
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Indians account for about 93 percent of H-4 visa recipients, according to data from DHS and the Indian Embassy. The visa is given to spouses of H-1B visa holders and their children. But once children turn 21, they are no longer considered dependents; thus their H-4 status is nullified, even if they have grown up in the U.S. H-4 children who have aged out can port to an F1 student visa, but must pay expensive international student tuition. If they cannot port their status to another type of visa, they must return to the home country or remain in the U.S. as undocumented residents who face deportation.
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In Theodore R. Johnson’s new book, he reckons with the legacy and persistence of racism in the United States while narrating the multigenerational story of his family against the backdrop of American history.
When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America goes on to chronicle the sweeping achievements of Black Solidarity, both for Black Americans and for the country as a whole and describes how it can serve as a template for a broader national solidarity that can help substantively address the effects of racism in the United States.