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Hidden side of Asian-American immigration story
2 hours ago
Don Lee,
Tribune News Service
It wasn’t until after the Atlanta shootings last month that members of Hyun Jung Grant’s family understood she worked in a massage parlour, rather than a cosmetic shop, as the South Korean immigrant had told her children.
The predominant image in America of immigrants from Korea, China, India and other Asian countries is one of highly skilled, driven workers, often dominating technical, medical and other demanding fields, and their children, who seem to fill the top ranks of prestigious US schools.
But Grant and five other Korean and Chinese women killed in the attack revealed a less recognised and growing segment of the Asian-American immigration story one that has been particularly hard hit by the pandemic.