Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Brittany Lyte
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It was curiosity about her family’s immigration story that sent a woman on a journey to determine who she should thank. Jia Lynn Yang’s research into our country’s immigration laws prompted her to write a book titled One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924 to 1965. It just won a Zócalo Book Prize and will be featured later this week in a virtual event. We got a chance to talk with her about the book and, in the process, learned of a local connection.
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