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The Shortcomings Of Asian Americans During The Depression

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Rather than fleeing from the Depression, most Asians sought to stay through it by creating informal community networks through which families and friends could mutually assist one another in times of emergency, like a support system. Since only support systems couldn’t fully sustain every Asian’s family, Asian Americans, many for the first time, turned to the federal government for assistance. They didn’t seek the government’s assistance before as Asian Americans understandably feared government authorities and many Asian Americans were unaware that they were entitled to relief assistance. Despite these shortcomings, the federal government made positive contributions to Asian-American communities during the Depression, and in doing so, may
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