From ‘Undocumented’ to Executive

- 6:49

with John Yang of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC

Posted

May 06, 2019

John Yang, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, immigrated to the U.S. with his family as a young child in 1970. When his father’s work visa expired, his family chose to remain in the U.S., though they were undocumented. Yang shares the story of his family and their path to citizenship.

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