In honor of May's Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we pay tribute to the trailblazing Chinese American veterans who broke barriers in the US armed forces during WWII.

Nearly 20,000 Chinese Americans, making up 20 percent of the U.S. Chinese population in the U.S., served with distinction and defied the Chinese exclusion act which barred them from citizenship. Their perseverance and bravery led to their recogntion with the Congressional Gold Medal, received 75 years later on December 2018.

This May, family members from around the world will celebrate their loved ones' legacy by marching in New York's Memorial Day parade.

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Ernabel Demillo is the host of Asian American Life, a monthly half hour series about the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, focusing on Asian Americans in the tri-state area from over 40 countries who speak more than 150 different languages and dialects. Every month, an Asian enclave and neighborhood within the tristate area is featured. Cutting edge issues like racial profiling and stereotyping are examined and explored. Successful Asian Americans who are forging new identities in business, politics and the arts are also be profiled. Asian American Life is reaching new frontiers in the quest for understanding and acknowledgment among tri-state Asian Americans.

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