The history of Chinese people in America is a story of struggle against racism and persecution, but the lesser-told narrative is how this population became an integral part of America as we know it today. 

For AAPI Heritage Month, we head to the Museum of Chinese in America to see how Chinese immigrants helped lay the very foundations that built the country, and the indelible footprint they’ve left behind. 

CGTN’s Liling Tan reports.

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