Celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the United States are underway, culminating on July 4 or Independence Day.

The U.S. was founded by immigrants, who shaped its identity. But that sense of identity has become politically fraught as President Trump attempts to end birthright citizenship. 

And what it means to be American is an especially complex question for Asian American and Pacific Islanders, as Owen Fairclough reports in the latest in our Race in America series.

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