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Virtual Book Series: Jia Lynn Yang

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Global Refuge Staff

April 25, 2020

Watch On-Demand: Jia Lynn Yang

New York Times editor and author Jia Lynn Yang joined us to discuss her new book on the history of U.S. immigration laws, “One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924-1965.Watch the replay of this insightful conversation below.

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