While reading the text for week 1, I found myself comparing it a lot to our modern-day society, more particularly with our current Republican-led administration. Hsu writes about how America tried to put up multiple barriers and apply bans to where Asian-Americans were unable to enter the country, only to have Asians find multiple ways around these hindrances. This reminds me a lot of Trump’s current travel bans for the Middle-East, only to have the executive orders deemed unconstitutional while they are still able to enter. It also prompted me to remember the “Build that wall!” slogan, where Trump promised to build a wall to keep out Mexicans, only to have that fall short since many are still entering the country. Trump and his cabinet are applying the same actions as white America was with Asian-Americans (as well as other minorities).