SOREATH HOK, HOST: Although the San Joaquin Valley is home to a large population of Asian Americans, not many universities have programs focusing on studying the history of this community – until now. This year, the first class of Asian American studies will soon be graduating from Fresno State. KVPR’s Branden Sandoval went out to find out how the program is bridging histories and cultures.
BRANDEN SANDOVAL, BYLINE: In the heart of the Fresno State campus, wind blows through students’ hair as they listen to water flowing from the stone pillars of a monument to the Armenian Genocide.
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