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In the late 19th century, asian american drama made its debut with the spotlight firmly on the lives and struggles of asians in north america, rather than on the cultures and traditions of the asian homeland. According to reyes 2005, previous research on african american linguistic styles is centered on. Angela reyes ethnographic study of southeast asian american youth is. While some teens racialized slang as belonging to african americans, other teens authenticated identitiesas slangspeakers. When you use the word awesome, youre expressing that you think something is wonderful or amazing. Some are hilarious, some are rude and some are interesting.
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