Asian Americans Make History

Asian Americans Make History by Only Won and Larissa Lam (Hamilton Parody)

Enjoy this Marvelous Parody of Musical “Hamilton” song on Asian American history.

Music video about Asians Americans in U.S. History performed by rapper Only Won, Singer Larissa Lam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larissa_Lam) and featuring Lil' Won. This song is a cover and parody of "The Schuyler Sisters" from the Broadway hit musical, Hamilton, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and originally performed by Renée Elise Goldsberry · Phillipa Soo · Jasmine Cephas Jones · Leslie Odom Jr. The song gives a brief run down of historical events and figures in Asian American history.

Lyrics:

There’s nothing that our country needs more
Than learning our history and who came to shore
The first Asians came to this land
In 1587, broke their backs
working with our hands
Indentured servants and even slaves
But shhh….quietly this country was paved
Exclusion laws tried to suppress and kick us...huh
We fought for you, America...all we did was
(Work Work) In the mines
(Work Work) On plantations... yes, cotton fields
History's coming!
They brought us here!
Needed us!
So we can.. Work!

History says that we didn’t do much
History doesn’t really know
People say history can't be touched
There's a lot it doesn't show
Look around, look around, a
Revolution's happening around us
So Let us make History....WORK!

It's bad enough people say we don't belong
People shouting in the square.
It's bad enough they don't care that they're wrong
Blaming us, it's just not fair
Look around, look around
Larissa, remind me what we’re looking for…
We're lookin' for truth!
People, we devoted all our lives to (Work, Work!)
Irrigated the farms to (Work, Work!)
Left our home so that we can (Work, work!)
Whooaaaaa! Whooaaaaa!

Wooh! There’s nothin’ like sweatin' in the city
Cept no on ever stopped or paused to call us pretty
Excuse me, Miss...I know 'bout the railroads
Left out of the picture, now where did we all go?
They said we ate rats!?!? Today they say bats!?!?!
They aiming to be blaming when they sayin' all that.
and they thought it was funny
took all their money
Blew up our daddies...in mines "Goodbye sonny"

I've been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine.
So men say that I'm intense or I'm insane.
You want a revolution? I want a revelation
So listen to my declaration:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident
That all men are created equal"
And when I meet Thomas Jefferson,
Ima compel him to include Asians in the sequel! (Work!)

Look around, fought the wars, how
Lucky we are to be alive right now!
Look around, for generations how
lucky we are to be alive right now!
History is happening, it's been happening
We just happen to be in the most diverse country in the world!
Diverse country in the world!

Look around, crossed the seas
how lucky we are to be alive right now!
Look around, Created jobs
how lucky we are to be alive right now!
“We hold these truths to be self-evident
That all men are created equal”
Look around, Look around
At how lucky we are to be alive right now!
History is happening. It's been happening and
we just happen to be
In the most diverse country in the world
The most Diverse country in the world
Work, work!

"Wong Kim Ark (Work Work)
(Challenged Supreme Court to guarantee Birthright citizenship for all born in the U.S and won)

"Daniel Inouye (Work Work)
(1st Japanese American to serve in the U.S. Senate & member of 442nd)

"Larry Itliong (Work Work)
(American Labor Organizer - Father of the West Coast Labor Movement)

442 Infantry
(Most decorated unit in U.S. military history composed mostly of Japanese American soldiers)

Anna May Wong
(1st Chinese American Hollywood movie star)

Philip Jaisohn
(Advisor to US. Army & 1st Korean American naturalized)

Dr. Mabel Lee
(Women's Suffrage US Movement fought for women's right to vote)

In the diverse country
the most Diverse country in the World!)

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