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Arizona's history was shaped by non-white cultures. Its future will be too

From internment camps and segregation to finally recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Arizona has a complex history with race.

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Trimble: Chinese families migrated up to Phoenix after the railroad was finished across Southern Arizona

Marshall Trimble, the state's official historian, says Booker T. Washington remarked about the number of Chinese-owned restaurants in Phoenix in 1911.

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Trimble: Snake oil salesmen started in the Southwest because of Asian immigrants

Marshall Trimble says the con of selling "snake" oil started in the Southwest as Americans watched Asian immigrants work and use "some sort of Omega oil" to improve their health.

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Trimble: Booker T Washington called Phoenix a 'melting pot' of people in 1911

Booker T Washington was "amazed" by Phoenix's diverse culture in 1911, Marshall Trimble, the state's official historian, says.

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Trimble: Arizona desegragated its schools a year before Brown v. Board of Education

The process of desegregating Arizona schools began in 1951, Marshall Trimble, official state historian says.

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Mexican immigrant was 1 of only 2 Arizonans to receive Medal of Honor during World War II

Marshall Trimble tells the story of Silvestre Herrera, a man born in Mexico who immigrated to the US and became a hero during World War II.

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Trimble: Arizona is 'richer' because of its diversity

Arizona is “like an amalgamation,” Marshall Trimble said. “You melt something together and it’s stronger.”

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All eyes will be on Arizona for how to handle majority-minority shift

Arizona’s minority population will become the majority by 2030—15 years before the U.S. will experience that change. Peering into Arizona’s sordid history with race and analyzing how the state interacts with minorities today may help us understand what's in store for its future.

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Where are the mixed girls?

There is a lack of productive discourse around issues of diversity and the role of identity. 22-year-old, Phoenix native Aliya Mateen is a Muslim biracial young woman who gives us her take on what Arizona will look like in the future. We discuss how she identifies as a person, her awareness of her own identity and what this means to her, choice of identity, discrimination and racial ambiguity, and a lack of representation.

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QUIZ: Can YOU Define the Latino electorate?

Each election, experts try to determine if Latino voters will make a splash. But the Latino electorate is hard to define. Its age, its voting habits and its beliefs make it elusive. So can you define the Latino electorate?

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Armida Moya moved to Arizona 70 years ago

Armida Moya says she didn’t feel discrimination when she arrived to Glendale, AZ 70 years ago.

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Arizona's history was shaped by non-white cultures. Its future will be too

Trimble: Chinese families migrated up to Phoenix after the railroad was finished across Southern Arizona

Trimble: Snake oil salesmen started in the Southwest because of Asian immigrants

Trimble: Booker T Washington called Phoenix a 'melting pot' of people in 1911

Trimble: Arizona desegragated its schools a year before Brown v. Board of Education

Mexican immigrant was 1 of only 2 Arizonans to receive Medal of Honor during World War II

Trimble: Arizona is 'richer' because of its diversity

All eyes will be on Arizona for how to handle majority-minority shift

Where are the mixed girls?

QUIZ: Can YOU Define the Latino electorate?

Armida Moya moved to Arizona 70 years ago

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