The identities we seek are not always the identities find. In Diego's travels to China, Thailand, and Spain in search of a sense of belonging, he finds community in unexpected places. These experiences influenced Diego's research as he considered how the first Asians in the Americas established community with strangers in a strange land under the name of Chino. Hosted by Charles Fournier Written by Charles Fournier and Diego Javier Luis  Based on the book "The First Asians in the Americas" by Diego Javier Luis Produced by Charles Fournier, Diego Javier Luis, and Julian Saporiti with support from Tufts University  Created by Julian Saporiti, Diego Javier Luis, and Charles Fournier  Music by Julian Saporiti Edited by Charles Fournier Engineered by Charles Fournier and Julian Saporiti  Sound Mixing and Mastering by Seth Boggess Graphic Design by Emilia Halvorsen Saporiti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices