Twitter Archive | July 11, 2023 | In 1943, Asawa received a scholarship to go to Milwaukee...

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In 1943, Asawa received a scholarship to go to Milwaukee State Teachers College in Wisconsin (now @UWM). However, Asawa was denied a prerequisite internship because of racism against Japanese Americans. #CaliforniaModernistWomen #RuthAsawa . This tweet was posted on July 11, 2023.