From Japanese internment during WWII to the brutality of the Indochina Wars to the Islamophobia that rippled from the “War on Terror,” US wars and their legacies have been central to the formation of Asian American identity.

As the US continues to lead military action abroad (and observing the irony of our own nation’s “Independence” Day), we are taking time to revisit Amp articles that consider how our identity continues to be shaped by these foreign policies and engagements.