From the early 1800s to 1965, Asian Americans’ rights to immigration and citizenship in the United States were severely limited by a series of discriminatory immigration laws. In the wake of the Civil Rights Movement, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which opened the doors to many Asian, African, and Latin American immigrants. In this lesson, students examine data on the demographics of the U.S. pre- and post-1965 to draw conclusions about the impact of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.