 by other Americans, regardless of how long they or their ancestors have lived in United States and been a part of its society.East Asian Americans have been perceived, treated, and portrayed by many in American society as "perpetual" foreigners who are unable to be assimilated and inherently foreign regardless of citizenship or duration of residence in the United States.A similar view has been advanced by Ling-chi Wang, professor emeritus of Asian American studies at the University of California, Berkeley.