Chinese residents have patrolled Manhattan's Chinatown as volunteer police to protect their home while finding belonging in a foreign country. Their stories remind us of the hope the U.S. represented to the tired and the huddled masses.

Chinese residents have patrolled Manhattan's Chinatown as volunteer police to protect their home while finding belonging in a foreign country. Their stories remind us of the hope the U.S. represented to the tired and the huddled masses.