Always curious how Asia ended up speaking Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, and so on. I am half-Korean and very little. It's just something I've always been curious about.

History of the Southwest:
12000-15000 years occupation by migrants from Asia & also
Europe.
50-100 years partial occupation by Spanish with natives.
30 years indirect control by Mexicans, many natives dead from diseases & conflict.
160 years occupation by Americans.