While the pre-World War II Asian immigrants were ________, the recent immigrants are ________.

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The sentence compares the pre-World War II Asian immigrants with the recent immigrants. The first part of the sentence presents a characteristic of the pre-World War II Asian immigrants ("peasants"), while the second part of the sentence presents a characteristic of the recent immigrants ("varied by education"). Therefore, the best answer choice is A, which provides two contrasting characteristics. The other answer choices provide specific nationalities of Asian immigrants but do not contrast their characteristics.

While the Pre-World War II Asian Immigrants Were ________, the Recent