Fate of White House’s Black, Hispanic, and AAPI Education and Community Outreach Initiatives In Doubt Under Trump
In a major feature story published today, NBC News reports that three major White House Initiatives — each designed to…
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Widow At Risk of Deportation Following Hate Crime Murder of Her Husband
Earlier this year, I reported on the hate crime murder of 32-year-old Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an engineer shot and killed at…
Daniel Dae Kim in Talks to Join “Hellboy” Cast as Major Ben Daimio
Variety reports today that actor Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-O, Lost) is in talks to join the upcoming Hellboy reboot as Major Ben…
Representative Pramila Jayapal Shuts Down Sexist Colleague for Calling Her A “Young Lady… [Who] Doesn’t Know a Damn Thing”
In an exchange on the House floor that might otherwise have gone entirely overlooked, Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington, 7th District)…
Autopsy: Tommy Le Shot Twice in Back by Police for Holding a Pen | #JusticeforTommyLe
On June 14th, twenty-year-old Tommy Le was shot and killed just outside of Seattle, Washington by King County Sheriff’s deputy…
Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault: Why Asian Americans Must Join The Fight to #StopBetsy
Today, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that the Department of Education would roll back Obama era guidelines to protect…
Department of Transportation: No Penalty for United Airlines After David Dao Assaulted, Dragged Off Plane
A passengers’ rights advocacy group, Flyers Rights, released documents yesterday showing that in May, the Department of Transportation — which,…
#HowNOTToPickUpAsianChicks: Comedian Kristina Wong Launches Web Series to Review Pick-up Artists’ Self-Help Books
We’re all aware of the sad, lonely, angry corner of the internet known as the “Seduction Community“, where self-described pick-up…
More Sexism from NYC City Councilman Peter Koo: “An angry mom can’t accomplish much.”
I’ve been watching the Democratic primary race for New York City Council’s District 20 with interest since I posted two…
BREAKING: Trump Likely to End DACA – Here’s What You Can Do Now
Politico broke the news earlier today that President Donald Trump has decided to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
CAPAC Joins Asian American Activists Outside White House to #DefendDACA
President Donald Trump is poised to make a decision next Tuesday on the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood…
Actor Adam Beach Calls for Boycott of “Yellowstone” Citing Casting of Asian American Actress to Play Native Character
This post has been updated on 9/20/2017. Please scroll down for new developments. Actor Adam Beach (Flags of our Fathers, Windtalkers)…