BREAKING: Viral Story About “Asian White Supremacist” May Be Fake
Editor’s Note: Minutes after this post was published, @hmasculazn deactivated his Twitter account. Shortly afterwards, the viral Medium essay was…
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Dashcam Video Shows Brutal Police Assault of Laotian American Man
Shocking dashcam footage released today by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Minnesota shows a police officer brutally attacking a…
Slants Win Supreme Court Case Against US Patent and Trademark Office
In a ruling handed down this morning, the US Supreme Court unanimously sided with Asian American rock band “The Slants”…
Under Trump, Dreamers — But Not Parents — Will Be Allowed to Remain in U.S.
In a surprise announcement on the 5th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the Trump administration announced…
Katy Perry (Sorta) Addresses Cultural Appropriation Critiques
In the latest episode of DeRay McKesson’s podcast, “Pod Save the People” (Episode 8: “When You Have to Face Yourself”),…
Trump Will Alienate the AAPI Community with his Anti-Environmentalism
While the week was dominated with giddy speculation over the true meaning of the word ‘covfefe’, a bigger story deserves…
Speaking Truth to Power is not Cyberbullying: On Tone Policing and Respectability Politics
Last week, Deadline broke the story that writer/director Gabriel Robertson (EastEnders, Bucket, The Gift) was attached to write and direct…
Tell the Government that We Need Disaggregated AAPI Data Today
The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community is not a monolith. Representing over 18 million people, AAPIs are a diverse,…
The Forgotten: Those Left Behind by Our Myths
By Guest Contributor: Yung Wing We often hear about the success of Asian Americans who are emblematic of the “model…
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Dismissed by Trump Administration
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, the nation’s youngest and first Indian American Surgeon General, was asked to resign on Friday…
Activists Organize Against Border Patrol Plans to Scrutinize Social Media of Chinese Travelers to US
Last month, US Customs and Border Protection announced a proposal to institute a “voluntary” social media check of Chinese travelers…
Support the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) in Protesting Against anti-LGBTQ Legislation
This past weekend, I made a whirlwind trip to Portland, Oregon to speak at my first-ever Association for Asian American…