Congress Passes Bill To Provide Reparations to Guam World War II Survivors
Seventy five years after Imperial Japanese Army forces invaded the US-held territory of Guam on December 8, 1941 — leading to…
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900+ Asian American Studies Scholars Issue Collective Statement Decrying Trump’s Proposed Muslim Registry
Over 900 Asian American Studies scholars from across the United States issued a joint statement today decrying President-Elect Donald Trump’s…
Yale University Formally Considers Renaming Calhoun College
After more than a year of student protests highlighting racial injustice on the campus, Yale University announced today via a…
Elaine Chao Joins Trump’s Cabinet as Secretary of Transportation
Former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, who is the only member of President George W. Bush’s Cabinet to serve the…
Reappropriate’s Top 5 for #GivingTuesday 2016 (and This Year’s Master-List of AANHPI Non-Profits)
One of my most popular posts each years is my Giving Tuesday post, which commemorates a national day to reject the crass consumerism…
National Affinity Bar Associations Join AAPIs in Demanding Apology from Fox News for Watters’ World Segment
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), the National LGBT Bar Association (National LGBT Bar), the National Native American Bar Association…
Please take 2 minutes to save the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act — a hallmark legislation of the Obama administration’s legacy — helped give provide healthcare coverage for…
Carl Higbie Needs to Learn AAPI History
Yesterday, I reported that Trump supporter Carl Higbie had appeared on Fox News’ The Kelly File to offer Japanese American incarceration (a…
Asian Americans Must Join the Fight to #StopSessions (and #StopBannon)
Earlier this morning, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has chosen Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to fill the role of…
Trump Supporter Cites Japanese American Incarceration to Justify Planned Muslim Registry
We all knew it would come to this, didn’t we? Last night, Trump supporter Carl Higbie, a former spokesperson for…
Dwayne Johnson is first Pacific Islander to be named People’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
People magazine announced today that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been crowned 2016’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” Johnson is a former college football player…
Silicon Valley’s Kumail Nanjiani and Thomas Middleditch Harassed as #EmboldenedRacists Get Even Bolder
Silicon Valley‘s stars Thomas Middleditch and Kumail Nanjiani tweeted over the weekend that they were targets of harassment Friday night…