Suspect in Triple Homicide Found Mentally Incompetent to Stand Trial As Family Demands Hate Crime Charges
The suspect in a triple homicide that claimed the lives of three people of colour was found mentally incompetent to…
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Sikh American Wins Right to Wear Beard, Turban From U.S. Army
Culminating a multi-year legal battle with the US Army, Captain Simratpal Singh has won the right to wear his beard and…
NBC Asian America Launches New Video Channel With “Self-Starters” Highlighting AAPI Entrepreneurship
Last week, I was honoured to be invited to NBC’s 30 Rock to participate in the first-ever Asian American Ideas Summit, a…
Former WHIAAPI Deputy Director Joins Clinton Campaign to Head AAPI Outreach Efforts
A week after Hillary Clinton’s AAPI Outreach Director, Lisa Changadveja, departed the campaign for a position with the Colorado Democratic…
Prosecutors Will Not Seek Prison Sentence for Peter Liang
In a statement given to NBC News this afternoon, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson says that he will not seek…
AAPI Community Loses a Legend With Passing of Prof. Emeritus Don Nakanishi
Pioneering AAPI Studies scholar and beloved community leader Professor Emeritus Dr. Don Nakanishi passed yesterday afternoon, according to a Facebook post…
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After a behind-the-scenes server migration, my jenn [at] reappropriate [dot] co email is currently not functioning. You can continue to…
Clinton Campaign’s Director of AAPI Outreach Steps Down
Just half a year after taking the position, Hillary Clinton’s Director of AAPI Outreach will be leaving the Democratic primary frontrunner’s…
#PaperlessAndBeautiful: On The A4 Waist Challenge, and Body Image in the Asian American Community
I do not have an “A4 Waist,” and I am totally okay with that. The latest social media trend to…
Kristina Wong: “I swear Bernie Sanders got my back pregnant.”
Can you get pregnant just by having a guy put his hand on the small of your back? Maybe —…
Academy Issues Weak Sauce Apology for Anti-Asian Jokes
I’m going to create a new Tumblr: Weak Sauce Apologies For Racism. Initial entries would include Emma Stone’s “my eyes have…
In Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Daniel Henney Proves That Asian Men Are Cool (and Hot, Too!)
I have a confession to make: I am a huge fan of Criminal Minds. So, I was thrilled to learn earlier…