A True American Revolutionary: Rest in Power, Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015)
Grace Lee Boggs — revered civil rights activist and scholar and Asian American feminist hero — passed away this morning.…
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Dr. Ken Treats Asian American Viewers With a Nostalgic Take on the Family Sitcom
This evening, the Asian American community ventures into uncharted territory. With tonight’s premiere of Ken Jeong’s newest venture — the…
“She Lights Up Well”: New Independent Film Written, Directed & Starring Asian American Woman In a Story About Self-Discovery
The trailer feels like Girls meets This Is Where I Leave You. In She Lights Up Well, Sophie (played by the film’s writer and director,…
New Website Aims to Create Comprehensive Database of anti-Asian Media Stereotypes, But…
Negative, oftentimes racist, portrayals of Asian Americans have persisted in Western media for over a century. When we are not…
Why We Must Stand With Planned Parenthood, Today and Every Day | #StandWithPP
Women need, and deserve, unfettered access to high quality healthcare, including preventative, contraceptive and pre-natal care. This is not just a…
A Starry Night and a Smartphone Screen: When We Won’t Just Put Down the Phone, and Look
Last night, a beautiful blood-red lunar eclipse happened to coincide with the moment in the lunar orbit when the moon is…
Suspect Arrested in Brutal Beating of 83-year-old Man in Santa Ana
Earlier in the week, police released surveillance video of the brutal beating of an elderly man in Santa Ana, California just minutes…
Race is No Just Cause: The US Government’s Racist Profiling of Asian Americans
Earlier this week, I gave a standing-room only talk at Yale about the Asian American Model Minority Myth, wherein I…
Office of Civil Rights: No Evidence of Anti-Asian Discrimination in Princeton Admissions
The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has concluded an investigation into admissions practices at Princeton University. The…
It’s Time to Reinvent “The Mikado” Without the Racism
Having learned nothing apparently from last year’s “Mikado” fiasco in Seattle, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) —…
Sikhtoons Responds to Recent Hate Crimes Targeting Indian and Sikh Americans
Vishavjit Singh, creator of Sikhtoons, has created a cartoon expression of our collective outrage with regard to the recent apparently hate-motivated assaults…
Hate Crimes Charges Will Be Filed Against Suspect in Beating of Sikh American Man
Less than a week after the DuPage County’s State’s Attorney’s Office announced that the 17-year-old suspect in the brutal beating of…