My journey as an undocumented immigrant
By Guest Contributor: Yin Yin Chan (@yinychan) My daughter, Mia, has another year in preschool, and her father and I…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
Asian Americans poised to pick up seats in Congress after 2018 Midterm Election; but it could have been more
Editor’s Note: Since the writing of this post, it has become clear that Young Kim’s race has not yet been called…
Did you know what a microaggression was when you were a young Asian girl? Because these kids do
By Guest Contributor: Hanako Narter In an episode of the new web series Radical Cram School, an 8-year-old Asian American…
Exploring Politics Within Politics With Community Organizer Tonia Bui
By Reappropriate Intern: V. Huynh Where are women of color in politics? Are they in the decision-making engines? In local city…
Behind LA Chinatown’s Hip Food Scene: Baos, Coffee, and Gentrification
By Guest Contributor: Frances Huynh Read the first of this series: “The Gentrification of Los Angeles Chinatown: How Do We…
Still Processing: Imagining Myself as Asian/American
By Guest Contributor: Yaoyao Liu Editor’s Note: This post is the second in a series by Yaoyao Liu, reflecting on…
Building Asian American Feminism: In Conversation with the Asian American Feminist Collective
By Reappropriate Intern: V. Huynh Serving as a new and exciting Asian American feminist coalition-building effort, the Asian American Feminist…
Reflecting on ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and Being “Asian Enough” as an Asian American Adoptee
By Guest Contributor: Katie Mantele (@chenqiaoling) On August 15, 2018, the release of Crazy Rich Asians was celebrated by members…
Multiplying the Meaning of Asian American on ‘Still Processing’
By Guest Contributor: Yaoyao Liu Editor’s Note: This post is the first in a series by Yaoyao Liu, reflecting on…
Crazy Broke Asians: Asian America’s Forgotten Fight
By Guest Contributor: Do Nguyen Mai Media is already saturated with unnecessary and unrealistic displays of wealth. Crazy Rich Asians…
Looking Back at a Road Not Taken and Forward Towards a Future Inspired by Crazy Rich Asians
By Guest Contributor: Celeste Pewter (@celeste_pewter) The first time I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, I…
Exploring Asian American Feminism in Conversation with Asian American Feminist Collective’s Julie Kim
By Reappropriate Intern: V. Huynh We are not “docile”, “obedient”, “exotic”. We know that the challenges for disabled, LGBTQI+ women…