Helen Gym’s Campaign for Philadelphia Mayor and the Future of U.S. Politics
By Scott Kurashige Philadelphia’s mayoral race is heating up, and Asian American community activists are deeply invested in the fight…
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Study Indicates Shifts in Shared Identity of Asian Americans
In a new survey, Pew Research has found that Asian Americans are evolving in our understandings of identity and shared…
Highlighting Disabled Creators in the Easter Seals Disability Film Challenge
On March 28, a five-day short film challenge started that provided disabled creators a chance to represent themselves from, behind,…
“Rising Against Asian Hate” Looks into the Past and the Future, and Sees Hope
March 16th 2021 was a dark day for the Asian American community. That was the day of the spa shootings…
Black and Filipino Solidarity has a Long History Many Forgot
By Rohan Zhou-Lee When a Filipina American woman in upstate New York was brutally attacked on March 11 this year,…
Call for Pitches: Filipinx American Identity
How does Filipinx American history and identity shape or complicate the Asian American experience? Why are Filipinx American stories so…
The fallacy of fuckability politics
By: Tif Shen After a recent breakup, I’ve found my way back to dating apps. I’ve learned that a new…
Asian American Cowboys and Native Erasure
By Guest Contributor: Dr. Beenash Jafri In 2021, a prominent billboard featuring the photos of three Asian cowboys was erected…
When I worked security for a brothel in upstate New York
By Guest Contributor: Kathryn Clemensts A moment of indecision can have life-altering consequences. I already knew that and I knew…
Find your Place in the Revolution: Grace Lee Boggs’ Final Message to Asian Americans
By Guest Contributor: Scott Kurashige Eight years ago amid the heat of a Detroit summer, legendary Chinese American scholar-activist Grace…
American Citizens for Justice Releases Educational Guide Commemorating 40th Anniversary of Justice for Vincent Chin
This year marks 40 years following the death of Vincent Chin, whose brutal hate crime killing in Detroit, Michigan in…
Am I Asian American Enough?
By Guest Contributor: Mia Ives-Rublee I spent my childhood hearing from white adults about the immoralities of Asians. I was…