Families of Plaintiffs in Iconic SCOTUS Japanese American Incarceration Cases File Joint Brief Against Trump Muslim Ban
In an historic move, the families of Gordon Hirabayashi, Minoru Yasui, and Fred Korematsu — the three men behind three…
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Fate of White House’s Black, Hispanic, and AAPI Education and Community Outreach Initiatives In Doubt Under Trump
In a major feature story published today, NBC News reports that three major White House Initiatives — each designed to…
Widow At Risk of Deportation Following Hate Crime Murder of Her Husband
Earlier this year, I reported on the hate crime murder of 32-year-old Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an engineer shot and killed at…
Daniel Dae Kim in Talks to Join “Hellboy” Cast as Major Ben Daimio
Variety reports today that actor Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-O, Lost) is in talks to join the upcoming Hellboy reboot as Major Ben…
Representative Pramila Jayapal Shuts Down Sexist Colleague for Calling Her A “Young Lady… [Who] Doesn’t Know a Damn Thing”
In an exchange on the House floor that might otherwise have gone entirely overlooked, Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington, 7th District)…
Autopsy: Tommy Le Shot Twice in Back by Police for Holding a Pen | #JusticeforTommyLe
On June 14th, twenty-year-old Tommy Le was shot and killed just outside of Seattle, Washington by King County Sheriff’s deputy…
Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault: Why Asian Americans Must Join The Fight to #StopBetsy
Today, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that the Department of Education would roll back Obama era guidelines to protect…
Department of Transportation: No Penalty for United Airlines After David Dao Assaulted, Dragged Off Plane
A passengers’ rights advocacy group, Flyers Rights, released documents yesterday showing that in May, the Department of Transportation — which,…
#HollywoodSoWhite: How Lack of On-Screen Diversity Perpetuates White Supremacy
By Guest Contributor: Martin Tsai This post originally appeared on Medium. By almost single-mindedly catering to a young, white, male…
#HowNOTToPickUpAsianChicks: Comedian Kristina Wong Launches Web Series to Review Pick-up Artists’ Self-Help Books
We’re all aware of the sad, lonely, angry corner of the internet known as the “Seduction Community“, where self-described pick-up…
More Sexism from NYC City Councilman Peter Koo: “An angry mom can’t accomplish much.”
I’ve been watching the Democratic primary race for New York City Council’s District 20 with interest since I posted two…
BREAKING: Trump Likely to End DACA – Here’s What You Can Do Now
Politico broke the news earlier today that President Donald Trump has decided to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…