#EmboldenedRacists After Election of Donald Trump
Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign by calling Mexicans “rapists” and “killers”. On the campaign trail, he has advocated a…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
National Exit Polls Totally Underestimated Clinton’s Support among AAPI Voters
Following the devastating defeat of Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton by Republican nominee — and now President-elect — Donald Trump,…
In Search of Political Power: Captured Minorities and the AAPI Electorate
On Tuesday, America will mark yet another Election Day. For Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), this coming election seems…
‘Quantico’ Recap: Season 2, Episode 6, ‘Aquiline’
By Guest Contributor: Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) “So we have a lot of suspects, doing a whole lot of nothing.” For once,…
Rae Na Lee, ’19, is Second Student Death at Yale in Past Week
In a message circulated late yesterday to members of the Yale University community, Yale University dean of students Jonathan Holloway…
Rami Malek is set to play Freddie Mercury in the upcoming Queen biopic
By Guest Contributor: Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) After seeing Hollywood green-light projects that actively erase Asian Americans from the silver screen (think…
Korean American Adoptee to be Deported after Four Decades in United States
I first posted about this story back in March 2015, when the AAPI community first began organizing on behalf of…
‘Ambush Journalist’ Jesse Watters is Ambushed by Guerilla Comedians, and it is Amazing
Karma is amazing. So-called “guerilla comedians” Justin Selvig and Davram Stiefler posted a video this morning documenting an exchange between…
Sen. Mark Kirk apologizes after racist remark against Rep. Tammy Duckworth
Senator Mark Kirk apologized Friday after he made a racist remark against Representative Tammy Duckworth at a televised debate on…
16-year-old Dylan Yang Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison after Homicide Conviction
In a trial that has deeply shaken the Black and Asian communities of Wisconsin, 16-year-old Dylan Yang, who is Hmong…
‘Designated Survivor’ Recap: Season 1, Episode 4: “The Enemy”
By Guest Contributor: Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) On this week’s Designated Survivor, President Kirkman struggled with whether or not federalizing Michigan’s National…
BREAKING: O’Reilly Factor’s Executive Producer Will Meet with Asian American Community over Racist Segment
The Asian American Journalists’ Association just broke the news that The O’Reilly Factor‘s Executive Producer David Tabacoff has agreed to a sit-down…