Domestic Violence Survivor Sentenced, Transferred To ICE Custody Pending Deportation | #StandWithNanHui
This post has been updated. Please click through the jump for more information. An hour ago, the judge in Nan-Hui…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
Anti-Indictment Rallies for NYPD Officer Peter Liang Draw Smaller Than Expected Crowd in NYC
After over a month of build-up, a “National Day of Protest” that organizers said would involve coordinated rallies opposing the indictment of…
Act Now! Relief Needed After Massive Earthquake Strikes Nepal
At least 3,600 are dead — and the death toll is expected to rise — after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake…
Here is the Power Ballad Pac-Man Recorded for #MayweatherPacquiao. You Have To Hear It.
What more does the fight of the century need? An epic, 80’s style power ballad sung in Tagalog by a…
Lawyer: Botched Jury Instructions Led to Wrongful Kidnapping Conviction for DV Survivor | #StandWithNanHui
There have been major developments in the case of Nan-Hui Jo, the Korean American survivor of domestic violence who fled…
Man Charged with Hate Crimes in Robberies Targeting Chinese American Women | #ModelMinorityMisogyny
Earlier this week, Manuel Israel, a 20-year-old Manhattan-area purse-snatcher, was arrested and charged with 36 counts, including second-degree assault, second-…
9th Annual NYC Asian American Student Conference Will Focus on Promoting Collective Action For Social Change
This Saturday, New York University is hosting the 9th annual NYCAASC (@NYCAASC), a day-long conference geared towards AAPI college students. Organized…
Federal Circuit Court: “The Slants” Cannot Trademark Band Name
Portland, Oregon-based Asian American rock band, The Slants, received some disappointing news this week when the U.S. Court of Appeals in…
Reappropriate joins dozens of AAPI organizations in open letter seeking #JusticeForAkaiGurley
Last month, the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV) helped to organize a social media-based selfie campaign to create visibility for Asian…
Seller of Japanese American Incarceration Artifacts Revealed | #StopRago
Last week, New Jersey-based Rago Arts and Auction House came under fire with news that they had been consigned by…
The Genocide of Genealogies: For Those Who Refuse To Be Silenced
This post was originally published to Project Ava last year. It appears here today, April 17, 2015, on the 40th anniversary…
Chrissy Teigen Tweets About Her Recent Racist Encounter
Model Chrissy Teigen (@chrissyteigen) is making headlines this week after she described on Twitter a random encounter she had with…