Without Air For So Long: Asian American in the Age of Coronavirus
By Guest Contributor: Amy Zhou This piece was originally published in The Wake Magazine. I often wonder: will I ever…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
OPEN LETTER: UCLA Law’s APILSA Responds to Prof. Stephen Bainbridge’s “Egregious” Tweets
By Guest Contributor: UCLA Law‘s Asian/Pacific Islander Law Students’ Association (APILSA) Editor’s Note: On February 25 and on April 6,…
Andrew Yang is Wrong: Respectability Politics Won’t Save Asian Americans from Racist Violence
Earlier this week, the FBI released a report detailing the attempted hate crime murder of an Asian American family —…
Actor Brian Tee Reflects on 100 Episodes as Dr. Ethan Choi in Chicago Med
According to studies, Asian Americans remain significantly underrepresented in American media, and when visible primarily relegated to flattened and stereotypical…
What I Want From Chester Tam’s Upcoming Rom-Com Film
By Guest Contributor: Monique Jones (@moniqueblognet) Note: A version of this article originally appeared last year in Just Add Color.…
BREAKING: California Legislators Introduce Bill to Reinstate Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity For All
Nearly 25 years after ballot measure Proposition 209 ended race- and gender-conscious affirmative action in the state of California, several…
California Formally Apologizes to Japanese Americans for WWII Incarceration
The California State Assembly voted unanimously today to pass a bill that formally apologizes for its role in the WW2…
Warren Releases Extensive Plan for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
Disclosure: After supporting the Castro campaign to its end, I recently indicated my public support for the Warren campaign. Coinciding…
AAPIs Need to be Part of the Equal Pay Conversation
Today is AAPI Equal Pay Day, the day in 2020 when an Asian American or Pacific Islander woman would —…
What we’re not talking about when we talk about equal pay
By Guest Contributor: Sung Yeon Choimorrow (Executive Director, NAPAWF) The gender pay gap is the difference between what men and…
“Parasite” makes history at Oscars
Bong Joon-Ho’s “Parasite” — a compelling exploration of class inequality in South Korea — has received near-universal critical acclaim. The…
Watchmen breaks the promise of Lady Trieu’s naming
By Guest Contributor: Mai Nguyen Do The reveal of Watchmen’s Lady Trieu began as a promise of innovative retelling and…