Navigating Intergenerational Trauma Amidst Quarantine
By Guest Contributor: Jenny Lee My family and I do not agree on much — whether that is what food…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
Basic Human Decency Should Be Granted Freely: In Response to Andrew Yang
By Guest Contributor: Anouk Yeh On April 1, the Washington Post released an op-ed written by former presidential candidate Andrew…
More Queer than Gay, ‘The Half of It’ is Wholly Necessary
By Guest Contributor: Kim Tran This post first appeared in Wear Your Voice Magazine and contains mild spoilers for the…
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…
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 —…