How the Aziz Ansari Story Reveals the Toxicity of Internalized Gender Roles
By Guest Contributor: Tiffany Tso I’ve been chewing on Babe’s Aziz Ansari story for the last couple of days. The…
Category: Feminism
(Re)Constructing Asian Masculinity: Trump and the “Racial Castration” of Kim Jong Un
The specter of war between North and South Korea has dominated headlines, particularly as President Donald Trump increasingly matches the…
CA Secretary of State Building to be Renamed for March Fong Eu
California’s first female Secretary of State and the first Asian American woman publicly elected to a state constitutional office, March…
L. Song Richardson Named UCI Law School Dean, Becomes Only Woman of Color Dean of a Top-30 Law School
Earlier today, the UC Irvine School of Law — ranked within the top 30 of the nation’s law schools by…
Yes, All Women. Asian-American Women, Too.
By Guest Contributor: Tiffany J. Huang (@tiffjhuang) In recent weeks, a cascade of sexual harassment accusations against powerful men has…
Sexual Assault Survivor Released From ICE Detention After Massive Social Media Campaign
After weeks and months of organizing by immigration rights groups, sexual assault victims’ rights groups, and social media users, rape…
George Takei Accused of Sexual Assault
This post was updated on November 14, 2017. Please scroll down for updates. In stunning news for the Asian American…
Charlyne Yi Recounts Racist Remarks from Writer and Director David Cross
This story was updated on October 17, 2017, October 18, 2017, and October 20, 2017 with new developments. Please scroll…
Survivor of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Faces Deportation by US Immigration | #FreeNy
Ny Nourn was born into war and violence. Nourn’s mother fled genocide in Cambodia to a refugee camp in Thailand…
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)…
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…
#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…