Filipinx American Identity: A Personal (Ongoing) Journey of Positionality
About a year ago, I stood before the faculty and students of my psychology graduate program and declared, “Before I…
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My great-grandfather had a horse and a pistol.
He had a horse and a pistol. He also had a house that was so big that when British soldiers…
Asian Americans must reckon with how the fight to remove affirmative action is rooted in anti-Blackness
Asian Americans must reckon with the fact that this latest blow of injustice was made in our name. Again.
Striking Down Affirmative Action Hurts All of Us
Every spring I relive the fever dream of the college admissions cycle. “Didn’t you hear?” My mom will tell me…
Where I Am Really From: Or, Sometimes I Think About the Etymology of ‘Gook’
Sometimes I think about the fact that Robert Aaron Long carried out the 2021 Atlanta spa shooting on the fifty-third anniversary of the infamous massacre at Mỹ Lai.
I’m a Southeast Asian American educator. My community will not be weaponized against affirmative action.
I am from district Nha Be in Vietnam, just a bit outside of Saigon. I immigrated to Minnesota with my…
Helen Gym’s Campaign for Philadelphia Mayor and the Future of U.S. Politics
By Scott Kurashige Philadelphia’s mayoral race is heating up, and Asian American community activists are deeply invested in the fight…
The fallacy of fuckability politics
By: Tif Shen After a recent breakup, I’ve found my way back to dating apps. I’ve learned that a new…
Asian American Cowboys and Native Erasure
By Guest Contributor: Dr. Beenash Jafri In 2021, a prominent billboard featuring the photos of three Asian cowboys was erected…
When I worked security for a brothel in upstate New York
By Guest Contributor: Kathryn Clemensts A moment of indecision can have life-altering consequences. I already knew that and I knew…
Find your Place in the Revolution: Grace Lee Boggs’ Final Message to Asian Americans
By Guest Contributor: Scott Kurashige Eight years ago amid the heat of a Detroit summer, legendary Chinese American scholar-activist Grace…
Am I Asian American Enough?
By Guest Contributor: Mia Ives-Rublee I spent my childhood hearing from white adults about the immoralities of Asians. I was…