The Forgotten: Those Left Behind by Our Myths
By Guest Contributor: Yung Wing We often hear about the success of Asian Americans who are emblematic of the “model…
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Unpacking Get Out’s “Asian” character
By Guest Contributor: Melissa Phruksachart (@mphruksachart) Though Jordan Peele’s Get Out has been primarily read (and marketed) as an excoriation of white…
Beyond Hope: Fighting Within a Fascist America
By Guest Contributor: Sudip Bhattacharya “Sudip, what’s going to happen to us? Can he really create a registry…?” The words…
Senator Hirono, Will You Join Our Resistance? | #DearMyAAPIRep
By Guest Contributor: Mark Tseng Putterman (@tsengputterman) Dear Senator Hirono (@mazieforhawaii), On inauguration day, you promised your commitment to “resist…
The Power of Deconstructive Politics: Moving Beyond “Asian American”
By Guest Contributor: Sudip Bhattacharya As we devolve into a modern incarnation of white establishment politics, one that has merged…
Watching “The ‘Other’ Love Story” Was The Perfect Way To Kick Off 2017
By Guest Contributors: Lakshmi Gandhi (@lakshmigandhi) and Asha Sundararaman (@mixedtck) As soon as we saw this Autostraddle’s article about Roopa Rao’s…
Against a Deracinated Discourse
By Guest Contributor: Sudip Bhattacharya At a post-election event in Boston, Senator Bernie Sanders uttered the following: “It’s not good enough…
In Search of a More Authentic Metaphor for the Asian American Struggle
Guest Contributor: Dr. Keith Chan This article appears as a response to a recent guest writing by Mark Tseng Putterman that…
Against Antiblackness As Metaphor
Guest Contributor: Mark Tseng Putterman (@tsengputterman) Asian American Twitter has been abuzz this week with news that Tilda Swinton singled…
Designated Survivor Recap: Season 1, Episode 10, ‘The Oath’
By Guest Contributor: Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) If I ever have to deal with an assassination attempt moments after uncovering major threats…
‘Designated Survivor’ Recap: Season 1, Episode 9, ‘The Blueprint’
By Guest Contributor: Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) Wait, the fictional Congress in Designated Survivor has 162 registered independents?
‘Designated Survivor’ Recap: Season 1, Episode 9, ‘The Results’
By Guest Contributor: Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) Is Designated Survivor deliberately trying to taunt us all with its perfect liberal president who…