Ours is a History of Resistance
By: Karin Wang (@naragirl), Asian Americans Advancing Justice Since we launched “Write Back, Fight Back” two months ago, we have…
Category: Guest Contributors
The Trauma of Childhood Separation: Reflections of a Korean American Adoptee
By Guest Contributor: Mia Ives-Rublee (@SeeMiaRoll) The cries of children echo in my head after listening to the ProPublica recording…
This Mess We’re In: A Vision of the Web after White Supremacy
By: Cayden Mak In 1998, when I was 11, we got the internet at home. My mom, a public school…
Class, Capitalism and the Creation of a Progressive Asian America
By Guest Contributor: Sudip Bhattacharya (@ResistRun) Chris Phan used to believe that they were an anomaly. After all, Phan and…
American Militarism and White Empire: Thoughts on Peace on the Korean Peninsula
By Guest Contributor: Ju-Hyun Park (@Hermit_Hwarang) A month ago, I woke up to news I thought I might never hear…
The Jeremy Lin Effect: Breaking Asian Stereotypes in the South
By Guest Contributor: Noah de la Rosa “You’re out!” The umpire exclaims. I think to myself, “Geez Christian, calm down…
The Other Asian
This essay was originally posted to Desis for Progress. By: Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed (@tazzystar) I first learn I am Asian…
The Illusion of the Asian American Dream
Asian Americans are often lauded as a “model minority” that has achieved complete acceptance into American society. But silent and…
Ending “Male Chauvinism” In the Movement: Lessons from the Long Sixties
By: Mark Tseng-Putterman (@tsengputterman) As Asian Americans living in the years of Amy Chua, Ajit Pai, Peter Liang and Nikki…
Reconnecting Heart and Head: Racism, Immigration Policy, WeChat, and Chinese Americans
By: OiYan Poon Smirking when I asked if he had any questions before I turned on my recorder for our…
‘Soft Power’: A Powerfully Acted but Underwhelming Spectacle
By Guest Contributor: Edward Hong (@CinnabonMonster) Ever since I wanted to be an actor in high school, I became immediately…
Why We Must End Caste Oppression
By: Thenmozhi Soundararajan Last year I was ejected four times from the California Board of Education building. My crime was…