Trauma Nation in the Era of Trump: Abandoned, but not Alone
By Guest Contributor: Sudip Bhattacharya “They sold us out,” a friend texted me on election night, after an avowed racist, misogynist,…
Category: Elections
Silicon Valley’s Kumail Nanjiani and Thomas Middleditch Harassed as #EmboldenedRacists Get Even Bolder
Silicon Valley‘s stars Thomas Middleditch and Kumail Nanjiani tweeted over the weekend that they were targets of harassment Friday night…
#EmboldenedRacists After Election of Donald Trump
Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign by calling Mexicans “rapists” and “killers”. On the campaign trail, he has advocated a…
National Exit Polls Totally Underestimated Clinton’s Support among AAPI Voters
Following the devastating defeat of Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton by Republican nominee — and now President-elect — Donald Trump,…
‘Designated Survivor’ Recap: Season 1, Episode 6, ‘The Interrogation’
By Guest Contributor: Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) “I think that I can affect change and promote unity… We need to move forward…
In Search of Political Power: Captured Minorities and the AAPI Electorate
On Tuesday, America will mark yet another Election Day. For Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), this coming election seems…
The Chatter Around the Ongoing Saga of Huma Abedin
By Guest Contributors: Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) and Asha Sundararaman (@mixedtck) We first started informally chatting about Hillary Clinton’s trusted aide…
Who Should Play Huma Abedin in The Inevitable 2016 Campaign Movie?
By Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) and Asha Sundararaman (@mixedtck) Of course Anthony Weiner had to pop up in the news during…
Sen. Mark Kirk apologizes after racist remark against Rep. Tammy Duckworth
Senator Mark Kirk apologized Friday after he made a racist remark against Representative Tammy Duckworth at a televised debate on…
When the Donald Embraced ‘The Hindu’
By Guest Contributors: Lakshmi Gandhi (@lakshmigandhi) and Asha Sundararaman (@mixedtck) Lakshmi: If you follow lots of South Asians on Twitter (as…
5 Lessons I Learned While Protesting a Trump Rally
By Guest Contributor: Sudip Bhattacharya “I need to pee, and I need a cookie,” I told my friend as we drove…
BREAKING: O’Reilly Factor’s Executive Producer Will Meet with Asian American Community over Racist Segment
The Asian American Journalists’ Association just broke the news that The O’Reilly Factor‘s Executive Producer David Tabacoff has agreed to a sit-down…