Why NIFLA v. Becerra is a Watershed Moment for Women of Color
By Guest Contributor: Sung Yeon Choimorrow, Executive Director, NAPAWF, Author at HMHB This week, as the Supreme Court begins hearing NIFLA…
Category: Politics
#NotYourModelMinority: Asian Americans Are Not Your Proof that Donald Trump Isn’t Racist
Asian Americans are not your model minorities. We are not your wedges. We are not your license for guilt-free anti-blackness.…
Rep. Judy Chu Arrested at Rally Demanding Passage of Clean DREAM Act
Representative Judy Chu, the first Chinese American woman elected to the US Congress and the current chairperson of the Congressional…
Asian American Candidates Targeted by Racist Campaign Mailers Win School Board Election
In a repudiation of racist campaign mailers sent to the residents of Edison, New Jersey, the school board candidates targeted…
Anti-Asian hate is not welcome in politics
By Guest Contributor: Christine Chen, Executive Director of APIAVote (@apiavote) Edison town council member Sapana Shah realized something was wrong…
Over 100 Cambodian American Refugees Face Deportation after Targeted ICE Round-Up
The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) reports that over one hundred Cambodian American refugees have been arrested and detained…
University of Maryland Students Organize Rally for Immigrant Rights as Part of Week of #AAPIAction
This past week, Asian American scholars and activists (organized under the group, AAPIVoices) staged a nationwide week of action (#AAPIAction)…
Canada’s NDP Party Elects Sikh-Canadian Jagmeet Singh as Leader
In a historic vote, the third largest political party in Canada — the social democrat New Democratic Party (NDP) —…
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…
Fate of White House’s Black, Hispanic, and AAPI Education and Community Outreach Initiatives In Doubt Under Trump
In a major feature story published today, NBC News reports that three major White House Initiatives — each designed to…
Widow At Risk of Deportation Following Hate Crime Murder of Her Husband
Earlier this year, I reported on the hate crime murder of 32-year-old Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an engineer shot and killed at…
Flushing City Councilmember Peter Koo Deploys Sexist Attacks Against Challenger Alison Tan in Debate
On September 12th, New York City’s registered Democrats will head to the polls for the Democratic primaries, and voters living…