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…
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Reappropriate Joins 100+ AAPI Orgs in Statement of Collective Resistance Against Trump Era | #AsiansResist
Reappropriate has proudly joined over a hundred Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations who have come together to sign…
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Why I Will Join Thousands of Women as we March on Saturday
When I first heard about a planned march to amass the nation’s women to highlight women’s rights and in protest…
#DearMyAAPIRep: Please Join Your AAPI Congressional Colleagues in Boycotting Trump’s Inauguration
To encourage better and broader civic engagement within the AAPI community in Trump’s America, #DearMyAAPIRep is a new feature that…
~1 in 15 Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Will Lose Healthcare with Obamacare Repeal
Less than 3 days after being re-elected as House Speaker, Speaker Paul Ryan announced that Republicans’ chief priority this session…
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…
900+ Asian American Studies Scholars Issue Collective Statement Decrying Trump’s Proposed Muslim Registry
Over 900 Asian American Studies scholars from across the United States issued a joint statement today decrying President-Elect Donald Trump’s…
Elaine Chao Joins Trump’s Cabinet as Secretary of Transportation
Former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, who is the only member of President George W. Bush’s Cabinet to serve the…
Please take 2 minutes to save the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act — a hallmark legislation of the Obama administration’s legacy — helped give provide healthcare coverage for…
Carl Higbie Needs to Learn AAPI History
Yesterday, I reported that Trump supporter Carl Higbie had appeared on Fox News’ The Kelly File to offer Japanese American incarceration (a…
Asian Americans Must Join the Fight to #StopSessions (and #StopBannon)
Earlier this morning, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has chosen Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to fill the role of…
‘Designated Survivor’ Recap: Season 1, Episode 7, ‘The Traitor’
By Guest Contributor: Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) ‘He doesn’t have security clearance! This is why security clearances are important! This episode is…