Building Power at the Intersection of Race and Electoral Politics
By Guest Contributor: Sudip Bhattacharya After Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upset primary win against the establishment Democrat in New York’s 14th Congressional…
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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…
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Donald Trump Fakes Indian Accent While Maine’s GOP Governor Calls Indians “The Worst Ones”
Did the RNC send out a memo instructing Republicans to be racially offensive towards Indians and Indian Americans this weekend? It’s…
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GOP Autopsy: Dead and Buried
By Guest Contributor: Bel Leong-Hong, Chair of the Democratic National Committee’s AAPI Caucus Three years ago today, the Republican National…
The Institutionalization of Islamophobia: How Congress May Let Fear and Hatred Dismantle the Visa Waiver Program
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump has built his political platform on intolerance, Islamophobia, and nativism, but (at least for the moment) we…
Richard Cohen is guilty of bad writing, but is he guilty of racism?
Richard Cohen will never be accused of being a progressive on race politics: one need only look to his ham-fisted…
Kal Penn, #StopandFrisk, and Tacos: Is rational discussion possible in the age of Twitter?
Earlier this week, Kal Penn blew up the Twitterverse. It all started when Penn — best known to America at-large…
Being Asian American is Completely Compatible with Being Chinese American
With the re-launch of my blog late last month, I’m back on my Twitter feed (@Reappropriate). Earlier this week, @aamodelminority…
New Evil Chinese Professor Entry: Duped Asian Extras
Don’t forget to submit your own video by the end of this week!
Evil Chinese Professor Parody Contest: Deadline Extended!
Remember that racist Evil Chinese Professor political ad from last month? Last month, several Asian American blogs — including Reappropriate — decided…
AALDEF 2010 Exit Polling Shows APIA Voting Trends, Documents Voter Disenfranchisement
The Asiam American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) released the preliminary findings of their exit polling of the 2010…
Evil Chinese Professor Entry: Chuck Norris Will Roundhouse Kick a Moron
Have no idea how we get from Evil Chinese Professor to Chuck Norris? Check out this entry: Enter your own…