1965 to Today: Moving Towards a Majority-Minority America
By: Alton Wang (@altonwang) We often talk about the course of history as if it is distantly in our past.…
Asian Americans Run for Something: Gayatri Agnew | Candidate for AR State House of Representatives, 93rd District
This year, a record number of Asian Americans are running for public office at the local, state, and national level.…
API Mental Health: Let’s Stop Talking Taboos and Start Talking Racism
By: Jen Soriano (@lionswrite) Editor’s Note: As of May 22, 2018 the author has modified this essay to include more Native…
Asian Americans Run for Something: Poonam Gill | Candidate for IN House of Representatives, 88th District
This year, a record number of Asian Americans are running for public office at the local, state, and national level.…
On Being a Brown Asian: Expanding the Boundaries of Asian America
By: Anisa Khalifa During my last year of university, I decided to explore beyond my close-knit group of friends and…
Asian Americans Run for Something: Tram Nguyen | Candidate for MA State Rep, 18th Essex District
This year, a record number of Asian Americans are running for public office at the local, state, and national level.…
US Census’ Proposed New Citizenship Question Will Lead to Undercounting of Asian Americans | #CensusNotCensure
For the first time in over fifty years, the US Census is planning to ask respondents about their citizenship status.…
The Sunken Place and the Model Minority Myth
By: R. K. Guha I sometimes wish I could go back in time and be my own guardian angel. I…
“Cambodian Rock Band” Brings Khmer History to Life through Story and Song
Many of us are the second-generation children of immigrants who survived periods of instability such as the Vietnam War, the…
Asian Americans Run for Something: Zahra Suratwala | Candidate for DuPage County Board, IL
This year, a record number of Asian Americans are running for public office at the local, state, and national level.…
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…
Preparing Little Brother for a Mass Shooting
By: Frances Kai-Hwa Wang (@fkwang) The night before my youngest child – whom we call Little Brother – leaves on…