Dashcam Video Shows Brutal Police Assault of Laotian American Man
Shocking dashcam footage released today by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Minnesota shows a police officer brutally attacking a…
Slants Win Supreme Court Case Against US Patent and Trademark Office
In a ruling handed down this morning, the US Supreme Court unanimously sided with Asian American rock band “The Slants”…
Under Trump, Dreamers — But Not Parents — Will Be Allowed to Remain in U.S.
In a surprise announcement on the 5th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the Trump administration announced…
Katy Perry (Sorta) Addresses Cultural Appropriation Critiques
In the latest episode of DeRay McKesson’s podcast, “Pod Save the People” (Episode 8: “When You Have to Face Yourself”),…
The Power of Anti-Black Ideology
By Guest Contributor: Sudip Bhattacharya The acquittal of police officer, Betty Shelby, in the shooting death of Terence Crutcher was…
Men of Color and Masculinity
By Guest Contributor: Sudip Bhattacharya Recently, Brooklyn Nets star Jeremy Lin said to the New York Daily News, “A lot…
Trump Will Alienate the AAPI Community with his Anti-Environmentalism
While the week was dominated with giddy speculation over the true meaning of the word ‘covfefe’, a bigger story deserves…
Orientalist Caricatures of Chinatown Resurrected in the Pages of The New York Times
By Guest Contributor: Jan Lee It was Valentine’s Day in New York City. While others were thinking about where to…
Dear Asian Americans: Stop Erasing Pacific Islanders
By Guest Contributor: Conrad Lihlihi (@clihilihi) Editor’s Note: Earlier this week, entertainment news outlets reported that film project “Ni’ihau” was…
Speaking Truth to Power is not Cyberbullying: On Tone Policing and Respectability Politics
Last week, Deadline broke the story that writer/director Gabriel Robertson (EastEnders, Bucket, The Gift) was attached to write and direct…
Tell the Government that We Need Disaggregated AAPI Data Today
The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community is not a monolith. Representing over 18 million people, AAPIs are a diverse,…
The Forgotten: Those Left Behind by Our Myths
By Guest Contributor: Yung Wing We often hear about the success of Asian Americans who are emblematic of the “model…