Biden Announces Release of Campaign Staff Diversity Report at AAPI Presidential Townhall
Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden pledged at today’s AAPI Presidential Townhall that he would release…
Tag: Donald Trump
Trump Signs Sweeping Executive Order To Suspend Non-Permanent Work Visas
The White House announced today that President Trump has signed an Executive Order that would suspend the issuing of several…
It’s Not Just For Fun: My Reaction to Kurt Suzuki’s MAGA Hat Photo Op
By Guest Contributor: Joseph Shoji Lachman Kurt Suzuki, who is a yonsei (or, 4th generation Japanese American), wore a “Make…
Trump’s Asian American Judges Are No Friends to AAPI Community
By Guest Contributors: Sung Yeon Choimorrow (NAPAWF), Quyen Dinh (SEARAC), and Alvina Yeh (APALA) Last month, the Senate voted to…
Trump Makes Racially-Charged Remarks Towards Japanese Reporter in Controversial Press Conference
In a press conference marked by erratic and un-presidential behaviour, President Trump made racially charged remarks against a Japanese reporter,…
American Militarism and White Empire: Thoughts on Peace on the Korean Peninsula
By Guest Contributor: Ju-Hyun Park (@Hermit_Hwarang) A month ago, I woke up to news I thought I might never hear…
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.…
#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.…
(Re)Constructing Asian Masculinity: Trump and the “Racial Castration” of Kim Jong Un
The specter of war between North and South Korea has dominated headlines, particularly as President Donald Trump increasingly matches the…
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)…
Families of Plaintiffs in Iconic SCOTUS Japanese American Incarceration Cases File Joint Brief Against Trump Muslim Ban
In an historic move, the families of Gordon Hirabayashi, Minoru Yasui, and Fred Korematsu — the three men behind three…
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…