Chol Soo Lee, whose wrongful conviction helped spark the Asian American Movement, dies at 62
It was a real-life “Serial“. On June 7, 1973, Korean American Chol Soo Lee was arrested in California and charged with…
Tag: In Memoriam
12 life lessons I learned from the incredible Robin Williams
By now, you’ve heard the news: yesterday, Robin Williams died of apparent suicide at the age of 63. Depression has…
In Memoriam: James Shigeta, 85, an Asian American pioneer in Hollywood
Yesterday, Hollywood Reporter broke the news that James Shigeta, one of Hollywood’s most prominent Asian American actors of the 1960’s,…
Sign this petition to honour Yuri Kochiyama with a US Postal Stamp!
Last week, America lost a civil rights legend in Yuri Kochiyama. Kochiyama’s work inspired a generation of young activists —…
The White House Remembers Yuri Kochiyama
Yesterday, the White House’s Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) posted this post on the White House’s official…
Revolutionary Artist, Musician and Radical Activist Fred Ho Dies at 56
Fred Ho, born Fred Wei-Han Houn, was a revolutionary musician and composer best known for fusing African American and Asian…
Nelson Mandela’s legacy is a call-to-action for social justice activists
Nelson Mandela, former president and life-long fighter for racial equality in South Africa, has died at the age of 95. Most…
State-wide manhunt for ex-LAPD cop who murdered Monica Quan, daughter of first Asian American LAPD captain
This past Sunday, Monica Quan, 28, and her fiancee, Keith Lawrence, 27, were brutally gunned down while they were sitting…
RIP Janet Liang
Just found out that Janet Liang, the brave young woman whose battle with leukemia inspired my own registration in the…