We, the Asian American Parents Who Love Our LGBTQ Kids, are heartbroken about the Orlando tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families, both given and chosen, especially their parents. Our thoughts are with those who were injured and are still fighting for their lives and those who are suffering emotional […]
An open letter about Orlando from Asian American Parents Who Love Our LGBTQ Kids
June 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Obama urges fight against bigotry, cites wartime Japanese American incarceration
December 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama called Dec. 15 for a continued fight against discrimination and bigotry, citing the country’s unfair past treatment of some Europeans and Chinese, as well as the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans. Obama made the remarks at an event in Washington as popular Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump faced mounting […]
No surprise racism lurked underneath U.C. Santa Barbara mass murderer’s rage
May 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
There was no surprise that in between U.C. Santa Barbara’s mass murderer Elliot Rodger’s warped, sick, and perverse harangues against women, he also laced in a generous dose of racist rage and stereotyping. “I passed by this restaurant and I saw this black guy chilling with 4 hot white girls. He didn’t even look good. […]
The unintended consequences of hate
This story was reported using data from ProPublica’s Documenting Hate Project. This project is collecting reports to create a national database of hate crimes and bias incidents for use by journalists and civil-rights organizations. If you’ve been a victim or a witness, use the form below to tell us your story. SAN JOSE, Calif. — […]