people of color
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Diversity among Bay Area elected officials improves, but disparities still exist
September 2, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Racial diversity among Bay Area elected officials increased during the 2020 election cycle but new data shows wide disparities still exist across the region. The proportion of people of color […] READ MORE
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Massive crowd gathers to celebrate workers’ immigrants’ rights
May 11, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
Chanting, “We want justice for our people,” waving signs and cheering, more than 1,000 people gathered peacefully in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood May 1 in honor of May Day and in […] READ MORE
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‘There are no do-overs’ – Advocates sound alarm on 2020 Census
April 27, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
With the 2020 Census three years out, civil rights groups and census experts are sounding the alarm that pending actions by the Trump administration and Congress could severely hamper an […] READ MORE
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People of Color and the poor will be hardest hit by ACA repeal
January 5, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to repeal and replace Obamacare is bad news for millions of Americans, but the poor and people of color are going to be hit hardest, say […] READ MORE
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ENTERTAINMENT RE-ORIENTED: #Thiswas2016
January 1, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
“When the house is going up in flames, does what’s on the TV matter?” That’s the question I kept asking myself as I sat down to write this year-end column. […] READ MORE
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Mixed-heritage Japanese Americans seek bone marrow matches
October 27, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Last January, Paul Ota felt a pain in his chest. Maybe, he thought, he had pulled a muscle at the gym. Upon visiting his doctor, though, Ota was diagnosed with […] READ MORE
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Federal review of SFPD finds racial disparities in stops and searches, lack of accountability
October 27, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
A U.S. Department of Justice report released Oct. 12 found racial disparities in traffic stops and searches, problems in the handling of use of force incidents and a lack of […] READ MORE
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Grief, diversity and gratitude — An interview with filmmaker J.P. Chan
September 18, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
Since he burst on the scene in 2005, J.P. Chan has been a regular on the Asian American film and independent film circuits. His acclaimed short films, including “Digital […] READ MORE
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ENTERTAINMENT RE-ORIENTED: TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK: People of Color Dancing at the Box Office This Winter
December 10, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
This holiday season’s top box office earners include a surprisingly large number of films about people of color. The controversial “Precious,” a gritty story about an obese, pregnant black teen, […] READ MORE
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