racism
-
How resilience and beauty shaped artist Ruth Asawa
July 18, 2024 by Wendi Yamashita, Nichi Bei News
RUTH ASAWA: AN ARTIST TAKES SHAPE By Sam Nakahira (Los Angeles: Getty Publications. 2024, 112 pp., $19.95, Hardcover) In her debut graphic novel, “Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape,” Sam […] READ MORE
-
The brutal killing of a Detroit man in 1982 inspires decades of Asian American activism nationwide
July 4, 2024 by Associated Press
By RYAN DOAN-NGUYEN Associated Press Two white autoworkers bludgeoned 27-year-old Chinese American Vincent Chin to death with a baseball bat during his bachelor party in Detroit in 1982, but his […] READ MORE
-
Helping AAPI communities heal from the pain of racism
June 20, 2024 by Ethnic Media Services
By Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services Contributor Against historic surges in anti-Asian hate since the pandemic, a new pilot program is helping AAPI communities heal from hate crimes. The Healing […] READ MORE
-
Most AAPI adults think the history of racism should be taught in schools, an AP-NORC poll finds
June 6, 2024 by Associated Press
By ANNIE MA and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. schools should teach about issues related to race, most Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders believe. They also […] READ MORE
-
Buddhists use karmic healing against one U.S. city’s anti-Asian legacy and nationwide prejudice today
March 28, 2024 by Associated Press
By DEEPA BHARATH and TERRY TANG Associated Press ANTIOCH, Calif. — For one afternoon, on Antioch’s main street and tranquil riverbank, the fragrance of burning incense was paired with the […] READ MORE
-
1 in 3 U.S. Asians and Pacific Islanders faced racial abuse this year, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll shows
November 23, 2023 by Associated Press
By TERRY TANG and LINLEY SANDERSAssociated Press Despite ongoing advocacy and legislation to combat anti-Asian racism that arose after the pandemic, about a third of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders […] READ MORE
-
A new memoir serves up life lessons from a childhood in a Chinese restaurant
October 26, 2023 by Nichi Bei News
Many parents tell their children never talk to strangers. But Curtis Chin’s parents urged their six kids to ask customers at their Chinese restaurant about their background. It was their […] READ MORE
-
On Black Reparations: Attorney Donald K. Tamaki
March 2, 2023 by Nichi Bei News
From the historic coram nobis cases to the state task force to study Black reparations, attorney Donald K. Tamaki has been at the heart of landmark social justice issues for […] READ MORE
-
WHO director in Asia accused of racism, abuse put on leave
September 1, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
LONDON — The World Health Organization’s top director in the Western Pacific, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, has been indefinitely removed from his post, according to internal correspondence obtained by The Associated […] READ MORE
-
Anti-Black, gay, Asian bias fuel California hate crime surge
July 7, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hate crimes driven by homophobia and racism resulted in a 33% surge in reported incidents in California last year, following a similar spike in hate-driven attacks […] READ MORE
MOST POPULAR
