Month: June 2020
Trump’s ‘Kung flu’ slur, pervasive scapegoating recall a brutal decades-old hate crime
AAPI history is built atop “fault lines of xenophobia,” one expert said.
75 ways Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are speaking out for Black lives
“Many of us wouldn’t even be in this country, if not for Black struggles for justice,” one Asian American activist said.
Trump can’t claim ‘Kung Flu’ doesn’t affect Asian Americans in this climate, experts say
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Monday defended President Donald Trump’s use of the term “Kung Flu” in referring to COVID-19 at a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
How young people are combating anti-black racism in their immigrant communities
Second-generation Americans are organizing online to translate educational resources, combat disinformation, and express solidarity with the black community.