The Surprising Origin of Our Modern Nation of Immigrants
The landmark 1965 immigration law prioritized family ties, but originally as a way to keep America white.
Month: June 2020
How Asian American studies classes, groups amped up activism in time of protests and COVID-19
As the academic year ended, college students carved out time for registering people to vote, in-person and virtual organizing and more.
Microaggressions Are A Big Deal: How To Talk Them Out And When To Walk Away
The police killing of George Floyd and the protests that followed have the nation discussing big issues of structural racism, policing and power. And maybe you’re thinking about your part in all of this, too. Maybe at your workplace or in your friend group or among family, you’re having difficult discussions about the instances of … Read more
Two-thirds of Asian American health, food workers fighting COVID-19 are immigrants, report says
Immigrant doctors constitute 40 percent of the rural physician workforce.
AAARI Statement on the Killing of George Floyd
This Time Must Be Different The Asian American and Asian Research Institute (AAARI) unequivocally condemns the killing of George Floyd. Mr. Floyd’s killing demonstrated a depraved indifference to human life that has not only been a product of the systemic and historical racism of this country but as some have pointed out, anti-blackness. We stand … Read more
Officer who stood by as George Floyd died highlights complex Asian American, black relations
“People don’t have a baseline of an understanding of what anti-blackness even is,” a Hmong American organizer told NBC Asian America.