Month: May 2021

Vice President Harris on Wednesday urged Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to turn their pain, after a year marked by a surge of racially motivated attacks, into power.

As more New Yorkers get vaccinated, the city is unquestioningly opening up. Many Asian-Americans, responding to the continuing spate of attacks, are now increasingly arming themselves with items for personal defense.

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and girls are prime targets of hate and discrimination against the AAPI community. Hate incidents against AAPIs rose sharply over the past year, with over 6,600 reports collected by Stop AAPI Hate (SAH) between March 2020 and March 2021. In particular, AAPI women and girls report these hate … Read more

“We can’t just hope for another disaster to get people to say, ‘You’re important,’” one assistant professor said.

News4’s Aimee Cho introduces viewers to the young leaders who are paving the way for the future of Asian American studies [in Maryland].

Here are 13 sites that might provide a deeper understanding of the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders during Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and beyond. Be sure to check with the sites before visiting as hours and operations may have changed during the pandemic.