Few universities offer majors in Latino, Black, Asian or Indigenous studies, a new report shows
Less than 100 four-year universities offer a Latino studies major, the same for other ethnic and racial groups, a new study shows.
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‘Caste is anti-Asian hate’: the activists fighting ‘less visible’ discrimination in the US
The Indian caste system, which dates back three thousand years, divides Hindus by birth into four categories that determine their place in society. Brahmins, members of the highest caste, have historically served as priests and teachers. Dalits, who fall outside of the caste system, work as street sweepers and toilet cleaners.
Textiles show history of Secret War in Laos, and how women perceived conflict
Monday marks 50 years since the U.S. ended its nine-year bombing of Laos. Traditional textiles with missiles, grenades and attack planes offer a haunting glimpse of the attacks.
Publisher sorry after demanding AsAm author “minimize racism”
The president and CEO of Scholastic Books is acknowledging that the company was “wrong and not in keeping with Scholastic’s values” when it asked an author to remove references to racism in her story about her grandparents at the Minidoka Incarceration Camp.
This Chinese-American family has lived at 37 Mott Street for 5 generations
In the process, [Ava Chin] uncovered a mysterious family history, taking in five generations of her own Chinese-American ancestors over the course of over 150 years as they tried to lay roots in the United States.
The government wants to change how it collects race and ethnicity data. Here’s what you need to know
A new proposal aims to change that, merging the two questions into one and adding a new category for people of Middle Eastern and North African descent. That would alter how the government – and by extension, the research community studying Americans’ demographics, opinions, voting habits and behaviors – measures and reports on the race … Read more