She won a case challenging imprisonment of Japanese Americans. She still hasn’t gotten her Medal of Freedom.
Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi is the only woman of the four challengers to be excluded from the nation’s highest civilian honor.
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Study Shows How Higher Education Supports Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Students Through Culturally Relevant Courses, Programs, and Research
Analysis of minority-serving institutions on the East and West Coasts demonstrates layered processes to build students’ capacities
The history-making legacy of Asian American photographer Corky Lee
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. For our “Hidden Histories” series, we learn about Corky Lee, a photographer who chronicled the daily lives, struggles and contributions of Asian Americans, a community that is often marginalized, unsung and unseen.
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities Across the Country
President Biden and Vice President Harris celebrate the diversity of cultures, breadth of achievement, and remarkable contributions of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities, while also recognizing the systemic barriers to equity, justice, and opportunity that still put the American dream out of reach for far too many AA and … Read more
Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from census
Some Republicans in Congress are pushing to require a citizenship question on the questionnaire for the once-a-decade census and exclude people who aren’t citizens from the count that helps determines political power in the United States.
Asian Americans are 7% of population but account for 58% of hepatitis B cases. Experts call for more testing.
Fifty-eight percent of those with hepatitis B in the U.S. are Asians, the CDC says, and during Hepatitis Awareness Month, experts are encouraging community members to get tested.