How the “Angry Minority” Trope Gaslights People of Color
Tips for people who combat microaggressions, and their allies.
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Biden issues proclamation honoring colleges serving Asian American and Pacific Islanders
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions make up just over 5% of all colleges and universities but award 40% of bachelor’s degrees attained by such students.
UNC to hire three faculty members focused on Asian American studies after student petition
“The hiring effort was sparked by student interest and the knowledge that North Carolina’s Asian population has become the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the state,” Geneva Collins, director of communications for the college, said in an email on behalf of Dean Jim White.
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Spotlights Western World’s 1st-Ever Female Playwright in New Work, Sex and the Abbey
The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC) at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY, kicks off its 11th annual Rough Draft Festival with a new play, Sex and the Abbey, written by Diana Ly and directed by Emily Lyon.
Emmy-nominated director, alumna Shalini Kantayya delivers CCNY’s Dortort Lecture, Oct. 4
Award-winning film director and producer Shalini Kantayya, whose latest film, “TikTok, Boom,” was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, delivers the David Dortort Lecture in the Dramatic Arts at The City College of New York on Oct. 4. Free and open to the public, her talk, 5:30 – 7 p.m. … Read more
United States Commission on Civil Rights Releases Report: The Federal Response to Anti-Asian Racism in the United States
Today, the United States Commission on Civil Rights releases the report, The Federal Response to Anti-Asian Racism in the United States. Based on extensive research, expert and public testimony, the report assesses the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S. from 2019 through 2021, and the federal role in preventing and enforcing federal hate crime … Read more