TAAF Releases Statement and Rapid Response Toolkit in Advance of COVID-19 Origins Report From the White House
Anti-Hate Toolkit Launched to Protect AAPI Communities and Highlight Proactive Measures for Addressing Hate
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Inside the Diverse and Growing Asian Population in the U.S.
The number of people who identify as Asian in the United States nearly tripled in the past three decades, and Asians are now the fastest-growing of the nation’s four largest racial and ethnic groups, according to recently released census numbers. But in addition to the uptick, the Asian population has become geographically diverse with wide … Read more
Hung Liu, Artist Who Blended East and West, Is Dead at 73
An immigrant from China, she once said her goal was “to invent a way of allowing myself to practice as a Chinese artist outside of a Chinese culture.”
Brooklyn College Alum’s “Move To Heaven” Premieres On Netflix
The show, which was released back in May, is the creative vision of Sung-Ho Kim, a filmmaker and alumnus from Brooklyn College’s class of 1998. On Jul. 8, Kim joined an online Zoom event with Daniel Lugo, the president of the Brooklyn College Film Alumni Association, to talk about the show’s production and reminisce about … Read more
Stop the hate! Manhattan protesters urge NYC to do more to combat anti-Asian bias incidents
With New York having the second-highest number of anti-Asian hate incidents in America, civic leaders, elected officials and victims of such crimes gathered in Lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon demanding action.
Over 20 organizations demand Biden ‘redouble’ efforts to fight anti-Asian bias
As the investigation into the origins of the coronavirus is set to end this month, the groups warn that discussions of the report could aggravate anti-Asian hate.