In many Asian languages, ‘LGBTQ’ doesn’t translate. Here’s how some fill the gaps.
Many say it’s hard to find accurate and affirming LGBTQ terms in their ancestral languages because existing words are often nonexistent, stereotypical or offensive.
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How Asian Americans are fighting bias and racism in 2020
The year 2020 has been a battle for Asian Americans. A battle for their lives in a pandemic. A battle against racial bias and attacks. A battle for respect as essential workers and business owners. Most of all, it has always been a struggle to be seen and heard as Americans.
Trump administration goes to Supreme Court in bid to stop the census
Civil rights groups argue minorities and others in hard-to-count communities would be missed if the counting ended in September instead of October.
New film dismantles South Asian stereotypes tied to spelling bee, mental health
84 percent of recent spelling bee winners came from Indian American families, but director Sujata Day says, “I wanted to depict an Indian family that isn’t out of the box.”
Meng Introduces Legislation to Promote the Teaching of Asian Pacific American History in Schools
The announcement of the bill’s introduction comes on this day, 42 years ago, when President Jimmy Carter signed a Joint Resolution designating the annual celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Week. This week-long celebration was later extended to a month after President George H.W. Bush signed a bill passed by Congress in 1990.
Should Whistleblowers Get Big Rewards? Zicklin Professor Says Yes
Heemin Lee, assistant professor in the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy, says they do—and has the research to prove it.