50% of Indian Americans experienced discrimination in past year, study finds
The survey detailed the experiences of Indians in the U.S. across ages and immigration statuses, from new arrivals to born citizens.
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AAJA commends The New York Times’ Decision to Drop the Hyphen in “Asian American”
The Asian American Journalists Association is heartened that The New York Times has dropped the hyphen in “Asian American,” and we look forward to more newsrooms following suit. We also commend the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) for their efforts to un-hyphenate “Asian American” in media publications. The New York Times’ change in style … Read more
Senate confirms Zahid Quraishi as first Muslim American federal judge
Quraishi’s historic nomination as a U.S. district judge for the District of New Jersey was confirmed by an 81-16 vote.
How legislators, students are pushing for K-12 Asian American studies
“When people talk about what are we going to do about racism, hate, violence, otherization, my answer is always look at the root cause of that,” one lawmaker said.
Census releases guidelines for controversial privacy tool
After three years of fierce debates, conflicting academic papers and a lawsuit, the U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday announced guidelines for how a controversial statistical method will be applied to the numbers used for drawing congressional and legislative districts. The method is meant to protect the privacy of people who participated in the 2020 census, … Read more
John Oliver Destroys the Model Minority Myth in ‘Last Week Tonight’
British American comedian John Oliver recently educated audiences about Asian Americans, explaining why the racial group is not a monolith and why the model minority label is inherently problematic.