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Our America: Asian Voices tell the stories of Asian and Pacific Islander groups in America: Korean, Vietnamese, Indian, Polynesian, Filipino, Hmong, Japanese, Chinese, and more. Some came as immigrants. Some came as refugees. Some run successful businesses. Some live in poverty. Some have spoken out for years. Some are finding their voice.

Among Pacific Islanders, specifically, there’s a renewed debate about the inclusion of Pacific Islanders within wider AAPI initiatives and programs. Some argue that Pacific Islanders benefit when categorized alongside Asian Americans. Others say Pacific Islanders are underrepresented and should be separated because their issues and needs are different from those of Asian Americans. Yet another … Read more

“The things that will keep us safe require us to think more long term and systemically about what the root causes of violence are,” Jason Wu, co-chair of the GAPIMNY-Empowering Queer & Trans Asian Pacific Islanders, said.

Journalist Dolly Li and Professor Adrian De Leon guide audiences in explainer-style videos with informed and and empowering perspectives, helping to break down common microaggressions and reveal the stereotypes, racism and xenophobia behind these statements. Episodes examine the rise in anti-Asian sentiment amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the “model minority” myth and the hyper-sexualization of Asian … Read more

Louisa Francis Bihinang, Mariana Vilana, Antonio Estudillo, Suyon and Maura. These are a few of the Filipinos and Indigenous people who died after they were brought to the U.S. for the 1904 World’s Fair as part of the largest “human zoos” of the time. And Janna Langholz wants to make sure their names aren’t lost … Read more

While some are celebrating this change, others are wondering whether the new guidelines are too unlimited, so to speak, too soon. In other words, is this a case premature relaxation?