Books that show Asian Americans have never been silent
These biographies, memoirs, novels and collections of poetry show the ways Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have long organized and fought back against oppression.
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New Academic Department, Ethnic and Race Studies, Empowers Students to be Change Agents in a Multi-Ethnic Society
The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) Center for Ethnic Studies has led the way to the creation of a new department, the Department of Ethnic and Race Studies, which offers an Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree in Ethnic Studies.
Sikh community mourns loss of four in Indianapolis FedEx mass shooting
“Enough is enough — our community has been through enough trauma,” Komal Chohan, who lost his maternal grandmother in the shooting, said.
Spend All Day With This Interactive Map Of NYC’s Astounding Linguistic Diversity
This interactive map is the product of more than a decade of research from the Endangered Language Alliance, a group that seeks to document and preserve smaller, minority, and Indigenous languages across New York City.
Asian-American Artists, Now Activists, Push Back Against Hate
Newly spurred to action to combat bias, they generate subway posters, leverage social media, stage Zoom webinars. “Our community couldn’t take being invisible any longer,” one artist says.
New York woman raises $125,000 for safer ride sharing as anti-Asian attacks spike
A New York woman has raised more than $125,000 in two days to pay for safe and verified ride shares following a spike in anti-Asian attacks. News NOW speaks to Maddy Park, founder of Cafe Maddy Cab, about her experiences of fearing for her safety and what she hopes to achieve through fundraising.