By Accident of Birth – Wong Kim Ark
NPR covers the story of Wong Kim Ark, whose epic fight to be recognized as a citizen in his own country led to a Supreme Court decision affirming birthright citizenship for all.
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Asian Americans have much higher ‘forever chemicals’ levels than other groups, study finds
Median level of PFAS was 88% higher for Asian Americans than non-Hispanic whites, research using novel method shows
University of Colorado Boulder’s Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity
The University of Colorado Boulder’s (CU Boulder) Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity seeks to enhance the diversity* of CU Boulder’s academic community by attracting researchers and scholars from a variety of backgrounds, races, ethnicities and historically excluded populations.
Job Op – Assistant Professor, Asian Peoples in Diaspora (Brooklyn College)
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (CUNY) invites applications for a full-time, entry-level, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of History, with a research and teaching focus on the History of Asian Peoples in Diaspora. An interest in and background for teaching courses concerning Islamic religious belief and practice would be … Read more
California OKs new initiatives and funding to stop the hate
The State of California this week announced several projects to stop the hate including $91 million in funding for prevention, intervention and direct services.
Toyo Miyatake’s Indelible Record of Life inside the Manzanar Internment Camp
During World War II, Miyatake made surreptitious photographs of Japanese Americans incarcerated by the US government. He saw little need to glorify, humanize, or even individualize the prisoners—because he was one of them.