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What Can We Do to Stop Anti-Asian Hate Crimes?

Pak Ho is a  75 year-old-Asian American who died last Thursday (March 11) after he was robbed on the streets of Oakland, Calif., the latest victim in the rising number of anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S. No one is saying, “Say his name.”

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Where is the Outrage Over Angelo Quinto’s Murder?

Where is the outrage over Angelo Quinto’s murder? Why are there currently no protests under Quinto’s name? Why have none of my friends even heard of the name Angelo Quinto?

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George Floyd? Get to Know Angelo Quinto’s Story

If you haven’t heard, there was another George Floyd incident in America. You know, a policeman’s knee to the back of the neck of a suspect, facedown, cuffed behind his back. But the victim this time wasn’t African American. He was Asian American of Filipino descent. His name was Angelo Quinto.

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I Wasn’t a Good Asian Daughter… But That Got Me into College

Holistic admissions should encourage students to celebrate different components of their unique personal identities rather than conform to what they think admissions officers are looking for.

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Chinese American History Professors Gave Photographer Corky Lee His Calling

My friend Corky Lee, the self-described Asian American photographer laureate, has been mentioned  by much of the mainstream media this past week. He died of COVID on Jan. 27.

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Recalling an Affirmative Gesture

The college radio station is where I learned to be me. Maybe that’s because the radio audience doesn’t really see me. I was just a voice. Just like on the page or screen, the words are my voice through you. So you don’t instantly reject them. They could be your thoughts.  But listening to me is like me actually getting inside your ear. It’s more passively invasive. And then it all works on your imagination.

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Diversity’s Day of Infamy

The recent revelation that Johns Hopkins, once thought to be a “good guy”, owned four slaves himself  is one of those backward looks in time that brings about a major shame. However awkward, exposing the truth is always important.

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John A. Logan College Cancels Diversity Events, Citing Fear of Trump’s Recent Executive Order

John A. Logan College canceled all planned diversity activities last week, citing concerns that the school could lose federal funding if it violates President Donald Trump’s Sept. 22 executive order, which prohibits workforce diversity trainings that are “offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating,” FOX 28 reported. According to college officials, they “will […]

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UC San Diego Launches Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Program

UC San Diego will run a new program in Asian American and Pacific Islander studies starting in the fall, according to university officials. It will offer UC San Diego’s first minor in Asian American and Pacific Islander studies. The program is in the Institute of Arts and Humanities, where 14 other programs – including African […]

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Study Finds Evidence That Counters Legal Complaints Filed Against Yale and Harvard

A new study found evidence that counters legal complaints that Asian American students faced consequences if they were not admitted and or did not attend their first-choice school, according to the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The two complaints, filed by the Coalition of Asian American Associations and the Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE), […]

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DOJ Investigation: Yale ‘Illegally Discriminates’ Against Asian American, White Applicants

Following a two-year investigation, the U.S. Justice Department determined on Thursday that Yale University is “illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law,” reports the Associated Press. Yale “rejects scores of Asian American and white applicants each year based on their race, whom it otherwise would admit,” the […]

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Calling Asian Americans to Action: Why We Can’t Stay Silent about Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter protests erupted across the United States this year, provoked by the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others that have not seen full justice. As Asian Americans, we need to assess how we’ve been silent or apathetic to Black issues. It’s time we speak up and do something for Black Lives Matter – because frankly, we haven’t done enough.

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