Anti Asian Racism

When we start doing anything — anything that matters to us, we all have a moment where we stand in front of a mirror, and look into the eyes of our future selves. …

May 20, 2022, marks the one-year anniversary of the historic passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which was signed into law by President Biden. This bill is a critical step to addressing the current rise in anti-Asian hate while holding law enforcement accountable for tracking and reporting hate crimes…

“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.” Debate continues about this line from the 1974 noir movie Chinatown. Interpretations include: You are in over your head. Things don’t make sense. You can’t win. In Chinatown. How should Chinese people consider this comment? Are we different? Charles Yu explores the question of being…

After eight people were killed in the Atlanta spa shootings, many people, including myself, found it odd how six of the victims were Asian women. My dad took notice of this fact and talked to me shortly after listening to news coverage of the massacre. He said, “Shay, be careful…

Expert Recommendations — Executive Summary In May 2021, amidst increasing reports of anti-Asian hate crimes, the Steve Fund and the National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan convened a group of eight experts in Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) history, college students, and mental health. The group proposes that colleges and universities adopt…

Coronavirus isn’t the biggest pandemic we live in — racism is. Like many other Asian Americans, I am so very angry, heartbroken, and scared watching our community gets attacked across the US recently. From yelling racist slurs, to sucker-punching, slashing, stabbing, and killing — hate crimes against Asians rose…