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#ElectAAPIs: A Conversation with Michelle Au

#ElectAAPIs: A Conversation with Michelle Au

Elected in 2020, Michelle Au is the first Asian American woman elected to the Georgia Senate. Before coming into Congress, she was working…
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Shruti Nemala
Colorism in Asia

Colorism in Asia

As a young South Asian woman, my skin has been likened to excrement and trash my whole life.
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Maanasa Reddy
Bad Days: The Fetishization of the Asian Race and it’s Amplified Implications

Bad Days: The Fetishization of the Asian Race and it’s Amplified Implications

On the dawn of March 16, 2021, a man by the name of Robert Aaron Long had reached the end of his rope. Quite frankly, it was looking to be…
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Melinda Joseph
AAPI Hate: It’s Wrong, It’s Un-American, But We Should Have Seen It Coming

AAPI Hate: It’s Wrong, It’s Un-American, But We Should Have Seen It Coming

Despite their status as the fastest growing minority group in the US, Asian Americans are often overlooked and dismissed as a singular…
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Shruti Nemala
The Chinese Exclusion Act

The Chinese Exclusion Act

America has always had an estranged relationship with Asians. They manufactured the Asian model minority myth. They then banned Chinese…
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Trinhwilliam
The Lack of AAPIs in President Biden’s Cabinet

The Lack of AAPIs in President Biden’s Cabinet

AAPIs as business owners, consumers, and active members of America’s economy have an important role in shaping the future of our…
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Tanveer Kaur
The Future of U.S. Immigration Under President Biden

The Future of U.S. Immigration Under President Biden

America has long been known as a “country of immigrants.” A nation where people of any race, religion, or class can travel in order to make…
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Shruti Nemala
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