When the coronavirus started spreading across the United States, triggering a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes, I began feeling uncharacteristically anxious. As a Korean American, I was used to microaggressions — being complimented on my English (though I was born and raised in the States), being asked where I really came from — but this felt different. For the first time […]
UCLA economist Paul Ong had heard about Asian American businesses dealing with discrimination and harrassment from customers since the early days of the pandemic. He’d watched President Donald Trump call COVID-19 the “China virus” and “kung flu.” “That affected people’s perspective. So what we started seeing is people harassing Asians….blaming them for the pandemic,” Ong […]
Fascinating, brutally honest, and hard to put down! Even if you don’t know Maeley, the inspiration and insights are remarkable! DALE MINAMI Amazon this week released a new book by CAPA21 leader Maeley Tom titled “I’m Not Who You Think I Am: An Asian American Woman’s Political Journey.” Buy your copy today! This book is both a […]
In combat and in Congress, Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth has seen a lot of firsts. She was the first female soldier to lose both her legs in the Iraq War. She was the first Thai American woman elected to Congress. And she was the first U.S. senator to give birth while in office. Now she may […]
More than a month before former Vice President Joe Biden’s stated deadline for naming his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris is seen as the consensus front-runner to become Democrats’ vice presidential nominee. Speculation about running mates can be wrong, of course. Ultimately, the choice is Biden’s and Biden’s alone — just as it was […]
As Joe Biden weighs potential running mates, he has been asked repeatedly about the women he is considering. The Democrat has responded repeatedly that multiple women of color are on his list. The former vice president’s statement has all the makings of a coy dodge, keeping all possibilities open. But it is also a milestone. […]
“It takes an entire village to do the persistent discrimination against Black Americans in these police encounters, and you’ve got to reform the system. So that that doesn’t keep happening,” Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., told NBC Asian America. Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., and Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif.Getty Images; CQ-Roll Call, IncJuly […]
Public opinion pollsters in the United States survey adults of every racial and ethnic group. Historically, though, while the attitudes of white, Hispanic and Black adults are readily reported, those of Asian Americans are not. That raises a question: If Asian Americans are part of the survey sample, why don’t analysts report their views in […]
APAPA Takes a Stand and is Proactively Involved in Support in November Ballot Initiative to Restore Equity and Opportunity in California SACRAMENTO, CA – One of the most active grassroots organizations of Asian Pacific Islanders Americans (APIA), Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA) releases the first of three videos to help educate the APIA […]
The face of Tou Thao haunts me. The Hmong-American police officer stood with his back turned to Derek Chauvin, his partner, as Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds and murdered him. In the video that I saw, Tou Thao is in the foreground and Chauvin is partly visible in […]