"We join cities, counties, and states across the country in affirming its commitment to the safety and well-being of Asian Americans and in combating hate crimes targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders."
To attend events and learn about activities, visit Righting Justice: APIAs in Court MAY 2021
All You Can Ever Know by
"Chung investigates the mysteries and complexities of her transracial adoption in this chronicle of unexpected family for anyone who has struggled to figure out where they belong. ..."
Driven Out by
The brutal and systematic "ethnic cleansing" of Chinese-Americans in California and the Pacific Northwest in the second half of the 19th century is a shocking and virtually unexplored chapter of American history.
Encyclopedia of Japanese American Internment by
""The internment of Japanese Americans was a violation of the Constitution and its guarantee of equal protection under the law--yet it was authorized by a presidential order, given substance by an act of Congress, and affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court. ..."
Asian American Sexual Politics by
"Asian American Sexual Politics explores the topics of beauty, self-esteem, and sexual attraction among Asian Americans. The book draws on sixty in-depth interviews to show how constructions of Asian American gender and sexuality tend to reinforce the social and political dominance for whites, particularly white males, even in the supposed ';post-racial' United States. ..."
Saving Face by
"The Asian immigrant family myth celebrates Asian families for upholding the traditional heteronormative ideal of the "normal (white) American family" yet also demonizes them for reinforcing oppressive and backwards cultural values. ..."
Southeast Asian Diaspora in the United States by
"Southeast Asian Diaspora in the United States: Memories and Visions, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow provides various exploratory interpretations on Southeast Asian American subjectivities, communities, histories, creativities, and cultural expressions ..."
Undercover Asian by
"n this study of media images of multiracial Asian Americans, Leilani Nishime traces the codes that alternatively enable and prevent audiences from recognizing the multiracial status of Asian Americans. ..."
American History Unbound by
"A survey of U.S. history from its beginnings to the present, American History Unbound reveals our past through the lens of Asian American and Pacific Islander history. ..."
From the Atlantic Monthly magazine (March 13, 2020)
Des Moines Register, April 28, 2020
USA Today, Jan. 2020
From Human Rights Watch, May 12, 2020
Salon Magazine (March 19, 2020)
The Nation Magazine (April 9, 2020)
BBC News, Singapore, Feb 2020
The New York Times (March 23, 2020)
CNN | 17 March 2020
NPR Code Switch Feature (Podcast and Article) (March 4, 2020)
Stop Using The Coronavirus As An Excuse To Be Racist
Forbes Magazine, March, 2020
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