Amid the year-end busyness, I missed this @kimmythepooh story about allegations of unaddressed anti-Asian harassment at the Cy-Fair school district outside Houston.
It's worth a read if you missed it, too. https://t.co/RLhOJknVxo
As traditional U.S. malls struggle to reinvent themselves, those that cater to Asian customers are emerging as popular destinations that blend shopping and community. https://t.co/O1iLRZ8Vun
🤬 “I was covered in dirt, ashes, my eyes, my mouth, everything. I was just so thirsty,” Cabrera, who entered a hotel in search of water, said. “And there were hundreds of tourists drinking, having fun and not even caring.”
Some high profile Asian American leaders and groups say affirmative action ruling used the racial group as ‘pawns’ https://t.co/Wp1o0DWoJ5 from @kimmythepooh and @sakshi_saroja
I wrote about Don Tamaki, the 1 non-Black member of CA's reparations task force, who's known for his legal work in the Japanese American redress &reparations movement. He talked solidarity &why reparations for the Black community is a critical issue to JAs
https://t.co/uUFyz7bZFr
Many Americans are getting their first taste of what coordinated, hyper-online Hindu nationalist attacks look like with the harassment of Sabrina Siddiqui. Experts expect this is just the beginning. I wrote about the Hindutva movement and how we got here:
https://t.co/jB5G5o1DkB
Insanely good story from @sakshi_saroja on the new AsAm 3rd culture. Happy APAHM! 'The panic of opening an ethnic lunchbox in a crowded cafeteria is dead to them. It has been traded in for videos of their moms’ recipes narrated by artificial intelligence.' https://t.co/okNd1BZOmF
'Beef' is a good show and here is a good article about it
How Netflix’s ‘Beef’ nailed the Korean American evangelical experience
https://t.co/8PIcWAQY77 via @nbcnews / @kimmythepooh@lalasoo
Over the last year, I interviewed over a dozen Asian people in the U.S., posing them all one common question: Do you feel represented by the term “Asian American”? For brown, lower-income and minority Asians, the answer was overwhelmingly “No.” Here's why:
https://t.co/I2dlPkwxBl
There’s a bill in the Texas Senate right now that would ban all Chinese citizens from buying property (even homes) in the state. I talked to Chinese Texans who are scared and in disbelief, but are fighting. The bill already has the support of the governor.
https://t.co/4qHQlf7KeW
I got to chat with @RepRoKhanna about becoming the first Indian chair of the Congressional India Caucus. He told me about his goals, and I asked him about some of the things on our diaspora's mind (including rising Hindu nationalism and visa struggles.)
https://t.co/nTOPGhOx2H
“I would only hire Asians if I could,” a professor once told me. “You all are so hard-working.”
She meant it as a compliment.
“To some, Asian work matters more than Asian lives.” ~@mitrakalita@TIME
https://t.co/1cFl3sRIyp