Voting allows you to have a voice in your community and the direction of the country. With a big election year on the horizon, new laws blocking assisting voters will impact the AAPI community and all non-native English-speaking voters. Read more:
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On July 4th, Yu & Me bookstore —the first Asian American woman owned bookstore — had a devastating fire. The store needs to close for a year. Please give and give generously. We’re all in this together. Thank you. https://t.co/LsbXvGdDIX
“I request a prayer from all of you that he live a healthy life, to be bright, to love everyone, and to be loved.” Won Hwan Cho said of surviving grandson, 6yo William, at a funeral for Kyu, Cindy, and James Cho.
reporting by @CiCiAdams_
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For those who wonder how something like the Allen shooting could happen in North Texas, here is a brief history of Anti-Asian racism and White Supremacy in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex that we've found through our @dfwasianhistory research 🧵 (not in chronological order)
NEW AND HORRIFYING REPORT: The Allen, Texas gunman singled out Asians in violent, racist social media posts. At least 4 victims are Asian, 3 from the Cho family. Allen is part of the suburbs north of Dallas where Asian American populations are growing exponentially.
NEW: Three members of a Korean-American family are among the eight victims killed by a white supremacist in Allen, Texas. The couple’s 5-year-old is alive, but hospitalized.
The Korean consulate confirmed the deaths of the family: https://t.co/ulmvznSmsR
Take 4 minutes to watch South Carolina State Sen. Katrina Shealy (R) respond to the legislature removing exceptions for rape and incest in the state’s proposed abortion ban.
“I think you’re miscommunicating with God, or maybe you’re just not communicating with him at all.”
Muskego-Norway parents, the WI AAPI coalition and former WI teacher of the year Kabby Hong are protesting the school board declining to approve “When the Emperor was Divine” for use in an English class. The novel is about Japanese American incarceration during WWII.
Please help me create a list of Latinx/o/e, bilingual & Spanish-speaking journalists covering the Uvalde massacre and the gun control debate so we amplify their work. So important to have the cultural fluency and language fluency to cover this horror with empathy and care.