The Yellow Papers

The Yellow Papers is a free, bi-weekly email newsletter surfacing content relevant to the Asian American experience.

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Exciting news! We're announcing a new TYP #scholarship for #AsianAmerican students! Help spread the word.
More info here: https://t.co/vj0uoZVT5W

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Building off the success of our 2020 class, we're spinning our scholarship out into its own 501(c)(3) and increasing the award size for 2021. Check it out!

[Foundation 649 @foundation649]

We're excited to announce our 2021 scholarship for Asian American students! We will be awarding five students $2,000 for their college education. Find out more here: https://t.co/IQmMYVDFQg

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Our newest issue is out today! Which high schools have the most #Asians?
Read more here: https://t.co/R2lyxf2rR6

#AsianTwitter #education

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In this week's issue, we take a closer look into what #basketball means to generations of #AsianAmerican youth.
Read more here:
https://t.co/vn00VtIVZg

[American Factory Film @afactoryfilm]

Cultures collide. Hope survives. When a Chinese billionaire re-opens a factory and hires two thousand blue-collar Americans, early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America. #AmericanFactory

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With the recent announcement of @SimuLiu and @awkafina in #shangchiandthelegendofthetenrings, we're exploring the origins of #ShangChi and the cultural richness he brings to the Marvel universe.

Subscribe and read it here: https://t.co/B3xfG99G7L

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[Delivered to your inbox today 📩]: We're incredibly excited to bring you our first edition of TYP original content! This week we talk ✨#GoldOpen and #TheFarewell @BingChen @awkwafina

Read it here (https://t.co/ebGDPlgGxh) and subscribe!

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Issue [006] is out today! ✨We're dedicating this week to the #LGBTQ #AsianAmerican experience. ICYMI, you can read our latest issue here: https://t.co/yOcjQXBvws

Happy reading!

[kat chow @katchow]

this profile of mitski is a gift

https://t.co/tuQ4vRmzDV

[Kevin Lo @kevinchlo]

Tonight ICE deported 40 more Cambodian Americans who came here as refugee children.

This is the 5th consecutive ICE raid on this community.

Once every 4 months, more families are torn apart.

My heart is with all the people who said goodbye to their families tonight.

[AdvancingJustice|Chi @AAAJ_Chicago]

Today for #ImmigrantHeritageMonth, we want to recognize and celebrate the power and activism of members of our community who are undocumented - that's 1.7 million people, including one out of every seven Asian immigrants. Here's more from @AAPIData: https://t.co/yBLvoNHqnN

[Bandwagon PH @bandwagonPH]

"I said momma, we gonna make it here someday": Ruby Ibarra pays tribute to her mother for NPR's Tiny Desk Contest – watch https://t.co/Rko8Asxg2p

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Keeping with the theme of food from this week's newsletter 🍲The chow mein sandwich takes a novel approach at integrating Asian culture into New England history.

[NPRFood @NPRFood]

How The Chow Mein Sandwich Claimed A Small Slice Of New England History https://t.co/um6TEVM0cF

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Hot off the digital press--Issue [005] is out! This week we explore the meaning of Asian American cuisine. #AsianTwitter

[Wesley Chu @wes_chu]

I wish to one day have the audacity to do something as Sarah Fabian did when she argued that kids don't need soap, toothbrushes and blankets in front of a judge who literally spent 3 years in a Japanese Internment camp.

[Elise Hu @elisewho]

@GeeDee215 "But it's a crisis that's been a long time coming." Read full Gene post on this tension that comes up when we call things/actions/perspectives "racist":
https://t.co/Zg6rN06bFI

[Howard Berkes @hberkes]

This episode of @NPRCodeSwitch illustrates the value of a diverse newsroom. Hawaiian @NPR ME @sarakgoo drew from personal history to suggest this compelling must-listen story about preserving native language. https://t.co/kxLZxNLDaj

[kat chow @katchow]

For @theatlantic, I profiled a high school classmate of mine—Ocean Vuong.

https://t.co/kQ4LTsuEun

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

What a journey for @JLin7 🙌