AALDEF Report: Chinatown Displacement in Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia
Below are excerpts from The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund’s report on Chinatown displacement in Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Chinatowns, like many communities of color, were born of struggle and now serve as safe...
Radii: Five Emotionally-Rich Books You Need to Read About the Lives of Chinese Migrants
By Mia Fan During the Christmas break, I finished reading Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang during my trip to Portugal. I was stopped twice while carrying the book on the street by local fellow readers of Kuang, who simply wanted to express how much they loved her books,...
AsAmNews: Girl makes invisible AAPI stories seen
Madeleine Chin performing the ribbon-cutting to officially unveil the new AAPI bookshelf at Great Neck library By Aani Nagaiah The Takeaways Representation sparked her mission. Discovering an AAPI protagonist for the first time in fifth grade showed Madeleine how...
UPI: ICE profiling mirrors treatment of Japanese Americans in World War II
Delaney Hall is a secure detention facility near Newark Airport used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to hold illegal aliens accused of criminal activity. By Anna Storti, Duke University The Department of Homeland Security in September 2025 said that 2...
Purdue University: Humanizing the workplace: Researcher explores ways to combat robotization of Asian American employees
By Rebecca Hoffa Asians in the U.S. are more likely to be likened to robots or machines, viewed as lacking human feeling and emotion compared to other groups in the United States, according to National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research by Franki Kung, associate...
Rafu Shimpo: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa: The Perpetual Asian Villain Who Had Been the Secret Hero All Along
By Guy Aoki On Thursday, Dec. 4, I was scrolling through Facebook and came across a picture of Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa dressed as Shang Tsung, the villain he’d played in the 1995 cult movie favorite “Mortal Kombat.” At the bottom: “1950-2025.” I closed my eyes and...
AsAmNews: New York governor recognizes Muslim American Heritage Month for the first time in state history
By Jake Chang New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued a proclamation this past Friday declaring January as Muslim American Heritage Month for the first time in New York State history. The recognition is cited to recognize the achievements and contributions of Muslim...