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AAPI Educational Content Guide for Kids

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Congress designating the month of May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), an expansion of Asian Pacific American Heritage Week as established in 1979. Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have a long and rich history in the United States, yet…

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AAPI Educational Content Guide for Kids
AAPI Educational Content Guide for Kids
Asian American

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45 Best AAPI Films, Television, and Literature for Representation

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities have long struggled for visibility and inclusion. Despite nearly two centuries of bringing rich history, culture, and contributions to American society, our narratives are often erased and misrepresented in mainstream media and literature. Harmful stereotypes and misconceptions about our communities, such as…

Review

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45 Best AAPI Films, Television, and Literature for Representation
45 Best AAPI Films, Television, and Literature for Representation
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Advancing Justice Affiliation Redistributes Funds to Partner Organizations

by Asian Americans Advancing Justice As a leading network of independently-run Asian American Pacific Islander civil and legal rights nonprofits, we find ourselves in a unique position to support our community partners. In 2021, amid a national reckoning with anti-Asian racism and violence and a deeper understanding of the systemic…

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Advancing Justice Affiliation Redistributes Funds to Partner Organizations
Advancing Justice Affiliation Redistributes Funds to Partner Organizations

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BANNED: An Asian American Reading List of Banned Books in 2023

By Louise Liu In the last two years alone, local and legislative efforts to implement book bans in classrooms and libraries have grown exponentially: According to PEN America, a free speech organization, there were 1,477 individual book ban cases in the fall 2022 semester alone — a 28% increase from…

Book Banning

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BANNED: An Asian American Reading List of Banned Books in 2023
BANNED: An Asian American Reading List of Banned Books in 2023
Book Banning

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·May 19

Community Spotlight: Bridging the Digital Divide for AAPI Communities

By Nicole Morgenstern It is clearer than ever that internet access and digital literacy skills are crucial to fully participate in today’s society. From accessing healthcare and job opportunities to building movements and lifelong connections, internet access is an essential utility that all Americans need. As the demand for the…

Digital Divide

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Community Spotlight: Bridging the Digital Divide for AAPI Communities
Community Spotlight: Bridging the Digital Divide for AAPI Communities
Digital Divide

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·May 1

What People Get Wrong About Anti-Asian Hate (and Why It’s Harmful to Racial Solidarity)

By Louise Liu Since the start of the pandemic, there has been an increase in anti-Asian hate — and an increasingly prevalent myth that Black people are behind the attacks. The repeated media coverage of several videos showing Black individuals attacking Asian Americans has further contributed to the false narrative. …

Anti Asian Racism

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What People Get Wrong About Anti-Asian Hate (and Why It’s Harmful to Racial Solidarity)
What People Get Wrong About Anti-Asian Hate (and Why It’s Harmful to Racial Solidarity)
Anti Asian Racism

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·Apr 21

Beyond a Bystander: Standing Up to Anti-Asian Hate

By Kristie To Ever since the rapid increase in anti-Asian hate in 2020, I’ve found myself spending the majority of my free time in front of the TV watching the news stations report about yet another anti-Asian hate incident. My family and I spend our time at the dinner table…

Stopasianhate

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Beyond a Bystander: Standing Up to Anti-Asian Hate
Beyond a Bystander: Standing Up to Anti-Asian Hate
Stopasianhate

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·Apr 20

Turbulence Ahead: Racial & Religious Profiling at the Border and Ports

By Tahir Imin What does racial and religious profiling look like at the border and ports? Twenty two years after 9/11, racial and religious profiling is still the harsh reality for many Americans. Last March, three Muslim-American travelers from Minnesota, Texas, and Arizona sued the Department of Homeland Security after they were stopped multiple times by U.S. officials over several years at the…

Racial Profiling

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Turbulence Ahead: Racial & Religious Profiling at the Border and Ports
Turbulence Ahead: Racial & Religious Profiling at the Border and Ports
Racial Profiling

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·Mar 30

Xenophobic Rhetoric Overshadowed Real Users’ Rights Protection Concerns During TikTok Hearing

Last Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced five hours of questioning before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The stated purpose of the hearing was for lawmakers and the American people to hear more about TikTok’s commitments to protecting user data and, as TikTok is ultimately owned by Chinese…

Tiktok App

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Xenophobic Rhetoric Overshadowed Real Users’ Rights Protection Concerns During TikTok Hearing
Xenophobic Rhetoric Overshadowed Real Users’ Rights Protection Concerns During TikTok Hearing
Tiktok App

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·Mar 7

58 Years After Bloody Sunday, the Fight for Voting Rights Continues

By Zaria Mariko Guignard On March 7, 1965, 600 people began to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to confront then Governor Wallace to protest the violation of their constitutional rights to vote and demand justice for Jimmie Lee Jackson, who was brutally murdered by police during a previous peaceful…

Voting Rights

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58 Years After Bloody Sunday, the Fight for Voting Rights Continues
58 Years After Bloody Sunday, the Fight for Voting Rights Continues
Voting Rights

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