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Asian American Pacific Islander
S. David Wu Named First Asian American President in CUNY System
The City University of New York on Monday named Dr. S. David Wu the president of its Baruch College. Wu, who will assume office on July 1, will be the first Asian American leader of a CUNY college.
February 4, 2020
African-American
Un-Civil Rights: Americaâs Fear of Diversity in 2020
Have the war protests started? Are your students beginning to wonder about military service and the importance of a draft? Our countryâs constitutional crisis seems to be coming to a head as we deal with a president who insists he can do anything he wants.
January 12, 2020
African-American
How Should Asian Americans Respond to Asian Racism?
Asian racism is an especially touchy subject for Asian Americans. For every effort to denounce the attitudes overseas comes the inevitable backlash of âWho are you to judge us?â
December 16, 2019
African-American
Stop Using Asian Americans to Defend Against Disparities, Then Rejecting Them as Non-Diverse
Asian Americans are ambiguous in civil rights. Perhaps Asian Americans themselves are ambivalent as well. Neither Black nor White, Asian Americans challenge the standard understanding of racial justice. Whether they are integrating into the majority or if they will be âpeople of color,â ăthey should have autonomy and not be used to advance the ulterior motives of others who may not have their best interests at heart.
December 4, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
What I Learned from The Vagina Monologues
One of the proudest accomplishments of my undergraduate experience was my involvement with the V-Day Movement that produces The Vagina Monologues every year. Freshman fall, I joined this organization whose mission is to âend violence against all women and girls (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities that are subject to gender-based violence).â
November 7, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
Harvard Affirmative Action Decision Exposes Asian American Divide
The Harvard decision last week makes me cheer. And cry. It solves nothing. It only furthers an Asian American stereotype as well as expose a crack in the Asian American community.
October 5, 2019
African-American
My Failure to Call Out Bias
I am compelled to confess my complicity in bias. As much as I might suspect that I have been affected by prejudice in my career, even among academics who pride themselves as enlightened, I know that I have failed to act when I could have, in the face of inappropriate decision-making.
September 13, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
American Minorities and Our Foreign Cousins
Racial nationalists, who equate ethnicity with belonging, can co-exist with each other. Their acceptance may be begrudging, but they can be sympathetic to one anotherâs sense of who should be where. They will avoid conflict if they stay in the appropriate place and donât claim the same territory. It is those whose race and nationality do not correspond, or who are cosmopolitan, who threaten an order deemed natural
September 3, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
The Trauma of âGo Backâ: Calling Out Racism in Full
When I was a freshman in high school, I was walking to my geometry class for sixth period. A loud voice boomed down the hall, âHey, Korean trash, go home!â In an almost exclusively White high school, I knew that the insult was being hurled at me.
July 18, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
Kamala Harris Has No Problem Being Black, But Why Doesnât She Say Publicly Sheâs Part Asian?
Kamala Harris likes to say sheâs American. Of course. But sheâs not generic. Her racial subtext is this: On her fatherâs side sheâs half-Jamaican, and on her motherâs side sheâs half-Asian Indian. Harris should say it proudly and often. Because thereâs a lot of misunderstanding out there. Just ask Donald Trump Jr.
June 30, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
Fitting In Doesnât Fix Discrimination
I have been studying the internment of Japanese Americans ever since I have been a professor. Yet I have had the most important insight, personally as an Asian American albeit not Japanese originally, only recently. To explain why the mass incarceration during World War II of 120,000 individuals on the basis of heritage, two-thirds of them native-born citizens of this nation, was wrong requires pointing out that the people who are most offended about the violation of civil rights are those who subscribe in the ideals of the United States.
June 27, 2019
Sports
Historic NFL Draft: Asian American Top Pick
The Arizona Cardinals made history when the team chose Kyler Murray, who is of Asian lineage, as the number-one pick in the National Football League draft last week, according to ASAMNews. The young quarterbackâs mother, Misun (Missy) Murray, is half Korean and his father, Kevin Murray, is African-American. Kylerâs mother said she is used to [âŚ]
April 30, 2019
Leadership & Policy
After a Storied Career, Dr. Les Wong is Readying Himself for Retirement
Dr. Leslie (Les) E. Wongâs career in postsecondary education has allowed him to meet more people than he could possibly try to count, but a poignant encounter with one particular high school student in Michigan has never strayed from his mind.
April 29, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
Weaving Scientific Breakthroughs
When spider silk biologist/geneticist Dr. Cheryl Hayashi was the recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2007, she saw it as an affirmation that itâs okay to work on something that might seem offbeat.
April 29, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
Dr. Mark Redondo Villegas: A Cultural Scholar
Now in his second year as an assistant professor at Franklin & Marshall College, Dr. Mark Redondo Villegas is propelling students and colleagues to explore issues of race and identity.
February 7, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
Cilantro and Prejudice
Cilantro is a good example for showing the stupidity of racial stereotypes. The herb, also known as coriander and Chinese parsley, is a staple in some cuisines to the surprise of diners of varying backgrounds who report it tastes like soap. It turns out that whether you like this seasoning or want to spit it out depends on your genetics â your heritage.
January 22, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
A Lottery for Harvard and Other Elite Schools?
As we wait for the judgeâs decision, one interesting essay has been published in Quartz by Natasha Warikoo, an associate professor of education at Harvard. Warikoo suggests Harvard save time, money and anxiety by running a lottery. Thatâs right. A lottery.
January 11, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
The Biggest Diversity Case in 2018 Could be the Biggest of 2019
The Harvard case, in which Asian Americans sued Harvard for discrimination, could determine access to higher education for all people of color for decades to come. It also easily defines where Asian Americans stand on diversity. And just who the good guys are, isnât exactly clear at first.
December 28, 2018
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