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6.18.2023

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Opinion: Affirmative action isn't hurting Asian Americans. Here's why that myth survives
“Asian Americans, like all nonwhite students, do face implicit bias. Importantly, Asian Americans experience both positive and negative forms of bias in college admissions. The stereotype of hard work and smarts can provide an advantage in some instances. But research shows that those who view Asian Americans through that lens are more likely to view other people of color as lacking a work ethic. Indeed, the model minority stereotype has long been used to undermine demands for equality for all."

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The U.S. loves erasing Asian American history — including in the environmental justice movement
In electronics, garment work, farm labor, and more – Asian Americans have organized to achieve safer worker conditions in every industry they entered.

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Past Lives Captures What So Many Immigrants Feel
And that's only one of many layers in Celine Song's moving film. Here, the director speaks to Nancy Wang Yuen about what inspired the story—and what she hopes viewers take away from it.

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Opinion: 'Elemental' hit me hard in my feelings
"Elemental may not be a perfect film, but it's the perfect one for a moment when Asian Americans are finding the confidence and platform to dig ever deeper into the complicated and unruly aspects of our reality."

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Understanding Complex Asian American Stories With Author And DEI Consultant Nancy Wang Yuen
An interview sociologist, cultural critic, and DEI expert, Nancy Wang Yuen.

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How Chan Is Missing Led to Better Luck Tomorrow Led to Everything Everywhere All at Once
"During the past forty years in Asian American cinema there have been three premieres that took my breath away: Chan Is Missing in 1982. Better Luck Tomorrow in 2002. Everything Everywhere All at Once in 2022."

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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of ‘Never Have I Ever’ reminds us that she’s always been on one team
With the final season of Never Have I Ever hitting Netflix, star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan talks about where Devi finds herself by the end of the series, why she said she was on different teams to different outlets, and the one school club she's actually a member of.