Refugee to Detainee: How the U.S. is Deporting Those Seeking a Safe Haven
Since the 1994 Crime Bill signed into law by Bill Clinton, refugees have been deported in droves. And Southeast Asians are being targeted. An illustrated breakdown of this history by comic artist Thi Bui.
Asian-Americans Face Multiple Fronts in Battle Over Affirmative Action
A lawsuit that accuses Harvard of systematically discriminating against Asian-Americans in admissions, as well as a proposal to change the way New York City’s specialized high schools admit students, have brought new attention to fault lines in the racial politics both inside and outside the country’s diverse Asian communities.
De Blasio's Plan for NYC Schools Isn't Anti-Asian. It's Anti-Racist.
Minh-Ha T. Pham says it gives a diverse group of working-class kids a fairer shot, which shouldn't be controversial.
I grew up in striking distance of North Korea's artillery. Covering Kim's summit with Trump was sobering and personal
For Los Angeles Times reporter Victoria Kim, going to Singapore to cover last week's summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump was a strange, sobering, and personal experience.
'Guilt by association' logic poses dangers to schools, community
In Palo Alto, some community members are objecting to renaming a middle school after local hero Fred Yamamoto, arguing that he shares a name with an unrelated Japanese admiral of World War II. But other parents are urging the school board to reject prejudice and the faulty logic of "guilt by association."
The mystery of the million-dollar California congressional candidate
Amid a crowded field in the 39th Congressional District, Herbert H. Lee was a mystery candidate who seemed to be on the ballot as a potential spoiler intended to sap votes from top Democratic contenders.
Who was this mysterious candidate with little presence on social media or on the streets? Amid rising concerns that California’s top-two primary system could lock Democrats out, party operatives began to worry Lee was a potential spoiler who could sap votes from top contenders and keep them from advancing.
'Star Wars' Doesn't Belong To You: A Message To The Men Harassing Kelly Marie Tran
Kelly Marie Tran, who played mechanic-turned-resistance fighter Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, recently wiped her Instagram account clear. While Tran hasn't spoken publicly about it yet, most believe it has something to do with the vile harassment she received from certain corners of the internet. Toxic fandom had struck again.
I'm Not Here to Play the Suffering Minority for White Readers
Chen Chen on how expectations and stereotypes limit writers of color.
Pixar's Bao Is so Much More Than an Appetizer for Incredibles 2
This moving encapsulation of the Asian-immigrant experience is the studio's best short in years.
In Pixar's First Female-Directed Short, A Dumpling Child Fills An Empty Nest
In Bao, a Chinese woman with empty-nest syndrome finds relief when one of her dumplings springs to life. Director Domee Shi talks about the making of this Pixar short.
If You Can't Stop Crying About Pixar's "Bao," Read These 20 Facts About How It Was Made
Some behind-the-scenes factoids about the new ugly-cry-inducing Pixar short.
Padma Lakshmi: I could have been that immigrant child torn from her mother
The host of Top Chef recounts her mother's journey to the United States, and how under Trump's regime, her fate could have been so much different.
These Japanese-Americans Were Sent To Internment Camps, Then They Helped The U.S. Fight Nazis
Rob Sato's comic 442, which tells the story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, draws from his family history: Sato's grandfather was first interned, and then drafted to fight the Nazis.
Omakase
Weike Wang's short fiction for The New Yorker, “Omakase," breaks down some of the frustrations and complexities of a Chinese American woman dating a white guy. Well worth reading.
Weike Wang on the Privileges of Not Having to Think About Race
An interview with Weike Wang on race, dating, and her short story “Omakase."
