No No Boy Project – The Tour
by Eddie Wong. Posted October 11, 2018. No No Boy is a multimedia concert performed by Julian Saporiti and Erin Aoyama. Through their songs and visual projections, they create an immersive, emotional experience where history comes to life. They write deeply personal stories rooted in their backgrounds as Vietnamese Americans and Japanese Americans. Peter Horikoshi,…
Fight Back! APAs and the November mid-term elections
By Eddie Wong. Posted October 10, 2018. It’s been an intense 22 months since Trump’s inauguration. We’ve marched by the millions on numerous occasions (Women’s March 2017 and 2018, Anti-Gun Violence March, March for Climate Justice, Support the Dreamers and All Immigrants); we’ve watched with revulsion as Trump mocked Dr. Christine Blasey Ford in the…
Asian Americans, Y’all Turn Georgia Blue – Vote Stacey Abrams for Governor!
By Donna Wong. Posted September 25, 2018. “The South is the new destination for Asian immigrants,” – Karthick Ramakrishnan, the founder of AAPI Data. Karthick Ramakrishnan’s statement certainly holds true for Georgia. The Asian American population has quickly doubled in Georgia, attracting more families and immigrants to move and live here. As a result, more…
Option Now, Film Soon!
By Terry Hong. Posted September 14, 2018. While texting with a (much younger) Korean American friend the other day about meeting at the movies, I gave her two choices: CRA or Searching. I was all giddy on my end, thinking how phenomenally lucky we were to have TWO APA choices, but my bubble burst a…
Right Here, Right Now: Paul Igasaki
Ed. Note: RH,RN is a series of commentaries on the immediate issues that we face. It’s About Race. By Paul Igasaki. Posted September 14, 2018. Racism is pervasive in our society. It affects all of us. For most people, they are not racists or non-racists. It is hard not to be influenced by media images…
OGs & New G’s Talkin’ Redress
A Conversation about NCRR and the Grassroots Struggle for Redress (Compiled by Kathy Masaoka). Posted September 14, 2018. On August 10, 2018, an informal gathering of about a dozen Sansei who were part of Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR) and the grassroots movement for redress and younger folks, organized by Nikkei Progressives (NP),…
Are There More #GoldOpens After “Asian August?”
By Abraham Ferrer. Posted September 13, 2018. I was originally asked to write my thoughts on CRAZY RICH ASIANS and what I thought of the impact of this worldwide phenomenon. Instead, my takeaway from the film and the excitement surrounding it has centered around its hoped-for impact on changing the game in terms of on-screen…
Right Here, Right Now: Jenn Fang
Ed. note: RH,RN is a series of commentaries on the immediate issues that we face. “We’re Not Drowning, We’re Fighting!” By Jenn Fang. Posted September 13, 2018. The headlines these days come one after the other like the staccato sting of hurricane rain. Tens of thousands of immigrants – both documented and undocumented – face…
A Love Letter to Nikkei Organizers
A Love Letter to Nikkei Organizers: Calling in Elders and Youth for #NeverAgainIsNow by Miya Sommers. Posted September 12, 2018. “You know they call us elders now.” Deep, hearty laughs circle around the table It’s June and far too cold in LA. I, born and raised in the Bay Area, didn’t bother to check the…
Consequences of Family Separation… A Lesson from the Incarceration of Japanese Americans
by Floyd Cheung, Smith College. Posted September 25, 2018. Much of the media coverage of the current separations at the U.S.-Mexico border is about the trauma inflicted on the children, and rightly so. The incarceration of children deserves serious public scrutiny. Most of us agree that stress endured by children now will lead to depression…