18MR Staff

Coalition of Asian American organizations opposes FBI request to exempt NGI biometrics database from Privacy Act requirements, cites civil rights concerns

Campaigns • July 6, 2016 • By 18MR Staff

Coalition of Asian American organizations opposes FBI request to exempt NGI biometrics database from Privacy Act requirements, cites civil rights concerns July 6, 2016 – A coalition of Asian American advocacy groups has come out in opposition to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) request to exempt its Next Generation…

Remembrance as Resistance: ‘Comfort Women’ and the U.S. Pivot to Asia

Communities • June 27, 2016 • By 18MR Staff

Image: The author (center) holds an image of Zainichi Korean “Comfort Woman” survivor Song Shing-do halmoni, with Yuri Kochiyama (bottom right) at a 2005 protest in front of the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco. Also pictured: renowned Zainichi human rights activist Shin Sugok and Zainichi scholar of Ethnic Studies Kyunghee…

What Opening the Set-Top Box Means for AAPI Representation

Culture • May 27, 2016 • By 18MR Staff

Last week, 18MillionRising.org submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission, urging the FCC to move forward with its proposal to unlock the cable set-top box. Providing consumers with access to alternative media sources to Big Cable stands to benefit AAPI consumers and content creators alike. Amidst a national conversation about…