Organizing Asian America
Judging by the reaction to Mitt Romney’s vow during the first presidential debate to cut funding for PBS, Big Bird is the sacred cow of American childhood. For anyone born during the 1970s or later, Sesame Street really is right up there with apple pie and baseball. Perhaps even more…
Today’s the day, folks – National Voter Registration Day! During every election season you hear the same catchphrases about voting, “Every vote counts; Exercise your rights!” The sad truth during this current presidential election is that many of these rights are at stake – voter ID laws and greater restrictions…
Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas describes the cultural and political significance of the growing APIA population, and why it’s critical that we vote and use our voices. Vargas publicly came out as undocumented in The New York Times Magazine in June 2011 and founded Define American to elevate the…
