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From A Child of Refugee Parents: We Can Make Things Better

Communities • August 16, 2016 • By 18MR Staff

As a child of refugee parents, my parents barely spoke English. We weren’t rich. My family of Asians weren’t the model minorities. What does that mean? My parents didn’t have the capacity to be a part of my education. What does that mean? I was barely able to read when…

The Digital CultureSHIFT: Moving from Scale to Power to Achieve Racial Justice

Communities • August 4, 2016 • By 18MR Staff

The following is an edited transcript of the Netroots Nation 2016 keynote plenary “The Digital CultureSHIFT: Moving from Scale to Power to Achieve Racial Justice,” which took place in St. Louis on Friday, July 15, 2016. This transcript is posted here with permission from Netroots Nation and the participating panelists.…

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…