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Fertile Ground
At this moment, our broader Asian American movement is faced with a decision. Will we keep a privileged few among us safe through hate crime laws and increased policing or will we fight for true safety and freedom for all of us?
By 18 Million Rising Staff
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A Message In Hindsight: Not One More
Five years after the alleged suicide of Danny Chen, his cousin Banny reflects on the need for military reform to address the sort of hazing that led to Danny's death. Read More
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Asian Americans Must #StandWithStandingRock
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Gay Asian Group in NYC Condemns NYS Senate Candidate SJ Jung's Comments on LGBTQ People
A NYS Senate candidate's homophobic remarks are a testament to the importance of GAPIMNY's work to challenge both racism in the LGBTQ community and homophobia and transphobia in AAPI communities. Read More
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California Leads in Supporting American Muslim Communities
Amidst a virulent climate of Islamophobia, California must take steps to ensure American Muslim students feel safe and supported in the classroom. Read More
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Fighting (and Voting) for the Internet Asian Americans Know, Love, and Need
From #OscarsSoWhite to #Asians4BlackLives, we're creating a thriving political and cultural Asian American community online. But we can't take an open, democratic internet for granted. Read More
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From A Child of Refugee Parents: We Can Make Things Better
As a child of refugee parents, my parents barely spoke English. We weren't rich. My family of Asians weren't the model minorities. Read More
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The Digital CultureSHIFT: Moving from Scale to Power to Achieve Racial Justice
Racial justice thought leaders spoke at this year's Netroots Nation on race, technology, media activism, and building our movements on and offline. Read the full transcript from the keynote panel. Read More
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PRESS ADVISORY: Coalition of Asian American organizations opposes FBI request to exempt NGI biometrics database from Privacy Act requirements, cites civil rights concerns
The most marginalized members of our communities—non-citizens, Muslim Americans, LGBTQ Asian Americans—are most impacted by the FBI’s biometrics system. We need to be concerned about this issue and speak out for the millions it will impact. Read More