The Walter H. Capps Center held a series of events in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on April 26 at the MultiCultural Center.
While attention often focuses on high-profile violent attacks, we must not forget that racial injustice and mistreatment come in many forms. Racism is a major public health issue.
At the root of things is that the battle over TikTok's future has become a proxy for America's tensions with China.
Activists Gather at UC Santa Barbara to Discuss Asian-American Activism
Back-to-back free events on Wednesday, April 26 at UC Santa Barbara’s Multicultural Center will focus on anti-hate activism
Angelenos have a rare chance this week to make their city’s political process fairer and more responsive.
“Our 54th pilgrimage is being held nearly 78 years after Manzanar was shuttered,” said Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey. “Yet many of the challenges and issues our community faced remain with us today. We continue to fight for democracy and talk about equality and racist violence.
“As we have always said, anti-Asian hate is not simply about interpersonal attacks, but also racist rhetoric and xenophobic and racist policies.”
Asian Americans have faced a rising tide of hate crimes in recent years.
Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, and Dominic Ng, President Joe Biden’s
appointee as Chair of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
have been accused of having ties to the Chinese Communist Party and
being unpatriotic.
