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.
“Asian American Experiences in California: Past, Present, Future,” will bring together scholars, public intellectuals and community leaders to reflect on Asian American histories and experiences in California on Saturday, March 4, in the Huntington Library’s Rothenberg Hall.
U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra came home Thursday, Feb. 23, to a city still reeling from a mass shooting last month inside a Monterey Park dance hall.
Asian American leaders say Kolkhorst’s attempt to tie the property bill to the surveillance balloon are not only inane, but also harmful.
