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I like to think that the first nausea was a haunting visited upon me by my Sindhi Hindu ancestors, many of whom were seafaring merchants.
An Interview with Leah Silvieus about her collection Arabilis
"One thing I never expected to pick up from touring was my social justice activism—and I really dove into that world, of all places, at an anime convention." Here's an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Simon Tam's stereotype-flipping memoir on taking a fight all the way to the Supreme Court.
Even in the whirlwind you made sure to shelter us. You gave rise to a people that withstood.
I thought of all the other reasons, implications and annoyances that went with this strange business of changing my name.
One Muslim American's reaction to the terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand
Arts & Culture
"Her mother had played Beethoven and Mozart, the only composers she knew, to her in the womb. She’d wanted Sandra to be a prodigy."
Some of our favorite things from the Asian American community that we discovered this year!
"He had left his country in haste and hope, and didn’t want to taste the regret..."
News & Politics
The roots of Indian America's conservative politics — and how other Indian diasporas may point to possible alternatives.
Lynn, Massachusetts is home to the third-largest Cambodian American population in the country. 28-year old Cinda Danh could become their first Asian American city councilor.
"I often wonder what King Kalākaua would think of today ... How would he understand the observatories, set to study the heavens at the cost of the gods?" Contributor Madelyn McKeague walks us through the history that led to today's fight to protect the sacred site.
To understand her story, we have to go back to the beginning of Asian immigration exclusion.
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang presents an interesting case. Here's what you need to know.
Even in the whirlwind you made sure to shelter us. You gave rise to a people that withstood.
in Memes to Movements: How the World’s Most Viral Media is Changing Social Protest and Power by An Xiao Mina
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Malaka Gharib - January 8, 2020
"Her mother had played Beethoven and Mozart, the only composers she knew, to her in the womb. She’d wanted Sandra to be a prodigy."
Angela F. Qian - January 6, 2020
Some of our favorite things from the Asian American community that we discovered this year!
Karissa Chen - December 26, 2019
A closer look at the science and evolutionary advantage of Asian flush
Adrien Burch - December 25, 2019
“We have some good news and some bad news."
Bassam Sidiki - December 12, 2019
"He had left his country in haste and hope, and didn’t want to taste the regret..."
Stephanie Hsu - December 2, 2019
The roots of Indian America's conservative politics — and how other Indian diasporas may point to possible alternatives.
Shivani Parikh - November 26, 2019
Pooja Makhijani - November 13, 2019
Sandie Cheng - November 13, 2019
"It’s against the rules to talk about the things that hurt me."
Steffi Sin - November 11, 2019