By Kai Curry Dr. Sally Chung The Lunar New Year (LNY) is one of the biggest holidays of the year for Asians and Asian Americans, if not the biggest. It is much more important to many than the western New Year. A time to gather with loved ones, see out the bad, and welcome in the good.
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By Hope Perry Prof. Jane Wu, a researcher at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, died by suicide in July 2024 after the university shut down her lab. Her daughter called it “a grave injustice.” Credit: Courtesy of Elizabeth Rao More than 1,000 academics signed a letter sponsored by the Asian American Scholar Forum and the Federation of
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A steady downpour of rain and gusting winds did not deter community members of different ages and ethnicities from gathering to confront a dark past of racism, xenophobia, and resentment. By James Tabafunda Photo by James Tabafunda About 100 people rallied on the morning of Feb. 7—exactly 140 years to the day—at Hing Hay Park
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Chinese psychoanalysis emerges through training and scholarship By Karyne Messina, Robert Gordon, and David Scharff Photo by Boris Ulzibat. Creative Commons license. Introduction By Karyne Messina The first stories I read from Chinese practitioners upended my assumptions about psychoanalysis in China. I expected to read about the logistics—the time zones, the technology, the translation hurdles.
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Frank Wu was born in Cleveland, Ohio. But when certain people ask him, “Where are you from?” they’ll follow his answer with, “Where are you really from?” By Carolyn Bick “The addition of that one word speaks volumes, because it says you’re a liar, you’re not who you claim to be. You’re somebody else,” Wu
Hollywood insists on telling the same story about Asian Americans, over and over again. By Jason Zhao As a member of Street, Hollywood’s most feared and respected publication, I recently had the honor of previewing the latest Asian American Blockbuster(™): it’s the powerful story of a young Asian American who fights their controlling family and ultimately
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By Mia Fan Chinese diaspora poetically portrayed by these five remarkable women through English-language literature. During the Christmas break, I finished reading Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang during my trip to Portugal. I was stopped twice while carrying the book on the street by local fellow readers of Kuang, who simply wanted to express how much they loved
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Legislation S7855E/A8463-E Authorizes Commissioner of Education To Conduct a Survey Regarding Instruction on Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander History Within the State Establishes an Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander History Advisory Committee Governor Kathy Hochul signed Legislation S7855E/A8463-E, which assesses teaching on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history
By Jizi Recently, media reports revealed that BC Housing plans to establish a new supportive housing facility in Burnaby, British Columbia, intended to house individuals experiencing homelessness, severe financial hardship, or substance addiction. Similar proposals in Surrey and Richmond have already been rejected by local residents, and once again the plan has ignited intense
By Ally Wang Recently, the discussions about supportive housing heat up within the community. Some people strongly oppose it, while others believe any opposition is against humanity. Setting aside ideological positions, I want to share my personal thoughts based on what I have seen. I am a highly compassionate person in other’s mind. I always keep changes