Was Apple’s Asian supervillian a set of harmful stereotypes, or just bizarrely crafted and terribly written? By Curtis Evans In the waning weeks of the dreary Depression year of 1931, twenty-eight-year-old Yee Gow Suen of the little Mississippi Delta town of Dermott, Arkansas (Pop. 2942 in the 1930 census), an avid young reader of American pulp crime
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On the crisp afternoon of October 18, 2025, Gallery on Queen in Fredericton was transformed into a space of poetic resonance and cross-cultural harmony. Bathed in the golden hues of autumn sunlight, the concert Beyond the River invited the audience into an hour of serene beauty and emotional depth. Presented by M+ Studio and co-organized
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Backgrounder In an age of heightened geopolitical conflict and populist nationalism, there has been a dangerous turn in many countries to punish their citizens for not conforming to a rigid idea of the national interest or for having benign ties with foreign entities. Canadians from all walks of life have been discriminated against and stigmatized.
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A leaflet targeting Chinese collaborationists accused the Japanese forces of failing to provide the puppet army officers and soldiers with sufficient clothing, food, and weapons. It demanded that the Japanese address these issues and questioned, “How can we fight a war under such conditions?” (Source: National Archives and Records Administration) By Samuel Hui
A recent study explores how Americans’ views of the “China threat” influence ethnic discrimination in the U.S. By Andrew Francis-Tan and Adam Y. Liu On June 4, 2025, U.S. federal authorities announced that two Chinese nationals, Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu, had been indicted for attempting to smuggle a dangerous crop pathogen – Fusarium graminearum –
By: Nick Evans An Ohio Senate committee heard from opponents Tuesday of a measure placing restrictions on foreign ownership of land. The sponsors argue keeping foreign governments — particularly China — at least 25 miles from military installations and critical infrastructure is a matter of national security. But opponents contend the bill casts too broad a
The era of academic exchange that began in the 1970s was born out of diplomacy. “People were curious about us, inviting us to their homes,” one former student recalled. By Kurt Streeter In 1987, when Haipei Shue arrived in the United States as a graduate sociology student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he received the
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By Junyao Yang The very first Chinese laundry in the United States opened in 1851, in San Francisco’s Chinatown, on the corner of Washington and Grant streets. That place, with a “Wash’ng and Iron’ng” sign, is long gone. But it’s now memorialized in a new exhibit at the Chinese Historical Society of America. “Challenging a
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By Annie McDonough Chinese American voter turnout spiked in 2021. The growing population could play a role in 2025 – if campaigns engage them. In recent years, as New York politicians have started to realize the potential voting power of Chinese Americans, Democratic strategist Trip Yang sometimes clocks what he calls the Flushing “bubble tea photo op.”
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By Ally Wang The 2025 STAATUS Index, conducted by The Asian American Foundation (TAAF), has been released, and its findings are troubling. Regarded as the most authoritative annual survey on how Americans view Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, the STAATUS Index has been conducted since 2021. With 4,909 responses collected this year, the