Opinions

Beware of Foreign Interference: Trump’s Influence on Canada’s 2025 Federal Election

By the Chinese Canadian Goto Vote Association The 2025 Canadian federal election comes at a time of heightened global geopolitical tensions, and the issue of foreign interference has long been part of...

Challenging Myself to Wear Traditional Chinese Makeup for a Week: What I Learned

Taking inspiration from China’s Six Dynasties era, Peking opera and the Tang Dynasty. Photography by Liz SunshineWords by Jackie Zhou From grainy and smudged Kmart mascara in my early high school...

The Hardships and Dreams of Asian Americans Living in Poverty

Of the 24 million Asians living in the United States, about 2.3 million live in poverty. Many are working to overcome the economic hardships they encounter and achieve their American dream. But they...

Florida College Fires Chinese Professor Under State’s ‘Countries of Concern’ Law

New College of Florida fired Kevin Wang, a professor who sought asylum and is authorized to work in the US.  By Maya Yang The New College of Florida has fired a Chinese language professor under a...

Potential Impact of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order on AA+PI Communities

Written by Michelle De Pacina  In 1898, a young Chinese American cook from San Francisco named Wong Kim Ark stood at the center of a landmark legal battle defining what it means to be American. Born...

Bill to Ban Chinese Nationals from Receiving US Student Visas Sparks Alarm

By Rebecca Trager The US research community has been appalled by legislation that would block all Chinese nationals from receiving student visas. The bill’s sponsor, West Virginia Republican Riley...

Exploring the Hidden Racist Past of the Looney Tunes

By Matt Crowley I have an uncomfortable confession to make: I have never liked the Looney Tunes. Despite the cultural pervasiveness of these characters and a lifelong love of animation on my part...

Son Lux on scoring the multiverse of Everything Everywhere All At Once

By Anton Spice Watching Everything Everywhere All At Once is a bit like being hurled backwards through an amusement arcade in a spinning teacup. Or being sprayed in the face with a confetti gun full...

Remembering Atlanta and the 8 people killed 4 years later

By Kimberly Szeto   The Takeaways Honouring the Victims: Remembering the eight who lost their lives in the 2021 Atlanta Spa Shootings. Continued Advocacy: Emphasizing the need to sustain efforts...