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Asian American Scholar Forum sends letter to Northwestern condemning death of Jane Wu

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...

Rally and march in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District marks 1886 Chinese removal

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...

Building the China American Psychoanalytic Alliance

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 AANHPI president of Queens College says civic engagement only way to overcome “perpetual foreigner syndrome”

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...

Do All Asian Americans Have Daddy Issues?

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...

Five Emotionally-Rich Books You Need to Read About the Lives of Chinese Migrants

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...

Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Assess Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Education and Establish Advisory Committee to Support AANHPI Content in Schools

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...

The Burnaby Supportive Housing Controversy: Social Assistance ≠ Normalizing Drug Proliferation -BC Must Confront the Drug Crisis—and Institutional Accountability

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...

What I Saw Around a Supportive Housing Complex — Some Thoughts on Compassion, Policy, and Drug Legislation

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...