Tag: racism
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YWCA continues “Where We Live” series on localized systemic racism
Huggenvik also thinks that white locals could learn about diversity of culture from the large Hmong community. “We talk about Hmong families and how Hmong families tend to be intergenerational and … Read Full Article
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Corona Crisis Exposing Minnesota Racism Against Asian- Americans
Something I Said By DWIGHT HOBBES For a place touted as a bounty of multiculturalism, Minnesota can be downright reactionary and racist. It is doubtful, for instance, that had the corona … Read Full Article
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Anti-Asian Immigration Rhetoric Is Nothing New
Since well before the Vietnam War, Southeast Asian migrants have faced racism, targeted immigration enforcement, and denial of their basic human rights. Read Full Article
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Think racism and colorism is just a white problem? Here’s why other minorities also need to address it
But this time is different. After learning about the details surrounding the murder of George Floyd just a couple short weeks ago, I was horrified to learn that one of the officers on the scene is a … Read Full Article
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US Asians sparked to solidarity with BLM
As anti-racism protests broke out across the United States, Viet Hoai Tran knew exactly what he wanted to write on his poster – “Yellow Peril Supports Black Power.” “If we are talking about fighting … Read Full Article
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Fil-Am’s viral video shows subtle forms of racism against Asians
American James Juanillo was confronted by a white couple for stenciling “Black Lives Matter” on the front retaining wall of a house in the affluent Pacific … Read Full Article
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George Floyd death sparks Asian American soul-searching
WASHINGTON (AFP) – As anti-racism protests broke out across the United States, Viet Hoai Tran knew exactly what he wanted to write on his poster – “Yellow Peril Supports Black Power.”. Read Full Article at … Read Full Article
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Facing Racism: Barriers to business for minority entrepreneurs
In response to local protests, La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat said systemic racism needs to be addressed in all parts of the community. That includes supporting and growing local businesses and jobs … Read Full Article
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Asian American, Latino communities in Atlanta show support for Black Lives Matter movement
As Black communities across the country call out racism and demand equality, other minority organizations and their leaders are showing support. Read Full Article
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Hmong businesses hurt by coronavirus now also dealing with riot damage, racism
The coronavirus pandemic has decimated business for her tenants, so Wong has been paying the plaza’s bills the past three months from her own savings instead of their rents. Now after the vandals and … Read Full Article
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‘There’s a lot of ignorant people out there.’ Milwaukee’s Hmong residents deal with the coronavirus pandemic and racism
Tags: American, association, coronavirus, Hmong, Hmong American, Milwaukee, pandemic, people, racismHmong American Friendship Association has a 24-hour hotline that can be used for domestic violence, sexual assault — and now coronavirus concerns. Read Full Article
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Asian Americans confront racism in their own communities
In the wake of the police shooting of Philando Castile in 2016, Asian American activists launched an online, crowd-sourced effort to confront anti-blackness in their own communities. In a project … Read Full Article
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Asian Americans Need to Go Beyond Apologizing for Anti-Black Racism
As the country is rocked by protests over police brutality, many in the Asian American community feel a very focused grief summed up by this particular image of Thao: not quite the man whose knee was … Read Full Article
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Association of Indian American Doctors Condemn Police Brutality, Supporting Protests and Calls for Justice
An association of Indian American doctors is expressing outrage over structural racism in the U.S. and the killing of George Floyd and other Black Americans who have died at the hands of police … Read Full Article
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‘We are at the scene of the crime:’ Hasan Minhaj demands Asians step up to fight anti-black racism
“When you became an American citizen you don’t just get to own the country’s excellence. You have to own its failures.” … Read Full Article
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Minneapolis police, long accused of racism, face wrath of wounded city
Protests grew hostile again Wednesday night, when hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police. The demonstrations also spread to Los Angeles, where law enforcement faced off with protesters who … Read Full Article
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OPINION: Hoosiers must take anti-Asian racism seriously as a consequence of COVID-19
He should be celebrated rather than attacked. Last week, a Korean doctor was kicked out of a Martinsville gas station. In February, two Hmong men were turned away from hotels in Plymouth. In Indiana … Read Full Article
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With the spread of coronavirus came a surge in anti-Asian racism online, new research says
Across the globe, one East Asian student was beaten while studying in London. Two Hmong men said they were discriminated against out of fear of the novel coronavirus while looking for a hotel room in … Read Full Article