The Curious Case of the Asian American Victim
The mass shooting in Atlanta on March 16, which took the lives of six Asian women among the eight victims, appears to be a one-off event the violent act of a deeply troubled 21-year-old man who, according to what he told the police, was trying to wipe away sexual temptation, in the form of massage parlors that he felt guilty patronizing.
But that’s not how the incident was treated by the Asian American commentariat. Instead, a consensus quickly formed among journalists, scholars, and cultural figures writing op-eds and giving broadcast interviews that the shooting represented a pervasive, historical victimization by Asian people at the hands of the white majority. It was almost as if shootings of Asian women by white gunmen were an everyday occurrence, rather than a singular, exceedingly rare event.
Harris is the force behind Biden team’s success
2 hours ago Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force 2 to depart from Oakland, California, on April 5, 2021. File/Tribune News Service
Erika D. Smith,
Tribune News Service
With the Biden administration crossing the arbitrary but still meaningful threshold of 100 days in office, there’s no question that President Joe Biden has been successful.
Recent polls show that a surprisingly high percentage of Americans roughly 53% approve of his job performance , with the highest marks coming for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy. He even has a 63% favourability rating among college students who are registered to vote.
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With the Biden administration crossing the arbitrary but still meaningful threshold of 100 days in office, there’s no question that President Biden has been successful.
Recent polls show that a surprisingly high percentage of Americans roughly 53% approve of his job performance so far, with the highest marks coming for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy. He even has a 63% favorability rating among college students who are registered to vote.
Not bad for a 78-year-old grandfather who was once dismissed as out of touch by Americans on both sides of the political aisle.
However, I’m convinced that much of Biden’s success never would have happened without Vice President Kamala Harris by his side. As a child of immigrants, as well as the first woman, first Black person and first South Asian person to hold the job, the California Democrat has turned out to be the right politician, in the right position, at the right tumultuous time in America’s hi
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Too often, Asian American Pacific Islanders are either missing from children s books or are depicted using narrow stereotypes. However, all children should be able to see themselves represented in the stories they read and should also see characters who are different from them.
The rise in violent attacks against Asian Americans of late has marked the need for Americans of all ages and ethnicities to learn more about the history of these communities.
In an interview with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, anti-bias educator and elementary teacher Liz Kleinrock encouraged teachers to think about how they are presenting Asian American history. She reminded educators that all students need to form positive self-identities and respect those of others. To help with this goal, Kleinrock urged teachers to first explore the resilience, culture and contributions of Asian Americans before starting to ta