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UCLA Events that have shaped the history of Asian Americans include the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, the Philippine American War and the Vietnam War. Cheryl Cheng | May 6, 2021 Since last spring, when former President Trump began referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus” and “kung flu,” there has been an alarming increase of anti-Asian violence. Hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have increased 169% in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the same time period in 2020, and about ...

Problemo, sombrero and cojones are deployed mockingly, in ways that reinforce harmful stereotypes.

Clearing Up Misinformation on Immigration From: By Peggy Sands Orchowski On May 3, my local paper like many in the country, published a series of photographs of hundreds of advocates marching on May 1 in Washington DC for illegal immigration. The accompanying articles were full of misinformation from the event that insinuated that citizenship is a right for any foreign national in the country no matter their legal status. The reporters...

Clearly, social media has changed how we read images – from protests to state violence and grief. As she explained: “How images contribute to our notion of citizenship of who belongs in this moment in American society is more pressing than ever.” Now, Lewis is being honored at the latest edition of Frieze New York, the annual art fair which opens to the public on 5 May until 9 May at the Shed in Manhattan. The Tribute to Vision & Justice is more than just a section, it’s a fair-wide project. More than 50 art galleries and institutions will focus on showing artwork that dea...

April 28, 2021 in Columns, Opinion Immigrants are vital members to United States society, and deserve to be treated as such. (Photo courtesy of Nitish Meena via Unsplash) Up until my early teenage years, I held a green card. I remember seeing the card itself and not thinking very much about it. All in all, it was true to its name; the green coloring was apparent as my photo and personal information were cast in a pronounced green hue. It was something kept handy in my mother’s wallet but was never really taken out. I remember the minute details of my brushes with the immigration system mos...