In 1982, the brutal beating and death of Vincent Chin near a Detroit nightclub enraged the Asian American community and led to changes in the legal system.
- Professor of Asian American Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
The concept of ‘Asian Americans,’ created in the 1960s by student activists as a way to move past denigrating labels, is today a contested category.
While many voters embrace Kamala Harris’ candidacy and the fact that she is a multiracial woman without any biological children, some Republicans are using her identity as fodder for attacks.
White people are the main perpetrators of anti-Asian racism and violence, but white supremacy is still the problem when Blacks and Latinos attack Asians.
While the debates about Kamala Harris’ multiraciality may seem new, they are similar to the commentary other high-profile mixed-race people in the US have received about their racial identities.
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