#FastFoodGlobal takes off today in 150 U.S. cities with solidarity actions in 30 countries.
Top Photos: #FastFoodGlobal strikers in Philadelphia, photographed by 18MR Content Crew member and labor organizer Tareq Alani.
Bottom: #FastFoodGlobal strikers in Seattle.
The increased incidence of dysthymia amongst people of color is not an accident. As Hyphen magazine Executive Director Terry Park reminds us, “Affective life is always political and historical.”
Asylum seekers like the El Paso 37 (the majority of whom are still in detention) need pathways, not prisons. Prolonged detention criminalizes the asylum process, causes incredible trauma in people who have experienced so much already, costs the government millions, and lines the pockets of private prison corporations. Join us to fight back.
Danny Chen, a 19-year-old Chinese American serving in Afghanistan, was found dead in October 2011 after months of racially-charged physical and verbal abuse from his squad leader and peers.
This Saturday, Danny’s hometown of Chinatown, New York City, honors his memory with the unveiling of “PVT Danny Chen Way”, ensuring that Danny’s legacy, and the continuing fight for justice in his case, will live on.
I don't usually post fundraising appeals here, but I just wanted to plug our allies at getequal. We’ve done work with them before, and it’s been a joy, because they’re a queer rights org that has national reach and an actual intersectional analysis. If you’re thinking about giving for tomorrow’s Give OUT Day, they’re a fantastic choice. - CM
Representation matters! Emily’s List celebrates the achievements of AAPI women in Congress.#AAPIWomenLead#APAHM2014 - Alice
So in a nutshell, the stories of these Cambodian Americans is what’s wrong with our immigration system: you come to the U.S. as a child fleeing a brutal war (that is part of the U.S.’s colonial legacy), you grow up, you get booked for minor crimes, you even serve time. You can’t become a citizen because of your criminal record. Then, as an adult, the U.S. holds you in detention until it can figure out how to deport you. And eventually, the U.S. will deport you, to a country you barely know, far from your family, friends, and community. Worst. - CM
Asian Americans: everywhere, actually. - CM
“They made me believe that my life wasn’t going to be determined simply because I was an Asian American or a girl. They wanted me to forge my own path in life and find my own passions.” - Julie Chu, four-time Olympian, talks to the Washington Post about her parents and growing up Asian American.
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They did it! A group of Chinese Americans heeded the call to recreate the iconic Golden Spike photo this weekend at Promontory Summit, Utah. - CM
