Just gonna leave this here! In about 45 minutes, we’ll be live, talking about what it means to have a multiracial identity as an Asian American or Pacific Islander and be engaged in a movement for racial justice. I can’t wait!
Trayvon Martin's parents still fighting 'Stand Your Ground' 2 years after son's death
theGRIO REPORT - Martin says he hopes in time his son will be remembered for the young man he truly was – one he often called his best friend…
On the second anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death, his parents are still fighting stand your ground.
I just got done chatting with these five amazing folks in preparation for our Hangout tomorrow! Come hang out with us.
“Many of you know I spent 18 years in Asia, and sadly, I can tell you that the rest of the world does not value the lives of women as much as I value the lives of my daughters.”
Janaki Tambe’s new web series, Bad Indian, is about the young Desis not making the headlines. And we hope it gets Tambe a little buzz of her own!
via The Aerogram
Happy birthday, Wing Luke! The late Seattle City Councilman and campaigner for equal housing rights for Seattle’s Black and Asian American communities would have turned 89 today.
He tragically died in a plane crash in the Cascades during his term of office in 1965, when he was only 40 years old.
He tragically died in a plane crash in the Cascades during his term of office in 1965, when he was only 40 years old.
I missed a cue to post this for Miyazaki Monday yesterday, but who needs one day when our pals at The Nerds of Color are taking a whole week looking at the work of one of our favorite directors?
In its third #NotYourAsianSidekick Google Hangouts On Air, 18MillionRising will explore the ways multiracial identity impacts AAPI organizing and movement building. Panelists will discuss historical and contemporary successes and challenges related to the ways multiraciality disrupts and complicates racism and the racial construct. We will also delve into what it means to be AAPI and multiracial; and how the unique experiences of multiracial AAPIs impacts interactions and coalitions between people of color.
Panelists:
Maile Arvin, Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Santa Cruz | @kithandkoko
Sharon Chang, Writer & Activist | @multiasianfams
Eliaichi Kimaro, Filmmaker, “A Lot Like You” | @elikimaro
Manissa McCleave Maharawal, Doctoral Candidate, CUNY Graduate Center
N'jaila Rhee, Journalist | @blasianbytch
Panelists:
Maile Arvin, Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Santa Cruz | @kithandkoko
Sharon Chang, Writer & Activist | @multiasianfams
Eliaichi Kimaro, Filmmaker, “A Lot Like You” | @elikimaro
Manissa McCleave Maharawal, Doctoral Candidate, CUNY Graduate Center
N'jaila Rhee, Journalist | @blasianbytch
I know you alone can’t stop racial profiling. It’s going to take a lot of change in the hearts and minds of all Americans and from all levels of government before we can add racial profiling to the list of shameful practices our country has left in the past. But here’s the truth: by eliminating the practice on the federal level, you can send a message to state and local officials that racial profiling has no place in law enforcement.
God bless the internet.