Chinese Americans to Stage Candlelight Vigil in Response to Charlottesville

posted by Louis Chan

By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent

Asian Americans plan to light up the night in response to the recent incidents of hate in Charlottesville.

A candlelight vigil will be held just hours before a pro-Trump Patriot Prayer rally is planned in San Francisco on Saturday and another demonstration of White Supremacists in Berkeley on Sunday.… Read more

Can Hate Be Healed

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By Katherine Kam
New America Media

Can hate be healed? The question has been central to Tim Zaal’s life.

When Zaal was 17, he and his friends went looking for a night-time brawl in West Hollywood. Near a crowded hangout called Oki Dogs on Santa Monica Boulevard, they spotted a group of young people and … Read more

Fifth Anniversary of Oak Creek Massacre Remembered

posted by Louis Chan

By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent

Pardep Kaleka is looking towards tomorrow’s commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the Oak Creek Massacre at the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin with both “relentless optimism” and understandably, a “bit of somberness.”

The youth who will receive scholarships give him hope for the future, but memories of his father … Read more

How a Professor Became the Target of Misdirected Hate

posted by Randall

The target of a news article from the conservative publication Campus Reform was subjected to online harassment after he was identified as the professor who flipped the bird to Trump tower.

The only problem-it wasn’t him, according to Chronicle.com

The article was prompted by the selection of Professor Simran Jeet Singh to … Read more

The Unintended Consequences of Hate

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By Hasan Zillur Rahim
New America Media
Commentary
 

This story was reported using data from ProPublica’s Documenting Hate Project. This project is collecting reports to create … Read more

UPDATE: Student Identified in Racist Flyer Incident at University of Texas, Austin

posted by Louis Chan

By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent

A racist flyer being posted on the University of Texas, Austin campus is causing quite a stir.

The flyer titled “Ethical Lessons to Chinese” has triggered more than 100 complaints to the Campus Crisis … Read more

100 AAPI Organizations Sign Letter of Resistance vs. Trump

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By Ed Diokno

In a strange way, Donald Trump is uniting us.

The momentum from last weekend’s Women’s Marches across the country and supportive demonstrations around the world, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the anti-Vietnam demonstrations of the 60s and … Read more

Advancing Justice Creates Website to Report Hate Incidents Against AAPI Community

posted by Brittney Le

Asian Americans Advancing Justice has launched a new website  to track incidents of hate plaguing the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.  Amidst the racially-charged atmosphere of today’s political climate, many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are  fearful.

“While … Read more

Support for Ellen Pao Comes too Late

posted by Randall

 
When Ellen Pao was making headlines for suing Kleiner Perkins, she gained the support of many people who identified with her fight for equal pay and against gender discrimination in Silicon Valley.
 
When Pao was under attack by Reddit users for trying to eliminate some of the hate on that site, many of … Read more

Journal Sentinel: Hate Cannot be Tolerated

posted by Randall

One year ago this coming Monday, six people worshiping at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin were gunned down by a white supremacist in an act of domestic terrorism.

A blog in the JS Online by Amitabh Pal points out that since 9-11, Muslim American terrorism has been responsible for the deaths of 33 people. Compare … Read more