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This Week In Race: A House That Flew Over The Ocean And A Man Who Didn't Get...
You could say it's been a pretty turbulent week on the race beat.(Image credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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Politics Of Respectability And A Dragged Passenger
The politics of respectability were complicated this week when a 69 year-old Asian-American doctor was forcibly dragged off a United Airlines flight.(Image credit: Joshua Lott/AFP/Getty Images)
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On Police Treatment, Asian-Americans Show Ethnic, Generational Splits
Younger Asian-Americans are more likely to cite unequal treatment by police than older generations, according to a survey of Asian-American voters who are also split on the issue along ethnic...
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'Model Minority' Myth Again Used As A Racial Wedge Between Asians And Blacks
The perception of universal success among Asian-Americans is being wielded to downplay racism's role in the persistent struggles of other minority groups — especially black Americans.(Image credit:...
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Asian-Americans In Hollywood Still Waiting For The Spotlight
In the meantime, some are producing their own shows or creating material for alternative platforms like YouTube.(Image credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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Why Colleges Already Face Race-Related Challenges In Serving Future Students
By 2020 more than half of children in the U.S. will be part of an ethnic or racial minority. Colleges and universities are figuring out how to prepare for them.(Image credit: Cesar Okada/Getty...
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'Racist Bill'? Chinese Immigrants Protest Effort To Collect More...
Massachusetts lawmakers and supporters of the bill say collecting detailed data could help bring more resources to Asian-Americans. But some protesters worry the data will be misused.(Image credit:...
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Can East Asians Call Themselves 'Brown'?
To many, being "brown" is about a set of shared experiences that include things like being subjected to discrimination and stereotyping. But there's some history here.(Image credit: Chelsea Beck/NPR)
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Poll: Asian-Americans See Individuals' Prejudice As Big Discrimination Problem
In an NPR poll looking at experience with discrimination, Asian-Americans told us that individual prejudice is a bigger problem than bias by government or laws.(Image credit: Alyson Hurt/NPR)
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California Democrats Hope Asian-American Voters Can Help Flip Red Districts
In conservative Orange County, a growing Asian-American population could have an impact on some key competitive House races in the midterms.(Image credit: Chris Bentley/Here & Now)
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As College Apps Are Due, Asian-American High Schoolers Consider Affirmative...
A lawsuit alleging that Harvard discriminates against Asian-American applicants has brought affirmative action into the news. One group that's paying attention? Asian-American high school...
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In 'Minor Feelings,' Asian American Racial Trauma Is Laid Bare
Cathy Park Hong's essays serve as a major reckoning, pulling no punches as the author uses her life's flashpoints to give voice to a wider Asian American experience, one with cascading...
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'Overlooked': Asian American Jobless Rate Surges But Few Take Notice
Asian Americans have traditionally enjoyed some of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. But the pandemic is taking a heavy toll - and Trump's blaming China isn't helping.(Image credit: Spencer...
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Asian American And Pacific Islander Turnout Helped Hand Biden Georgia
Asian American voter turnout was up 91% on Election Day 2020 compared to 2016. Aisha Yaqoob Mahmood with Asian Americans Advancing Justice's Atlanta chapter describes how activists made that...
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Survey Finds Asian Americans Are Racial Or Ethnic Group Most Willing To Get...
Pew Research Center found 83% of Asian Americans said they would get a vaccine compared to 42% of Blacks. White and Latinx respondents were about even with 63% and 61% respectively saying they...
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Asian Americans Experience 'Far More' Hate Incidents Than Numbers Indicate
Racially motivated attacks against Asian Americans have been on the rise since the start of the pandemic, but a Los Angeles-based civil rights group says the actual numbers are even higher. (Image...
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Biden Urges Unity Against Hate, Racism After Meeting With Asian American Leaders
The previously scheduled visit was to have included a celebration of the recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, but Tuesday's deadly shootings at area spas caused a change in...
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Why Pandemics Give Birth To Hate: From Bubonic Plague To COVID-19
The Atlanta shooting has led to heated discussion about the blame — and violence — aimed at Asians during the pandemic. It's the latest example in a long history of hatred fueled by disease.(Image...
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As Asian Americans Seek Safety From A Rise In Attacks, Some Look To Guns
At a recent firearms training session in southern California, a small group of Asian Americans had mixed reactions to acquiring a gun.(Image credit: Jane Hahn for NPR)
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'A Sigh Of Relief': Crowdfunded Cab Rides Aim To Get Asian Americans Home Safe
In response to attacks against Asian Americans, there are efforts in some major U.S. cities to pool funds for taxi or app-based rides for people who feel unsafe walking or taking public...
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