| May 4, 2022 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMay is Asian American Heritage Month. It’s a good time to celebrate the many successes and contributions of our diverse immigrant communities. But for the second generation, the reality is often more complicated. My parents came to this country from India nearly 60...
| Jun 2, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyLike many low-wage restaurant workers, Su Hua Mei and her husband lost their jobs last spring as the pandemic took hold. With a toddler to care for, it’s been a harrowing time for this immigrant couple from China. They speak little English and only finished high...
| Apr 28, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedMuch like other communities, Asian Americans have a long history of developing spaces and institutions to advance themselves in a country that often gave them little support. The Chinatowns found across the country derive from this history. This May, Asian American...
| Mar 24, 2021 | Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyAs our nation grapples with its legacy of anti-Asian racism, it’s important to consider the subtler forms of racism too. Racism occurs on a spectrum, from social degradation all the way to — as we saw recently in Atlanta — mass murder. I cannot speak for Asians, nor...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityMost of us who were alive then remember where we were on the morning of the 9/11 attacks. As we mark the 18th anniversary of the Iraq War this March, I wonder how many also remember where we were that day. On 9/11, I was a Catholic school eighth grader. I’ll never...
