In the age of social media, sharing one’s romantic relationship with the world is common practice. For Asian American women who are in a relationship with a white man, the reaction has become increasingly hostile. At the forefront of this hostility – reference to a 2010 academic article, known better in online comments as “the Oxford study.”
In April 2024, Wisconsin passed a bill by Governor Tony Evers that will have K-12 public schools teach Asian American and Hmong history as a part of their required curriculum. Since Illinois set this precedent in 2021, 20 other states have mandated the teaching of AAPI history, according to The Asian American Foundation, with Wisconsin being the 21st. This is huge for the APIDA community as it allows for more representation and compassion within the United States.
A poem about the ideas of prosperity, fortune, and the future linked to celebrations of the new year. The contrasting ideals of generations.
If we want to unpack what magic means in the Asian American community, we have to start at the 19th century.
Part of the ongoing effort by Koreans to reclaim their history and expose the truths of Japanese colonialism revolves around establishing the validity of their native flora and fauna.