We can’t afford to be quiet and complacent anymore. Learn about issues, candidates, and policies that affect the Asian American community and beyond.
On November 8, Donald J. Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States.It’s been more than a month since his inauguration, and since then, the American public has been hit with wave after wave of [getty src="632208238" width="594" height="396" tld="com"]In...
Today, Asian Americans make up just 6 percent of the U.S. population and only 3 percent of voters, according to the latest [getty src="171575554" width="507" height="338" tld="com"]“We’ve seen a major pushback and even the erosion of civil rights and the breakdown of...
“Can you not use my real name? I didn’t tell any of my friends that I didn’t vote. Being in San Francisco, we know a lot of politically passionate people, and I didn’t want them to judge us.”Anna, 34, and her husband weren’t the only ones to skip the poll booths this...
Mochi Magazine conducted a survey on the past election cycle from December 7 to 19, 2016. 317 Asian Americans, ages 14-68, participated. Here, highlights from the results: Participation92% voted in November’s 2016 presidential election.For comparison, 8%...
This January, a historic number of Asian American women were elected to the U.S. Senate. Tammy Duckworth and Kamala Harris joined Senator Mazie Hirono, the only Asian American woman to have held a Senate position prior to 2017. Here, we’ve compiled everything you need...
Donald Trump’s victory left Americans, particularly those who identify with groups he attacked during his campaign, feeling uneasy. One way to cope with this nervous energy is to channel it into something productive to protect and support causes that will be affected...
When Qiu Bai was a freshman at China’s Sun Yat-Sen University, she thought she liked another girl. Not knowing much about homosexuality, she turned to medical textbooks in the school library for guidance. Instead, what she found scared and upset her.“A lot of...
The recent presidential election was a complicated weighing of loyalties and beliefs. We may disagree with the other side’s fundamental assumptions, but we can choose to talk across constructed political boundaries. Although the majority of Asian Americans voted for...
On Friday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order which prompted widespread outrage and chaos that are still unfolding as we speak. The order will ban from the United States refugees for 120 days, Syrian refugees indefinitely, and for 90 days, citizens from...