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In the Face of Bullying

In the Face of Bullying

Writer: Helen I. Hwang

On a cold December day in 2009, just weeks before Christmas, 15-year-old Trang Dang was walking home from school with her sister and eight friends, all recent Vietnamese immigrants. Also part of their group: the...

Helen I. Hwang | Thu, Nov 10th- 9:23am | Activism, Feature, Issue 24: Survival, Immigration, News & Politics, Race, Social Issues

The Yoga Debate: An Existentially Challenged Desi Chimes In

The debate around the New York Times magazine article "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body," and the life-changing...

Kirti Kamboj | Wed, Jan 25th- 12:59pm | Blogger Column, cultural appropriation, life-changing revelations, seeing the light, yoga, Culture, Social Issues

The Angry Therapist: Not Your Average Shrink

How one therapist's unconventional approach has helped people across the world. 

Theresa Celebra... | Thu, Jan 12th- 8:51am | Blogger Column, mental health, Ask a Model Minority Suicide, Social Issues

Burmese Refugees in Oakland Living in Extreme Poverty

A report from San Francisco State University and the Burma Refugee Family Network finds that 60 percent of refugees from Myanmar in Oakland are living in extreme poverty.

New America Media | Fri, Dec 2nd- 9:30am | Burma Refugee Family Network, myanmar, Oakland, refugees, Community, Immigration, Social Issues

Study Finds API Youth Most Bullied

A new study shows that Asian American teens experience more bullying than any others. Writer Helen I. Hwang discusses the study. Read her story, "In the Face of Bullying,"...

Momo Chang | Mon, Nov 14th- 10:37am | bullying, Helen I. Hwang, Loan Tran, Trang Dang, WHIAAPI, Activism, News & Politics, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice

What’s Your Story, Morning Glory?

Filmmaker Vanessa Yee opens up about the anxiety she feels at speaking on her own documentary. Called The Laundromat, it's about Asian American silence and shame.

 

Vanessa Yee | Thu, Nov 10th- 10:45am | Blogger Column, Laundromat, Vanessa Yee, Ask a Model Minority Suicide, Film, Social Issues
Playing with History

Playing with History

Since I was very young, I have seen photographs of Jerome, AR. In one, my grandmother is standing in front of a black tar paper-covered barrack. She is holding my infant mother, who is wrapped in a wool blanket, a white cap on her head. There are...

Cathlin Goulding | Tue, Nov 8th- 5:49pm | Lazy Susan, Issue 24: Survival, History, Media, Social Issues, University/Academics
Talking Back

Talking Back

Alison Roh Park was 14 the first time she saw a man masturbating across from her on the subway. Another time, a group of drunk white men obstructed her path outside a bar and asked for a massage. “Men will explicitly refer to me as ‘China Doll...

Nicole Wong | Sun, Nov 20th- 8:08pm | Chai Shenoy, hollaback, public street harassment, Lazy Susan, Activism, Gender, Issue 24: Survival, Race, Sex, Social Issues

Brown Power at Occupy Wall Street!

A South Asian participant at Occupy Wall Street describes racial privilege at the protests.

Hena Ashraf | Fri, Dec 16th- 12:28pm | hena ashraf, occupy wall street, Activism, News & Politics, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice

The Irvine 11: Disturbing Free Speech

New America Media hears from both the Orange County DA office and a lead defense attorney for the Irvine 11 -- found guilty last week on misdemeanor counts -- on the outcome of the case.

New America Media | Thu, Sep 29th- 9:24am | free speech, irvine 11, Activism, News & Politics, Social Issues, University/Academics
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