Asian Americans Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/asian-americans/ A platform for change Thu, 11 Aug 2022 06:21:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ‘Sweeping Campaign to Harass’ Asian Americans: California cops sued for targeted traffic stops https://flux.community/aysha-qamar/2022/08/sweeping-campaign-to-harass-asian-americans-california-cops-sued-for-targeted-traffic-stops/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:00:30 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12028 According to a new California lawsuit, hate crimes against members of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community are not the only form of rising racism. Filed in Sacramento federal court on Wednesday, a class-action lawsuit against Siskiyou County and its sheriff alleges racism in traffic stops, access to water, and enforcement of cannabis-related property liens. The […]

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]]> Yuh-Line Niou wants to become the first openly autistic member of Congress https://flux.community/sara-luterman/2022/08/yuh-line-niou-wants-to-become-the-first-openly-autistic-member-of-congress/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12033 When New York state Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou announced she was running to represent New York’s 10th District in Congress, the field was already crowded. Multiple candidates with national profiles were running, including former New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio, sitting Rep. Mondaire Jones, and Daniel Goldman, a Levi Strauss heir who served as the lead […]

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]]> Two stereotypes that diminish the humanity of the Atlanta shooting victims – and all Asian Americans https://flux.community/angie-chuang/2021/03/two-stereotypes-diminish-humanity-atlanta-shooting-victims-and/ Mon, 29 Mar 2021 22:25:33 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/03/two-stereotypes-diminish-humanity-atlanta-shooting-victims-and/ The post Two stereotypes that diminish the humanity of the Atlanta shooting victims – and all Asian Americans appeared first on Flux.

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