"And let me be really clear about the will of the voters. Ninety percent of Black voters in #Georgia voted for Joseph #Biden. Almost 70% of Hispanic voters in Georgia voted for Joseph Biden. And more than 60% of #AsianAmerican voters in Georgia voted for Joseph Biden. So this attempt to wipe out those votes is wiping out the votes of sizable blocs of minority voters, who did not vote for" #TFG.

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/8/4/trump_not_guilty_indictments

Many said they doubted themselves, and thought that if they just worked even harder and shined even brighter, opportunities would follow.

"I would think, maybe if I just write another 100 papers, someone will notice me."

Required reading from @STAT's Usha McFarling. I feel so seen as an Asian American, and understand so much better.
https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/26/asian-american-doctors-medicine-leadership/

#medicine #health #healthcare #DEI #equity #Asian #AsianAmerican #leadership

#JoyRide: #PointGreyPictures return to the big screen with this raunchy yet heartfelt comedy all about cultural frictions and expectations.

Goddamn, that musical number is something else.

Full review at Mahan's Media: https://betwixtstarproductions.blogspot.com/2023/07/joy-ride-2023-movie-review.html #film #movies #filmreview #moviereview #cinema #cinemastodon #comedy #sexpositivity #asianamerican #adelelim #cherrychevapravadumrong #teresahsiao #ashleypark #sherrycola #stephaniehsu #sabrinawu #sethrogen

Authors Guild Statement on Asian American Literature Festival Cancellation

"The sudden cancellation...introduces a concerning element of censorship, as it suppresses the free flow of ideas and artistic expression.

We are particularly alarmed that the decision came on the heels of a routine review for controversial content. Moreover, the absence of a valid explanation for this decision only adds to the unsettling nature of the situation."

#asianamerican #literature

https://authorsguild.org/news/ag-statement-on-asian-american-literature-festival-cancellation/

Outcry After Smithsonian Cancels Asian American Literature Festival

"More than 1,100 scholars, poets, writers, and supporters have signed an open letter outlining concerns and demands directed at the Smithsonian Institution after the abrupt cancelation of the 2023 Asian American Literature Festival (AALF)."

https://hyperallergic.com/834279/outcry-after-smithsonian-cancels-asian-american-literature-festival/

#literature #aapi #asianamerican #asianamericanliteraryfestival #smithsonian

Not sure if you heard, but the #asianamerican #literature #festival at the Smithsonian was canceled this year with no real reasons given. The organizers have written an open letter to the Smithsonian.

More info linked here: https://linktr.ee/aalfcollective

Please read, sign, and share!

#aalf #aapi #authorsofmastodon @kidlit #authors #writers @bookstodon #kidlit #books

#SilentSunday

Please Wait by the Coatroom: Reconsidering Race and Identity in American Art by John Yau

#JohnYau #Books #Art #ArtHistory #WilfredoLam #AsianAmerican #BlackMastodon #Afropolitan #Cuba #AsianCuban #Image #Cubism #Dadaism #ModernArt #Writers

The WGAw Asian American Writers Committee is hosting an ALL UNION AAPI PICKET!! Tomorrow Wed 07/12 from 12pm-2pm at Paramount Studios. I’ll be attending and hope to see some of you there!! 🙌 #wga #aapi #asianamerican #picket #unionstrong #writing #writingcommunity

Powerful white people in the U.S. are trying to pit Asians against other races.

They tell us we’re “one of the good ones.” They promise to grant some of the comforts of whiteness, but only if we aid (or remain silent) in their oppression of marginalized people.

This is all an illusion. They will never see us as equals. We will never be them. We can’t afford to become pawns in the game of white supremacy.
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/02/1183981097/affirmative-action-asian-americans-poc #AAPI #asian #AsianAmerican

I've read some brilliant, lucid, empathic writing on the Asian American experience from women writers these past few years. I have also read some unfocused writing from Asian American men, usually focused on grievances and with weak analyses of gender. Who is writing about the specific experience of Asian American men within the broader context of US race and gender dynamics?

#AsianAmerican #antiracism

@TheConversationUS I grew up in Waipahu, as did my father (b 1907). He would remark about the camp in Honouliuli Gulch, that that was where AJAs who were religious, political, unionists, or considered leaders were imprisoned by the US. He never considered them traitors or threats. On Dec 7, after the attack, after frightened phone calls, he told his family there would be no mass incarceration because plantation business trumps racial fear, and AJAs constituted the majority of the plantation labor force in Hawai'i. Not so for Mainland AJAs. My mom's Waialua father was a significant figure (he designed, engineered, and led construction of the sugar plantation aqueduct), and Oahu Sugar Co vouched for and protected him from imprisonment. My dad happened also to have been strafed by a Zero on his way in to work in Wahiawa from Waipahu on Kamehameha Hwy. It peeled off from the attack on Wheeler, as he was the only car on the road Sunday morning to chase him. The bullets hit the asphalt missing him, but the plane was so close he made eye contact with the pilot. He saw surprise on the pilot's face when he saw my Dad looked like him, and stopped shooting. #History #histodons #Hawaii #AJA #AsianAmerican

@Yoshi Seriously, they don't know a Mandrill when they see one? Good on ABC-15 for putting it up on YouTube. #Democracy #FreeSpeech #veteran #asianAmerican

@Yoshi Thanks, but it was all you - your standing up for yourself in a very public way in a town that doesn't take kindly to Democrats voicing their opinions - so much so the cops thought they needed to "give you an education." It was that which prompted Dave Biscobing at PHX ABC-15 to call & do the interview. I just gave an assist. More than glad to be able to help out. #journalism #journalists #veterans #asianAmerican #democracy (& many other hashtags that escape me at the moment).

Maintaining eye contact during conversation is a social construct, not a fucking symptom for diagnosis.

Decolonize your minds.

#usmc #autism #fuckcatholicism #neurodivergent #asianamerican #aapi

When you grow up in a traditional Asian family, your every step into adulthood is often met with an amusing mix of advice, cautionary tales, and, inevitably, a flurry of questions. While the journey of self-discovery is a universal rite of passage, adding a unique factor like my sexuality into the mix makes it a much more memorable adventure.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/my-aunts-confusion-over-my-sexuality-in-11-questions-24e67d91b8f?sk=947a892895dd6ea71da8ad35bbbce1f0
#LGBTQ #AsianAmerican #Family #Equality

AAPI Heritage Month is now coming to a close. Shoutout to all my Asian American writer friends! Times are tough with the strike, but we must continue to fight to get our stories told on the big and small screen!! #screenwriting #tvwriting #asianamerican #aapi #diversity #inclusion #wgastrike #writing #writingcommunity

Last 2 days to get 20% discount on select books written by AAPI authors at bookshop.org 📚

"Join Bookshop.org and Asian American Writers' Workshop in honoring Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month by purchasing a new book by an AAPI author."

Choose from a list of titles to get 20% off at checkout with code: AAPIHERITAGE

https://bookshop.org/info/aapi-2023

#AAPI #AsianAmerican #Books #Bookstodon

Shared experiences bind
Different cultures come alive
Asian Americans unite

#asianamerican #padmalakshmi #philliplim #haiku #poetry

https://www.insider.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-asian-american-aapi-heritage-2023-5

Luhrs & Associates celebrates the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (#AAPI) to the United States. #AsianAmerican and #PacificIslander Heritage Month recognizes the historical and cultural contributions of people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent have made.

A personal reflection, based on Frantz Fanon’s postcolonial critique, on what it means to me be #americanbornchinese #asianamerican #aapi during #AAPIMonth: https://www.texasobserver.org/american-born-chinese-disney-frantz-fanon/