Artwork by Arisa Nakamura Japanese American Remembrance Trail and Classroom Companion In the early 1900s, Seattle’s Japantown —Nihonmachi — stretched from 4th Avenue South to 23rd Avenue South, a bustling…
The 1992 LA Riots: 20/20 Hindsight and the Korean American Community
"“If the African American community and the Korean community had been communicating in 1992, the pain, agony and anger felt by both communities might have been avoided,” Laura Jeon, President…
Meet Yuh-Line Niou: First Asian-American to Represent Chinatown, NYC
She trained here,studied here, got her footing here in Seattle. The influence of so many longstanding Asian Pacific American mentors within social justice movements has changed the way younger APAs…
Memory and Renewal: Tanforan Assembly Center
2017 marks 75 years since the first Japanese Americans we forced into assembly centers and then to concentration camps throughout the United States. Here in Western Washington American citizens and their…
A Season to Vote
"The Asian-American voter pool is remarkably diverse, ranging from Pakistanis and Indians to Chinese and Koreans." That is the ethnic breakdown in the state of Virginia in an…
Attempting to Close a “Gene-race-nal” Gap
From the San Francisco Chronicle: June 12, 2016 Letters Home: Asian Americans in Support of Black Lives Matter "Dear Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother: We need to talk. You…
Examining the Four Freedoms of FDR on WNYC
Quick Post: Listen to John Hockenberry in a series exploring the Four Freedoms as defined by FDR in January 1941 as: Freedom of speech Freedom of worship Freedom from…
One Story Among Many: Maulik
Sometimes it takes seeing a familiar face, an icon, for many people to identify with an issue. More than that; the impact of bigotry. Here is actor Maulik Pancholy, known…
Meet Shiro Kashino: World War II Veteran and Hero
In 1943, despite their incarceration in numerous concentration camps throughout America, 4,000 Japanese Americans volunteered to fight in the war against the Axis powers. Compiled into a stunning graphic novel, 6…