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Perspective: New Generational Thinking About Anti-Asian Violence—It Runs Deeper Than Hate
By Diane WongMarch 17, 2021 Since the start of the pandemic, there has been an alarming increase and series of violent hate crimes against Asian Americans. In the last two months alone, Pak Ho a 75 year old Chinese American was killed in Oakland Chinatown, Vicha Ratanapakdee a 84 year old Thai man was violently shoved to the ground
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Perspective: Education As Entrapment: Abolishing Student Debt Is Just The Beginning
By Diane WongDecember 22, 2020 The national amount of student loan debt has grown exponentially over the decade, from $830 billion in 2010 to over $1.6 trillion this past year. In an era where universities function increasingly like private businesses, higher education has become a form of entrapment. There are over 40 million people in the country
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Perspective: Asian American Youth Support Defunding the Police, Investing in Black Futures
By Diane WongOctober 26, 2020 On Tuesday, June 23 members of the Freedom Inc. Freedom Youth Squad organized a slow car procession down Park Street in Madison, Wisconsin. Afterwards, youth leaders gathered for a socially distant rally to pressure the Madison School Board to remove police from schools. One week later, the Madison School District Board of Education
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Perspective: What Issues Are Mobilizing Young Latinx Americans to the Polls?
By Vladimir MedenicaOctober 26, 2020 As the presidential election on November 3rd draws near, Latinx Americans have received renewed attention from both pundits and candidates running for office – and for good reason. Latinx Americans account for over 59% of the total population growth in the United States since 2000. This election marks the first time that Americans who