Asian Americans

October 7, 2022 0

Mass. Bill Aims to Improve System to Track Hate Crimes

As the rate of reported hate crimes increases across the country, a bill to require Massachusetts law enforcement agencies and communities to report Hate Crime incidents is currently under study by the state legislature. The Massachusetts Hate Crimes Reporting Act was originally introduced in late March of 2021 to advance and change the current hate crime reporting practices which are informal and unevenly enforced. The proposed bill is currently being put on a study order for further review by the […]

September 18, 2022 0

Netflix’s Partner Track: Asian-American Women Fighting for the Top in the Legal World

by Sonia Cavazos

Innovative. Driven. Persistent. Determined. Powerful. Some of the adjectives used to describe lawyers. They bust into courtrooms and command the audience for their client, negotiate contracts with vigor, become judges and officials, even professors. Asians and Asian Americans have come into the legal profession, but are, unfortunately, underrepresented and often see less opportunities for growth than their white coworkers. “I know if I work harder than anyone else, apply more force, I’ll make partner.” A line delivered by the main […]

September 16, 2022 0

What has happened to Asian Enrollment at US Colleges?

by Max Wei

College is a strategy for the students to build their future pathways. Yet for the Asian students, their access to college might be different compared with students in other races. This article presents the possible racial bias of colleges when applying, cultural expectation from the Asian students, competition of the colleges, and the impact to the students made by the COVID-19. Does racial bias really exist among the top schools? According to Robert VerBruggen’s report on racial preferences on campus, […]

July 24, 2022 0

American Legion Boston Chinatown Post 328: Continuing to honor Chinese-American Veterans

by Eric Youshao

“Post 328 is a living memorial to all the veterans, both Asian American and not, who have come from the Boston community and served America with honor and distinction.” -Post Commander Matthew Seto. Boston Chinatown’s Post 328 has advocated on behalf of veterans, service members, and the local community for more than 75 years. Founded after World War II, Post 328 originally helped negotiate benefits for veterans and their families, helping many take advantage of the GI Bill of Rights, […]

June 28, 2022 0

“Debunking Myths and Shibboleths About Asian Affluence and Competition with Natives for Jobs”

by Sampan Staff

The movie Crazy Rich Asians, tiger moms, and competition for acceptance to the Ivies contribute to the myth that Asians are the “model minority” and that they have made it in our society and don’t need assistance. When conflated with the misconception that immigrants take rather than create jobs, xenophobia and persecution flourish and hate crimes perpetrated against Asians are on the rise. The data tell a different story about the socioeconomic condition of Asians in America. The affluence of […]

Pew Research Center panel Asian Americans

May 21, 2021 0

Pew Research: the changing demographics of Asian Americans

by Jun Li

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。) On Thursday, April 29, the Pew Research Center held an online panel discussing recent changes in Asian American demographics. The panel, which was moderated by Janelle Wong — a professor of American studies at the University of Maryland — began with two presentations covering newly-discovered data about Asian Americans. Neil Ruiz, the associate director of race and ethnicity research at the Pew Research Center, primarily discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Asian Americans. According to Ruiz, eight in 10 […]

April 16, 2021 0

Being Asian in the U.S.: Atsuko Toko Fish and Helen Chin Schlichte share personal experiences

by Carey Lin

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。) In the past year since the pandemic began, there have been increased reports of Asians being attacked, regardless of their cultural identity, who have publicly experienced unwarranted harassment. While violence and hate crime remains a big concern since the Atlanta spa shootings, microaggressions and verbal harassment has also occurred more frequently. On one occasion, a Chinese American, born and raised in the U.S. was told to “go back to your own country” while he was in the supermarket. Worried […]

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