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Category: Asian American history

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Interracial Coalitions and the Hawaiian Sugar Strike of 1946

  • by Miyako Martinez
  • Posted on July 15, 2019November 30, 2019

A divide-and-conquer strategy for plantation labor led to the building of an extraordinary interracial coalition in Hawaii, argues historian Miyako Martinez.

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  • Asian American history

Green Cards and Red Lights: The Problem with Indian American Activism

  • by desiballer
  • Posted on April 3, 2019October 19, 2019

The constant emphasis on protecting the interests of “high-skilled” workers neglects everyone else and reveals the myopic biases of some migrants, argues anthropologist Stanley Thangaraj.

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  • African American history

Our Family Values, and What We Truly Value

  • by desiballer
  • Posted on July 18, 2018July 18, 2018

The “family” has been so critical in the stories we tell ourselves and others about…

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  • Asian American history

Smurfs, Wizards, and the History of Hmong B-Boy Culture in Southeast Fresno

  • by Tropics of Meta
  • Posted on March 31, 2017December 4, 2017

Hip-hop’s founding myth places the culture’s birth at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, where…

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  • Asia

A Past Resurfaced: Memories of Survival and Escape from the Khmer Rouge

  • by Unofficial Archives
  • Posted on March 20, 2017May 4, 2017

In the summer of 2014, my grandma began digging into the old pile of long-forgotten…

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  • Asian American history

Sipping on the Indian Haterade: Hindu American Whiteness and Support for Trump

  • by desiballer
  • Posted on January 30, 2017January 3, 2018

Unlike other communities of color in the United States, it has not been so easy…

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  • Asian American history

7 Books to Make You Grateful for Your Own Family on Thanksgiving

  • by Tropics of Meta
  • Posted on November 24, 2016December 4, 2017

Visual media have the advantage of providing quick comfort; if you need a change of…

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  • Asian American history

No, American Citizenship Is Not Necessarily Inclusive

  • by Alex Sayf Cummings
  • Posted on August 4, 2016December 4, 2017

The rise of Donald Trump has induced a collective shudder through much of America.  For…

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