‘No One Else Was Greeted in Their Ancestral Language’: Ryan Zinke’s Misguided Japanese Greeting
Zinke's Japanese-language gaffe shows his true colors when it comes to who can truly be considered American.
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In California, the Possibility of an Historic Election Could Spike Turnout Among Latino and Asian-American Voters in 2018
2018 might be the year the state's voters—and political leadership—reflect just how much its population has changed.
PS Picks: ‘Sour Heart,’ a Book of Short Stories Exploring Race, Class, and Identity
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Why Are Asian Americans Missing From Our Textbooks?
Ethnic studies classes are slowly gaining traction in elementary and secondary education, but Asian Americans still remain largely…
Asian-American Voter Turnout Doubles in Battleground States
In California, politicians long ago learned the importance of appealing to Asian-American voters. Now the rest of the…
When Hollywood Gets Things Right! Asian Lead Actors Edition
Forget Birth of a Dragon and Ghost in the Shell, and watch these great films from the 1980s and ’90s instead.
An Open Letter to My Asian-American Preschool Students
Even children can understand that fighting for justice must mean equality for everyone. By Sammi Wong (Photo: Christopher…
How Asian Beauty Replaced French Beauty for American Aesthetes
The crossover of Asian skincare and beauty aesthetics into American culture is more than a passing trend — it’s a…
Ghosts of White People Past: Witnessing White Flight From an Asian Ethnoburb
If diversity is so important to liberal whites, why do they keep fleeing ethnically diverse suburbia?
Five Brilliant Things You May Have Missed From That Rap About Asian Women
Don’t be alarmed if you see me biking around today, yelling about how you should call your mom.…