anti-asian hate

Forget What You Know About MSG
A person cooking stir-fry noodles in a wok. Flames from the stove ignite from below.

Forget What You Know About MSG

The stigma surrounding MSG is part of the broader anti-Asian sentiment that’s been carefully cultivated in the U.S.

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How Chinese Migrants Built the Transcontinental Railroad
During a ceremony, two men shake hands while surrounded by a crowd of men and two locomotives facing each other.

How Chinese Migrants Built the Transcontinental Railroad

The Transcontinental Railroad is hailed as one of the country’s greatest engineering feats, but the immigrants who built it have long been ignored. 

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The Influence of White Supremacy on People of Color
Memorial cross markers surrounded by flowers, stuffed animals and red ribbon. One cross marker reads, "Hope, Love, Faith, Allen."

The Influence of White Supremacy on People of Color

The Texas Mall shooter’s ethnicity seemingly disqualifies him from being a far-right extremist, but white supremacy beliefs can exist even amongst people of color.

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Politicians Use Anti-Asian Hate to Sell a TikTok Ban
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew makes opening statement to Congress.

Politicians Use Anti-Asian Hate to Sell a TikTok Ban

Congress is trying to greatly reduce U.S. residents’ privacy rights through legislation banning TikTok, using rhetoric with anti-Asian tropes.

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How Anti-Filipino Hate Led to the Watsonville Riots
Two sepia-tone photographs of Filipino farm workers tending a field. On the left, workers put crop inside crates. One the right, a farm worker stands in a field of cauliflower.

How Anti-Filipino Hate Led to the Watsonville Riots

The Watsonville Riots was a violent attack on Filipino farmworkers by a mob of white residents in the city of Watsonville, California, between January 19 and January 30, 1930.

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