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The Hysteria Around the Asian Dog Meat Trope
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The Hysteria Around the Asian Dog Meat Trope

The Asian dog meat trope has been used for years to disguise racism and bigotry by portraying Asian people as barbaric and inhumane.

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The Origins of “Nominally Indian” Restaurants
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The Origins of “Nominally Indian” Restaurants

Different South Asian groups actually created the food that many diners reflexively associate with Indian cuisine.

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How U.S. Exploitation of Farmworkers Helped Built its Food Systems
Hundreds of farmworkers and supporters march in protest in support of farmworkers’ rights. They hold signs saying "boycott Wendy's" and "Publix harvested with forced labor?"

How U.S. Exploitation of Farmworkers Helped Built its Food Systems

The irony of National Farmworker Awareness Week is that it is celebrated in a country that denies agricultural workers the legal and human rights offered to every other worker.

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Question Your Understanding of “Authentic” Food
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Question Your Understanding of “Authentic” Food

Conversations about authentic food and dining often center white people’s version of authenticity.

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How SNAP Benefits Fall Short for Millions
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How SNAP Benefits Fall Short for Millions

Despite being a lifeline for millions who would otherwise not be unable to eat, SNAP benefits often keep recipients in a constant cycle of poverty.

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Year in Review: The Impact Food Has On Us Beyond Our Bodies
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Year in Review: The Impact Food Has On Us Beyond Our Bodies

Food is a cornerstone of culture, and our ability to access healthy food and decide what we consume is rooted in the same inequities that other industries face.

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Serve restaurant equity.

Serve restaurant equity.

As the completion date of Line 3 nears, there’s still much to be done to protect Indigenous activists and their land.

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End the “lunchbox moment”.

The fun of this segment is based on disgust: we see our famous celebrities shriek, gag, and embarrass themselves confronted with revolting foods. Some of the items featured were clearly specially created to evoke just such revulsion: hot dog juice, hot sauce and olive jello, the aforementioned ant pickle.

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Support immigrants beyond food.

It’s hypocritical to consume Asian or Asian-American cultural products and then refuse to defend Asian communities in the U.S. – or worse, exhibit open hostility against them. At the same time, we shouldn’t predicate supporting immigrant communities on enjoying their food, especially since the reason why so many Asian immigrants work in restaurants is itself a product of American racism.

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The Answer to America’s Food Desert Problem
Two people near a food display inside a New York bodega.

The Answer to America’s Food Desert Problem

Underserved communities are disproportionately becoming zoned as food deserts as access to grocery stores becomes limited.

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