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Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Racism in a ‘Post’-9/11 World
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Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Racism in a ‘Post’-9/11 World

Muslim communities have been subjected to cycles of extreme Islamophobia based on the belief that they’re a threat to U.S. life.

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1920 1280 Dominique Stewart
Forget What You Know About MSG
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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
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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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2058 1436 Dominique Stewart
Politicians Use Anti-Asian Hate to Sell a TikTok Ban
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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 a MENA Category Could Reverse the Whitewashing of a Community
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How a MENA Category Could Reverse the Whitewashing of a Community

The addition of a MENA category would recognize a community that has been rendered invisible by the government.

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2400 1350 Dominique Stewart
The Young Women Fighting to Save Chinatowns
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The Young Women Fighting to Save Chinatowns

As Chinatowns around the world reel from racial and economic injustice, young women are organizing to save these iconic neighborhoods.

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Ethnocentrism: The Good, the Bad, and the Racist
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Ethnocentrism: The Good, the Bad, and the Racist

Recent discussions of ethnocentrism often fall short of interpreting the relationship between ethnocentrism and racism.

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1920 1280 Nicole Cardoza
A Timeline of the FBI and its Role in Political Persecution
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A Timeline of the FBI and its Role in Political Persecution

On August 8, the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on suspicion of mishandling classified documents (MSN).  When activists demanded defunding of the police, conservatives trumpeted their unconditional support for law enforcement. For the same people to now shout “defund the FBI” raises the question of whether “their love of law enforcement only…

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Reject the Use of Reductive Statements in Social Discourse
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Reject the Use of Reductive Statements in Social Discourse

Reductive statements in political and social discourse don’t help resolve these injustices but further uphold a broken, inequitable system.

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1200 800 Dominique Stewart
Building Solidarity Across Differences
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Building Solidarity Across Differences

Solidarity amongst marginalized groups requires education, organizing, and work but is essential in dismantling white supremacy.

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2400 1600 Andrew Lee
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