Confronting the Divide between Black and Asian Americans
Deeply rooted tensions between Black and Asian American communities have existed for years, yet are rarely talked about.
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8 Groundbreaking Contributions by Asian Americans Through History
From disease cures to influential tech to workers’ rights, Asian American innovators have made huge impacts on people’s lives.
The Commune System (1950s)
“Well-organized human labor was seen as the key to development as China”
China: Rise of an Asian Giant
China has come a long way since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949.
Rural Transition in China
“In today’s rural China, the rural community has been transformed beyond recognition”
Do Women in China Face Greater Inequality than Women Elsewhere?
“Pronounced wage gaps and imbalanced political representation are just two of the many issues hindering gender equality in China”
The Challenge of Reporting on Women in China. Where Men Control the Narrative
“nearly every woman we spoke with had a personal story to tell about egregious discrimination at the workplace or in the home”
China’s women’s movement has not only survived an intense crackdown, it’s grown
“The shrinking public space for discussing women’s rights in China makes it even more extraordinary that a feminist movement is able to survive at all”
Gender discrimination at work is dragging China’s growth
“the gender gap in labor force participation rates in China has risen from 9.4 percentage points in 1990 to 14.1 percentage points in 2020”
Anti-blackness in Asian and Asian-American Communities
Image of the hard-working Asian became an extremely convenient way to deny the demands of African Americans