ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCES
Growing up, I learned very little about Asian and Asian American history and issues, and as a result I had internalized Orientalist propaganda that Asians didn't experience oppression and other lies that the Model Minority Myth taught me. Without access to Asian American Studies classes, I turned to journalism and the internet to help be unlearn and relearn what it means to be Asian and Asian American. Here is a working list of resources that have helped me on my journey.
People have asked me where I find my resources. Click here for a general list of blogs and publications I follow that help me continuously learn about Asian American issues and history.
Complexities of the Asian-American Identity
Bhagat Singh Thind’s Case Shows the Link Between Whiteness and Citizenship by Vandana Pawa
The term ‘Asian American’ was meant to create a collective identity. What does that mean in 2018? by Sonia Rao
The Other Asian by Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed
Filipino Americans: Blending Cultures, Redefining Race by Code Switch
I, too, am racialized. by Lydia X.Z. Brown
The Indo-Caribbean Experience: Now and Then by Elizabeth Jaikar
Moments in Asian American History
The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika Lee
Filipinos helped shape America of today by Gabriel Garcia
Manila Village, How Filipino Arrived in North America in 1571
35 Years After Vincent Chin's Murder, How Has America Changed? by Asia Society
Who Is Vincent Chin? The History and Relevance of a 1982 Killing by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Why you’ve never heard of the six Chinese men who survived the Titanic by Amy B Wang
The Story Of The Chinese Family That First Fought To Desegregate Southern Schools by Rebecca Klein
How Filipino Migrants Gave the Grape Strike Its Radical Politics by David Bacon
Yuri Kochiyama (1921-2014) by Kazuyo Tsuchiya
Grace Lee Boggs, Activist And American Revolutionary, Turns 100 by Kat Chow
75 years since the Zoot Suit Riots by By Andrea Rodés
Why customers at this LA Tiki bar toast its original owner every Wednesday night by Poala Mardo
Ringleader Of Human Smuggling Ring Dies, Leaving A Complex Legacy by Kat Chow
An Introduction to South Asian American History
When Rioters Drove South Asians Out of Bellingham by Preeti Aroon
Japanese-American No-No Boys Explained by Nadra Kareem Nittle
The Forgotten Story Of Classic Hollywood's First Asian-American Star by Anna Helen Peterson
A Humble Cambodian Refugee Became America's 'Donut King' And This Is His Life by Constantine Spyrou
Sikh Farmers in California by Sikh Pioneers
150 Years Ago, Chinese Railroad Workers Staged the Era's Largest Labor Strike by Chris Fuch
50 Years Later, Former UC Berkeley Students Celebrate the Asian-American Movement They Began by Sara Hossaini
How Japanese-Americans Changed California Agriculture by Al Jazeera
The Forgotten Asian Refugees Fed Into The U.S. Prison System by Kimberly Yam
Model Minority Myth
Are All Asians Rich? Ft. Lily Du by Decoded (MTV)
Asians Now Have The Largest Income Gap In America by Jessica Prois
History Is Repeating Itself for Asian Americans by Khoi B
Asian-American Prison Program Teaches About, Honors Inmates’ Cultural Struggles by Kimberly Yam
The Bamboo Glass Ceiling by Tiffany Diane Tso
5 Ways We Erase Southeast Asian Folks From The Conversation On Mental Health by Alicia Soller
Asian Americans are falling through the cracks in data representation and social services by Victoria Tran
Data on Undocumented Asian Americans by AAPI Data
The Dream Shattered: Vietnamese Gangs in America by Patrick Du Phuoc Long and Laura Ricard
Orientalism
Orientalism Is Alive And Well In American Cinema by Alison Willmore
The Rules of the Asian Body in America by Matthew Salesses
'The violence is always there': life as a Sikh in Trump's America by Andrew Gumbel
Accept Me, But Deport My Neighbor by Khoi B
The Dotbusters that Attacked South Asians in Jersey City
If We Called Ourselves Yellow by Kat Chow
Identifying the Systemic Racial Issue behind the Qipao Incident: Whiteness as a Gatekeeper to Ethnic Culture by Sean Dao
4 Signs You’re Culturally Appropriating Buddhism – And Why It’s Important Not to by Kim Tran
Nationalism & Violence
How The Chinese Massacre Of 1871 Became One Of The Largest Lynchings In U.S. History by Gisely Ruiz
Queerness
3 Reasons Queer Asians Can’t Discard Their Families – And Why They Don’t Have to by xoài phạm
Claiming 6 Personal Rights as a Vietnamese, Gender Non-Conforming Femme by xoài phạm
English Isn't Enough: The Bakla, Two-Spirits, and Hijra by Major Julian
Anna May Wong: One step from greatness
Poet Alok Vaid-Menon: 'I Am Part Of Something Greater Than Myself'
This Is My Unbelievable But Totally True Transgender Ghost Story by By Andy Marra
Adoption
As An International Adoptee, I Know The Dark Side Of Adoption by Mary San Agustin,
Being ‘Transracial’ Is Real—But It’s Not What Racist White People Claim It Is by Lydia X.Z. Brown
Adoptee deported by U.S. to sue South Korea, adoption agency by AP
This Is My Unbelievable But Totally True Transgender Ghost Story by By Andy Marra
Black-Asian Relations
Black-Asian animosity is an American tradition by Ann-Derrick Gaillot
Nail Salon Brawls & Boycotts: Unpacking The Black-Asian Conflict In America by Tiffany Diane Tso
Let's Be Real: Asian And Black Artists Aren't "Celebrating" Each Other Through Hip-Hop by Andrew R. Chow
For Peter Liang by Franny Choi
The Secret History of South Asian & African American Solidarity on NBC Asian America
When You Become the Oppressive “Ally”: Asians, Anti-Blackness, and Accountability by xoài phạm
Crazy Rich Asians, AAVE, and My Asian-American Identity by Alice Meichi Li
Their Struggles, Our Gains: How Black Activists Paved the Way for South Asian Americans by Viren Shinde
Media
For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, I'll tweet every day about an Asian American book that you should read, in no particular order. By Viet Thanh Nguyen
Music of the Asian Diaspora, a Spotify Playlist by me
Contemporary Asian American Progressions
A Snapshot Of How Asian-Americans Are Changing The South by Angela Chen
Hmong-American redefined patriotism before my eyes by W. Kamau Bell
How South Asian Americans Are Building a New American Dream by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee