Asian Voices
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign released an ad Thursday that falsely implies a former governor, Obama administration Cabinet member and U.S. ambassador to China is a Chinese government official — indirectly reinforcing an insidious pattern of Asian Americans being seen as “other” and being asked to prove they’re American. The racist, xenophobic and nativist ad […]
Up until two weeks ago, the six sexual assault crisis centers Kim Hurst oversees in the Detroit area were as busy as ever ― conducting as many as 90 rape kit examinations a month. But then there was a sudden, and troublesome, drop-off in patients. “Just because we’ve seen a decrease in numbers this past week […]
If safety comes first, cuteness definitely comes second when it comes to a few precious photos coming out of Thailand during the coronavirus pandemic. Several of the nation’s hospitals are sharing photos of newborns being outfitted in tiny face shields to protect them from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA via […]
If you are privileged enough to have a job while millions of other Americans file for unemployment because of the coronavirus pandemic, you may be reluctant to take any time off from work. I used to think this way. Last month, before the outbreak became an official pandemic, my goal was to push through the […]