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Guns and Gun ControlFebruary 6, 2023
Huu Can Tran’s American Dream
The Monterey Park shooter lost his wife and his home. But one totem of assimilation remained within easy reach.
Mari Uyehara
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Racism and DiscriminationAugust 9, 2021
The Anti-Asian Roots of Today’s Anti-Immigrant Politics
Long before Trump, politicians on the country’s West Coast mobilized a white working-class base through violent hate of Chinese and Japanese immigrants.
Mari Uyehara
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March 22, 2021
The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration
The Page Act of 1875, outlawing “lewd and immoral” Chinese women, codified the bigotry directed at Asian women from their earliest migration to the US to today.
Mari Uyehara
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January 30, 2019
The Dark Side of the Cult of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Justice Ginsburg is an essential voice on the Supreme Court— but portraying her as a dissenter obscures the work of more radical women of color.
Mari Uyehara
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FeminismNovember 20, 2018
‘Lean In’ Has Been Discredited For Good
To defend Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg put capitalism before feminism—and democracy.
Mari Uyehara