Promise Li

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Promise Li is a socialist from Hong Kong and Los Angeles. He is a member of Tempest Collective and Solidarity, and has been active in higher-education rank-and-file union work, international solidarity and anti-war campaigns, and Chinatown tenant organizing.

Residents of Rosemead, California, during a protest against a supportive housing project on October 22, 2024.

The Rise of the Chinese American Far Right The Rise of the Chinese American Far Right

The election showed what has been clear for some time: Chinese communities are becoming a new center of conservative power.

Nov 26, 2024 / Promise Li

Anti–affirmative action activists with the Asian American Coalition for Education protest outside the US Supreme Court Building on June 29, 2023.

Asian American Conservatives Have Become Key Allies of White Supremacy Asian American Conservatives Have Become Key Allies of White Supremacy

As the death of affirmative action showed, Asian American conservatives are active, militant co-conspirators with white conservatives.

Jul 6, 2023 / Promise Li

What We Can Do Right Now to Stop Anti-Asian Violence

What We Can Do Right Now to Stop Anti-Asian Violence What We Can Do Right Now to Stop Anti-Asian Violence

Recent massacres have made anti-Asian violence seem more entrenched than ever. But there are concrete steps we can take right now to make our communities safer.

Feb 2, 2023 / Promise Li

Workers on motorcycles protest Chinese government in 1989.

The Radical, Transnational Legacy of Tiananmen Workers The Radical, Transnational Legacy of Tiananmen Workers

China’s labor-led protests modeled a more ambitious kind of politics than the one crafted by the Tiananmen student liberals.

Jun 3, 2022 / Promise Li

Atlas Capital protest

Chinatowns Must Radicalize to Survive Chinatowns Must Radicalize to Survive

Direct action and inclusivity are driving the new Asian American movement.

May 11, 2020 / Promise Li and Esther K

Hong Kong activists 1970s

The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left

Caught between China and colonial rule, this grassroots collective pushed to change the terms of the debate.

Apr 17, 2020 / Promise Li

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