Racism, sexism, and double standards. Mark Knight, the editorial cartoonist for the News Corp-owned Herald Sun in Melbourne, Australia, takes the cake for all three. Knight sparked outrage worldwide for his controversial cartoon on Sept. 10, depicting Serena Williams as a toddler having a tantrum, stomping her racket — a pacifier on the court by […]
EDITORIAL: Support the fight against discriminatory admissions practices
The Department of Justice (DOJ) offered a public show of support last week for Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) in its lawsuit against Harvard for what SFFA calls anti-Asian discrimination. A filing in the ongoing Massachusetts case is the Trump administration’s most significant entry into the debate over affirmative action and sets up a fight […]
EDITORIAL: Don’t let democracy die
Two Cambodian journalists, who had worked for U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia and are charged with espionage, were released on bail on Aug. 21. Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin, who is better known by his professional name of Yeang Socheameta, were arrested last November and charged with undermining national security by supplying information to a foreign […]
EDITORIAL: Legal immigrants in the crosshairs
If Donald Trump has his way — a new policy would make millions of immigrants who are in the country legally, ineligible for citizenship. Yes, that’s correct. Illegal immigrants are not the only villains now. The Trump administration is now turning its attention to LEGAL immigrants. NBC News, citing four sources with knowledge of the […]
EDITORIAL: Covered in stigma
The two hosts of one of New Jersey’s top radio stations have been suspended by their employer after they called the state’s Sikh American attorney general “turban man” on the air. Dennis Malloy and Judi Franco made the comments about Attorney General Gurbir Grewal on their show last week, while talking about his plan to […]
EDITORIAL: Chinese air traffic controlled
By Ruth Bayang Northwest Asian Weekly China says there will be “no room for negotiation” in its demand that U.S. airlines describe self-ruled Taiwan as part of China. And it appears that U.S. airlines have caved. The showdown had been looming for months. The Chinese government wrote to more than 40 international airlines earlier this […]
EDITORIAL: Income inequality
Asians have the highest median income of any race in the United States, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data from 1970 to 2016. But the report, released last week, also shows that among Asians, the gap between those at the top of the income ladder and those at […]
EDITORIAL: Why the ID is so special
“Dragons march across the 45-foot arch of the historic Chinatown Gate, welcoming visitors to this diverse community.” That’s how Visit Seattle — a private, nonprofit marketing organization — describes the Chinatown-International District on its website. It goes on to say, “Wander the area to discover eateries, shops, and attractions that speak to Seattle’s Asian American […]
EDITORIAL: Still waiting
We are fast approaching the three-year mark since Donnie Chin was murdered in the International District. The community hero and unofficial patrolman of Chinatown was caught in a crossfire between rival gangs on South Lane Street in the middle of the night on July 23, 2015. He died from his wounds. And June 27 marked […]
EDITORIAL: Border security overkill
Cedella Roman, 19, was enjoying a run on the beach near White Rock, British Columbia, when it quickly turned into a nightmare. In late May, Roman ran along the beach before she went down a path to take a photo of the setting sun. It was then that she saw U.S. border patrol officers approaching […]
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