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First of its kind queer museum in San Francisco Chinatown amplifies Chinese LGBTQ+ artists

A recently opened, first of its kind Chinese queer museum in San Francisco is already having an impact on the surrounding community

The Independent UK · Jun 24

The brutal killing of a Detroit man in 1982 inspires decades of Asian American activism nationwide

In 1982, Chinese American Vincent Chin was beaten to death with a baseball bat by two white Detroiters, who received no jail time

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2024

As anti-Asian bigotry rises across the US, a Temple professor’s civil rights suit becomes more relevant

PHILADELPHIA — The events that have transpired in the United States over the last two years, community members say, have proven what Xiaoxing Xi and his allies have been saying since 2015: that there is a systemic discrimination and targeting of Asian Americans.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 16, 2022