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‘To “succeed” in America, we must adopt a new language in place of our first—the one our parents speak best—without fully considering the strain it places on our relationships for the rest of our lives.’ ⁦—@jeliao⁩ on the sacrifices of assimilation https://t.co/htsU5mzHtC

“Asian Americans have been at the center of #CriticalRaceTheory for decades, both as academics but also as prime examples of how laws have been the tool to enshrine and legitimize outrageous acts of racism.” More from @AsAmNews: https://t.co/jS5JNigqBo

“Given the changing demographics of New York City, Asian Americans continue to be severely underrepresented in New York State Legislature and in Congress.” —Jerry Vattamala @aaldef https://t.co/v5ml2ltcAa

“As Asian Americans, we’re literally one geopolitical issue away from being targets." @AlanZmusic and @jasonchumusic's “Face Value" is a 15-track album that tackles anti-Asian sentiment, while making a clear call for solidarity with other people of color. https://t.co/4Lu3p9TCWG

Outrageous: a 37 year-old Asian American woman who attended yesterday's #StopAsianHate rally at Union Square in NYC was attacked by a man who tore up her protest sign and punched her in the face. pic.twitter.com/Rwd24E96on

#OTD in 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans in WWII. 79 years later, there's a resurgence of anti-Asian violence and xenophobia. On the @aaldef blog: https://t.co/eNL3lc3pN3 via @emilamok pic.twitter.com/uyjAy6HB47

Trump gets Covid and anti-Asian tweets and conspiracies rise. Get the connection? https://t.co/6tSW3OhjD8