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Asian American feminist blog, now on the elephant app.

[NEW] Young Texas Asian Americans don’t feel represented in government | By Annie Prafcke

https://reappropriate.co/2023/11/young-texas-asian-americans-dont-feel-represented-in-government/

Young Texas Asian Americans don’t feel represented in government

AUSTIN, TEXAS. — Austin, Texas is known as a liberal haven in a famously red state. The city should be the ideal place for any progressive Texas voter participating in local elections.  But T…

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NEW POST: My great-grandfather had a horse and a pistol. By Ankur Singh

https://reappropriate.co/2023/07/my-great-grandfather-had-a-horse-and-a-pistol/

My great-grandfather had a horse and a pistol.

He had a horse and a pistol. He also had a house that was so big that when British soldiers raided it, apparently they got lost and couldn’t find a way out. At least that’s what my father’s eldest …

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[NEW POST] Asian Americans must reckon with how the fight to remove affirmative action is rooted in anti-Blackness | By Michi Trota

http://reappropriate.co/2023/07/asian-americans-must-reckon-with-how-the-fight-to-remove-affirmative-action-is-rooted-in-anti-blackness/

Asian Americans must reckon with how the fight to remove affirmative action is rooted in anti-Blackness

Asian Americans must reckon with the fact that this latest blow of injustice was made in our name. Again.

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NEW POST: "A Great Divide" is a Compelling Exploration of anti-Asian Racism that Deserves More Time | By Frankie Huang http://reappropriate.co/2023/07/a-great-divide-is-a-compelling-exploration-of-anti-asian-racism-that-deserves-more-time/
“A Great Divide” is a Compelling Exploration of anti-Asian Racism that Deserves More Time

An expansive, desolate wilderness. A lone, gleaming mansion on a hill. A family arrives at their palatial new abode, but spends more time casting haunted, far-off looks into the distance than luxur…

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This is it, right? This is the moment we decided the site is actually finally broken, right?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/thousands-users-report-problems-accessing-twitter-met-rate-limit-excee-rcna92188

Thousands of Twitter users report problems accessing site as Elon Musk says new limits have been installed

As thousands of Twitter users reported problems attempting to access the social media site Saturday, Elon Musk tweeted he is limiting the daily number of tweets users can read.

NBC News

We do not live in a race-neutral world. We are more than just a score on a standardized test. Who we are and how we came to be here have indelibly shaped what kind of resources each of us has access to.

http://reappropriate.co/2023/06/striking-down-affirmative-action-hurts-all-of-us/

Striking Down Affirmative Action Hurts All of Us

Every spring I relive the fever dream of the college admissions cycle. “Didn’t you hear?” My mom will tell me of one of her students or an Auntie’s kid. Someone had gotten into Yale.  As the e…

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Louisiana’s Chinese Americans Concerned About State Laws That Would Ban Foreign Nationals From Owning or Renting Property

http://reappropriate.co/2023/05/louisianas-chinese-americans-concerned-about-state-laws-that-would-ban-foreign-nationals-from-owning-or-renting-property/

Louisiana’s Chinese Americans Concerned About State Laws That Would Ban Foreign Nationals From Owning or Renting Property

In Louisiana, state lawmakers are debating bills in the State House and State Senate – HB 537 and SB 91 – that would ban some foreign nationals from China, Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Venezuela a…

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Louisiana State Bills Would Ban Some Foreign Nationals From Buying or Renting Property

http://reappropriate.co/2023/05/louisiana-state-bills-would-ban-some-foreign-nationals-from-buying-or-renting-property/

Louisiana State Bills Would Ban Some Foreign Nationals From Buying or Renting Property

Earlier this month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that prevents Chinese foreign nationals – as well as nationals from Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, and North Korea &#8…

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