May is known as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The annual celebration began in 1978 as a way to recognize the contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders. But the term is overly broad, creating a monolithic identity for several diverse cultures. Lydia X. Z. Brown is a disability justice advocate, organizer, educator, attorney and writer. She explains what it’s like to be multiply marginalized.
See more from our recent Matter of Fact Listening Tour, “To Be An American: Identity, Race And Justice.”
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May 30, 2021
The Generational Trauma Left By the Most Violent Election Day in U.S. History
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May 23, 2021
100 Years Later: The Tulsa Race Massacre and The Subsequent Cover-up
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May 23, 2021
A Mom Who Had Been Deported Reunites with Her Sons After Nearly 4 Years
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June 6, 2021
How a Two-Spirit Couple is Breaking Barriers in their Native American Community
May 16, 2021How a Two-Spirit Couple is Breaking Barriers in their Native American Community
May 16, 2021
What Happens When The Criminal Justice System Gets it Wrong?
May 16, 2021What Happens When The Criminal Justice System Gets it Wrong?
May 16, 2021
Five Years After the Pulse Nightclub Attack
June 13, 2021Five Years After the Pulse Nightclub Attack
June 13, 2021
