Category: Race and Ethnicity

How the H-1B Visa Debate Is Driving a Wave of Racism Against South Asians

The New York Times – Business:
A dispute over the impact of H-1B visas on U.S. workers has been overshadowed by racist rhetoric, with troubling echoes of the great replacement conspiracy theory.
Akaash Singh and His Case for Bringing Back Apu

The stand-up comic, whose special has gone viral, takes issue with how some South Asians like Hari Kondabolu portray their experience in the United States.
For Some Asian Americans, There’s No Such Thing As a Casual Drink

For many Asian Americans, a single cocktail can cause their faces to turn red. Known as the “Asian glow,” the condition can stir up mixed emotions.
For Some Asian Americans, There’s No Such Thing As a Casual Drink

For many Asian Americans, a single cocktail can cause their faces to turn red. Known as the “Asian glow,” the condition can stir up mixed emotions.
Robert Nakamura, ‘Godfather’ of Asian American Film, Dies at 88

In his work, he often returned to Manzanar, the camp in which he and his family, along with thousands of other people of Japanese descent, were interned during World War II.
‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and the Art of Racial Solidarity

Across film (“Sinners,” “One Battle After Another”), theater (“Ragtime”) and TV (“The Lowdown”), four works suggested what achieving racial equality in America would take.
I Made an Offensive Joke. But So Did Everyone Else! Why Did I Get Fired?

Plus, should you endure a stultifying work life to enable a happy personal life?
Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Moment I Remember Most’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
I Feel Like a Fish Out of Water After Relocating for My Wife

Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who moved to the South to satisfy his partner and now wants to find his way home.
Roberta Alexander, Widely Acclaimed Soprano, Dies at 76

An African American who spent much of her career based in the Netherlands, she said her race was less of a factor in Europe when being considered for a wide variety of opera roles.
Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers.
How David Henry Hwang Remade Theater in His Own Image

Long the leading Asian American playwright, he was writing autofictional works about identity politics decades before those were cultural obsessions.