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Asian American Identity

Vox's home for coverage of the issues affecting Asian American communities.

The danger of anti-China rhetoric

By Li Zhou

Why a new law requiring Asian American history in schools is so significant

By Li Zhou

Hate crime laws won’t actually prevent anti-Asian hate crimes

By Li Zhou

The Asian American wealth gap, explained in a comic

By Lok Siu and Jamie Noguchi

Seeing myself — and Asian American defiance — in Gilmore Girls’ Lane Kim

By Sanjena Sathian

In many Asian American families, racism is rarely discussed

By Rachel Ramirez

The many Asian Americas

By Karen Turner
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The surprising reason behind Chinatown’s aesthetic

By Ranjani Chakraborty and Melissa Hirsch

The inadequacy of the term “Asian American”

By Li Zhou

What does it mean to be Asian American?

By Vox First Person

Senate Democrats use Asian American hate crimes bill as key test of Republican obstruction

By Li Zhou

The spectacle of anti-Asian violence on Instagram

Asian news sites like NextShark brought attention to anti-Asian racism — at the cost of circulating graphic imagery.

By Terry Nguyen

What it’s like for Asian American family-owned businesses right now

By Jason Shen

Lawmakers, activists, and protesters are speaking out against anti-Asian hate

By Anya van Wagtendonk

As police consider hate crime charges, Biden condemns violence against Asian Americans

By Anya van Wagtendonk

The history of fetishizing Asian women

By Rachel Ramirez

What we know about the victims of the Atlanta shootings

By Rachel Ramirez and Li Zhou

How the history of spas and sex work fits into the conversation about the Atlanta shootings

By Kimberly Kay Hoang

Anti-Asian violence is on the rise. Here are some ways you can help Asian Americans.

By Terry Nguyen

Claims of “sex addiction” are a distraction in the Atlanta killings

By Anna North

The Atlanta shootings can’t be divorced from racism and misogyny

By Li Zhou

A reading list to understand anti-Asian racism in America

By Constance Grady

“We’re both the comfortable and the afflicted”: What gets overlooked when we talk about anti-Asian racism

By Alexa Lee

Asian American communities grapple with whether police are the right answer to recent attacks

By Li Zhou

“It’s un-American. And it must stop”: Biden denounces anti-Asian racism

By Li Zhou

The long history of anti-Asian hate in America, explained

By Li Zhou

Asian American lawmakers call for a hearing on anti-Asian racism

By Li Zhou

A wave of violent attacks renews focus on anti-Asian racism 

By Li Zhou

The challenge of combating fake news in Asian American communities

By Terry Nguyen

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