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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 August 5

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

By Li Zhou July 20

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

By Li Zhou June 15

The Asian American wealth gap, explained in a comic

By Lok Siu and Jamie Noguchi June 14

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

By Sanjena Sathian May 26

In many Asian American families, racism is rarely discussed

By Rachel Ramirez May 20

The many Asian Americas

By Karen Turner May 12

The surprising reason behind Chinatown’s aesthetic

By Ranjani Chakraborty and Melissa Hirsch May 10

The inadequacy of the term “Asian American”

By Li Zhou May 5

What does it mean to be Asian American?

By Vox First Person May 5

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

By Li Zhou April 14

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 April 14

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

By Jason Shen March 29

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

By Anya van Wagtendonk March 21

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

By Anya van Wagtendonk March 20

The history of fetishizing Asian women

By Rachel Ramirez March 19

What we know about the victims of the Atlanta shootings

By Rachel Ramirez and Li Zhou March 19

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

By Kimberly Kay Hoang March 18

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

By Terry Nguyen March 18

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

By Anna North March 18

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

By Li Zhou March 18

A reading list to understand anti-Asian racism in America

By Constance Grady March 18

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

By Alexa Lee March 17

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

By Li Zhou March 15

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

By Li Zhou March 11

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

By Li Zhou March 5

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

By Li Zhou February 20

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

By Li Zhou February 10

The challenge of combating fake news in Asian American communities

By Terry Nguyen November 27, 2020