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Rachel Ramirez

Rachel Ramirez

Reporter

Rachel Ramirez is a reporter covering race, climate, and environmental justice. You can find her work in Vox, HuffPost, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Grist, and more.

Latest articles by Rachel Ramirez

In many Asian American families, racism is rarely discussed
Race

“I just didn’t want them to stress and not be afraid to go to school. The less they knew, the better it was.”

By Rachel Ramirez
The sympathy and authority of the witnesses in the Chauvin trial
Police Violence

Why this trial feels different from other police trials.

By Rachel Ramirez
Police Violence
What to expect at the Derek Chauvin murder trialWhat to expect at the Derek Chauvin murder trial
Police Violence

A guide to the jurors, charges, and defense strategy in the trial of the former officer charged with killing George Floyd.

By Rachel Ramirez
Culture
The generational grief of colonizationThe generational grief of colonization
Culture

Author Julian Aguon on the destruction the American military wrought on the Pacific Islands — and how to find hope in loss.

By Rachel Ramirez
Race
The history of fetishizing Asian womenThe history of fetishizing Asian women
Race

Author and film scholar Celine Parreñas Shimizu on how both hypersexual and docile tropes of Asian women play into the Atlanta shooting.

By Rachel Ramirez
Gun Violence
What we know about the Atlanta shootings that left 8 dead at Asian businessesWhat we know about the Atlanta shootings that left 8 dead at Asian businesses
Gun Violence

Six of the victims at the three businesses were Asian women.

By Rachel Ramirez
Politics
Deb Haaland confirmed as the first Native American to lead the Department of the InteriorDeb Haaland confirmed as the first Native American to lead the Department of the Interior
Politics

The US Congress member, who will be in charge of public and tribal lands, has spent much of her career fighting climate change.

By Rachel Ramirez
Race
The trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with George Floyd’s death, has been delayedThe trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with George Floyd’s death, has been delayed
Race

The prosecution has asked to reinstate a third-degree murder charge.

By Rachel Ramirez
Politics
“No healing without the truth”: How a federal commission could help America understand systemic racism“No healing without the truth”: How a federal commission could help America understand systemic racism
Politics

America’s long-overdue racial healing commission is making its way through Congress.

By Rachel Ramirez
Police Violence
Angelo Quinto’s family says he died after police pinned him by his neck. Police deny they did anything wrong.Angelo Quinto’s family says he died after police pinned him by his neck. Police deny they did anything wrong.
Police Violence

The 30-year-old Filipino Navy veteran was having a mental health crisis. Then the police arrived.

By Rachel Ramirez