Tag: Asian Americans

Attacks on Elderly Prompt Town Hall Meeting in San Francisco

A recent series of attacks on elderly Asian Americans in San Francisco prompted leaders, members, and supporters of the AAPI community to demand a town hall meeting with the city’s police chief to address the issue. The meeting was held on Aug. 16 in Chinatown. “There’s been a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes since the…


The War Against Merit

In this episode of Counterculture, Danielle zooms in on affirmative action at college campuses and how there is active discrimination against Asian Americans, as well as whites, in the admissions process. She interviews journalist Kenny Xu, author of “An Inconvenient Minority,” about the recent rise in Asian hate crimes and why the Left is willing…


Social Justice Policies in Education Lead to Wasting Talents: President of ‘Color Us United’

Affirmative action adopted by Ivy League universities such as Harvard in their admissions programs is an attack on excellence in American culture because it denies admission to other students who scored higher on the entrance exams, said Kenny Xu, author and president of the organization “Color Us United.” Moreover, the culture that disparages minority students…


COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Passes Congress, Heads to Biden’s Desk

The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, a measure intended to address hate incidents against Asian Americans amid the CCP virus pandemic, passed a final vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, heading to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. The proposed legislation passed by a vote of 364-62 in the Democrat-majority chamber. All no votes were…


Biden Justice Department Drops Suit Alleging Yale University Discriminates Against Asian-American, White Applicants

In an unexpected move, the Department of Justice (DOJ) gave notice to a federal court Wednesday that it is dropping a discrimination lawsuit it filed only a few months ago. In a terse two-sentence notice, DOJ described its decision as a “voluntary dismissal” of the litigation it filed last October following a two-year investigation. A…