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Donald Trump’s Criminal Justice Agenda Is a Front

He pardoned violent January 6 offenders and is criminalizing vulnerable immigrants.

Canada Isn’t the Progressive Dreamland Americans Think It Is

Canada is slashing the number of spots available to immigrants.

7 of the Most Bizarre, Unnerving Incidents at Recent Trump Events

Like dancing for 39 minutes straight at a rally.

This Is the Real History of Columbus Day

The holiday was a response to the mistreatment of Catholic Americans.

Young Haitians Are Fed Up With All the Racist Lies and Fearmongering

“I'm talking about first-graders whose friends want to know if they eat cats at home.”

Black Studies Has Helped Me Understand My Chinese Family

Rather than “indoctrinating” me, it’s done the exact opposite.

My Dad Was Falsely Charged With Being a Spy for China

“I have seen firsthand the harms the US government’s national security fears can cause.”

The Ugly History of Xenophobia in the United States

Xenophobia offers “a very simple answer. It secures a common enemy.”

How the U.S. Unfairly Targeted Chinese Professors

The controversial China Initiative only formally ended in February.

The School Shooting That History Forgot

In 1989, five Southeast Asian children were killed in a California schoolyard.

In Wealthy Suburbs, Tensions Simmer Over College Admissions

Things can get ugly.

3 Asian American Community Activists Share What Safety Looks Like to Them

In light of ongoing anti-Asian violence.

The United States Doesn’t Care About Black Immigrants

Protections were swiftly granted to Ukrainians. Black immigrants whose countries are in crisis need them too.

The AAPI Community Isn’t a Political Pawn for Anti-Black Policies

More police funding isn't stopping anti-Asian hate crimes.

It’s So Easy Not to Make Xenophobic BTS Jokes

Jimmy Kimmel needs to find some new material.

This Model Turned Activist Got Tired of Being Silenced

Jeannie Jay Park says she’s been tokenized and sexualized her entire career.

Teen Vogue’s 10 Best Op-eds of 2021

These are the stories that got readers talking.

The White Supremacist ‘Great Replacement Theory’ Has Deep Roots

It’s been around for centuries in different forms.

Puerto Rico Must Determine Its Own Political Future

Colonization is not just part of our past; it’s our everyday reality.

This Term Explains Persistent Stereotypes of Asian Cultures

From bindis at Coachella to Bridgerton’s romanticized imperialism.