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Hate Around the Nation
By Lenora Chu
The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 have Americans struggling to cope with death, destruction and a loss of innocence. The American flags that have sprouted on doorsteps and storefronts across the nation symbolize the unity of Americans and their resolve to stand tall against terrorism.
Yet for some, the flag does not represent unity for all. The spirit of Middle Eastern and South Asian Americans has been put to the test by a racially motivated backlash spawned by the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.
Both groups have become the objects of shootings, rock-throwing, racial slurs and harassment since that day of infamy.
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Flying While Brown
One Pakistani American’s vivid account of first-class discrimination by the flight crew on a Delta plane.
War on Terrorism
As American troops prepare for combat, leaders of other countries warn against the impenetrable fighters and terrain of Afghanistan.
The World Reacts
A global round-up of vigils and protests by communities and activists in memory of those who lost their lives in the attacks in Washington, New York and Pennsylvania.
APIA Groups Take Lead in Post-Attack Efforts
Amongst other efforts, the Bay Area’s Nosei Network and the American India Foundation have led a peace gathering and an interfaith prayer ceremony respectively, to help with the national healing process.
WTC Attack Hero, Chinatown Daughter Honored
Community leaders and friends gathered in San Francisco’s Chinatown to commemorate Betty Ong, the courageous American Airlines flight attendant who tried to warn the U.S. authorities on the first plane that crashed into the twin towers.
Washington Journal: The Movement and the Moment
The Asian American Studies Center at UCLA has published another milestone piece of literature marking the contributions of the Asian American Movement.
All in a Name: Chinks Peak
The legend of Chinks Peak debated even as the United States Borad of Geographic Names approves a petition to have the name changed.
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