Better data can spotlight social problems and identify those in need. Bloomberg Businessweek August 17, 2021 The popular perception of Asian Americans is that they are “doing well” in terms […]
Scientific American March 2, 2021 Statistics suggest they are—but numbers often don’t include the most vulnerable with limited English Like many low-wage restaurant workers in Boston, Su Hua Mei and […]
2021 kicks off the United Nations Decade on Ocean Science. Meanwhile, a local conservation group in Watamu, Kenya races to save endangered sea turtles—by enlisting human allies. Terrain.org December 10, […]
Undark July 28, 2017 Communities near the Rukinga Sanctuary once seemed locked on a path of resource decimation. But here, at least, a global conservation plan is working. By Amy […]
Even a short trip to the grocery store or visiting a local center with hot-meal services can mean racist harassment – or worse. Bloomberg February 1, 2022 By Amy Yee @amyyeewrites […]
Community groups hope to improve the canopy in minority neighborhoods through education and outreach. Bloomberg Businessweek October 28, 2021 Trees beautify neighborhoods, provide shade, and help combat sometimes deadly heat […]
Bloomberg News By Amy Yee and Fola Akinnibi January 19, 2022 Killing highlights the mayor’s struggle to address crime, mental health challenges, and rising violence against the Asian community amyyeewrites […]
Mom-and-pop shops face an uphill recovery Bloomberg News October 28, 2021 By Amy Yee, Andre Tartar and Christopher Cannon October 28, 2021 New York City’s Asian-American small businesses, a key […]
A new and timely restoration documents the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin Bloomberg October 9, 2021 On a summer night in 1982, a young man named Vincent Chin went out to […]
Applications for half of the landmark $2.1 billion fund have already been approved Bloomberg September 23, 2021 Thousands of undocumented immigrants who lost their jobs working as cooks, delivery workers, day laborers, nannies […]
Bloomberg News First U.S. state to pass landmark law amid a surge in anti-Asian hate and debates on critical race theory July 21, 2021 Illinois State Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz attended […]
Scientific American Funders and peer reviewers are contributing to systemic racism through their biases about members of these populationsJuly 8, 2021 GO TO ARTICLE For instance, the Midwest Longitudinal Study […]
Along with Pacific Islanders, they suffer from disproportionately high death rates and hospitalizations and low testing—but their suffering remains invisible Scientific American May 6, 2021 Headlines, health experts and policy […]
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