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Los Angeles Sees Hate Crimes Surge in 2022

LA County’s Commission on Human Relations just released its Hate Crime Report for 2022, showing a spike in hate crimes across the county.

How Do We Reckon With Our Racial Past?

The Smithsonian's Our Shared Future: Reckoning With Our Racial Past initiative looks at how past racism informs present day inequalities.

A Nicaraguan Woman’s Reaction to Miss Universe Win

Sheynnis Palacios' victory offers a positive presentation of Nicaraguan culture beyond dictatorship, poverty or crime.

Houston Most Diverse City in U.S.

Houston has become the most diverse city in an ever-diversifying nation, a new Migration Policy Institute report finds.

In the Texas Desert, a WWII Era Internment Camp Unites Asians, Latinos

Survivors of the State Department operation called “Quiet Passages” returned to the grounds of this erstwhile concentration camp just 35 miles from the Mexican border.

School Bullying Mirrors Deeper Racial, Ethnic Faultlines

California community leaders share what insights bullying can provide about rising racial and ethnic tensions among youth.

How AAPI Caregivers Empower Their Communities

Being a caregiver isn’t limited to aiding individuals but also giving voice to the communities in which they live, AAPI activists and artists shared at an Oct. 20 EMS briefing.

My Dad’s Champorado Isn’t ‘Authentic,’ and That’s OK

For one young Filipina, learning that her father's cherished recipe isn't exactly "authentic" leads to insights about the immigrant experience.

California Governor Gavin Newsom Vetoes Caste Bill

California Governor Gavin Newsom Oct. 7 vetoed a bill that would add caste as a protected category to the state’s civil rights code.

What Do Young Latino Voters Want to Hear on the Republican Debate Stage?

Candidates will have to aggressively court young Latino voters, who are the fastest-growing voter population.

Activists Win Voting Rights for Black Alabamians

Evan Milligan, who won a Supreme Court ruling for Black Alabamian voters, says he was initially skeptical about the legal battle.

In Publishing, Diversity Depends Not Only on Who’s Portrayed But How

To change unequal representation for people of color is to change not only how many are portrayed, but also how they’re portrayed.

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