Rosa Parks and the Image of Respectability
This post is part of Black Perspectives' online roundtable on Black Women and the Politics of Respectability. Since the day she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a White man in 1955, Rosa Parks has...
The Tower of Babel & The Trump Age
The Tower of Babel is a story from the book of Genesis that sees the world at a time when it possessed solely one language and one common speech. The people congregated to Shinar and it was there that the...
“Write What Terrifies You”: An Interview with Celeste Ng
Celeste Ng’s novel, Everything I Never Told You, explores an interracial family’s secrets, as set in the heart of 1970s America. With blogger Jocelyn Eikenburg, Ng discusses race in America, writing about grief and loss, and what it means to connect to a piece of fiction.
Debunking the “Model Asian” Myth: Five Ways Asian-Americans Still Face Discrimination
If Americans think Asians have truly made it in the US—or even have an unfair advantage—perhaps it’s time to think again. Here are some critical studies debunking the “Model Asian” myth.
