Asian-American Heritage Month: an Opportunity to Reflect on Diversity, Discrimination, and Change

On the occasion of Asian-American Heritage Month and the increasing violence against the AAPI communities, we interviewed our volunteer Jessie Lee to talk about this momentum Asian-American Heritage Month is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) to the history and culture of the US. But it is also an opportunity to reflect on the struggles that these communities face in our country. Since the pandemic started, they have experienced a dramatic increase in...