Over the past week, the U.S. has seen a series of anti-Asian attacks and hate crimes, especially against women and the elderly. Today, we’re joined by anti-racist organizer Tobita Chow for a discussion of the deeper context surrounding these events and the long history of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. Tobita Chow is the director […]
Hmong Culture and Language Access
Today on the show, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow is joined by Brenda Yang, a local educator and advocate for Asian American culture and language access in Madison. They talk about Brenda’s experience as a Hmong American, language access as a civil right, the recent surge in anti-Asian racism and violence, and why Asian Americans provide […]
Would a lottery system make college admissions fairer?
Affirmative action policy has early roots in U.S. history, introduced in 1961 under John F. Kennedy to address workplace discrimination. Since then it has become embedded in college admissions practices to allow equal opportunities for minority students. But in 2008, the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin court case challenged the fairness of those […]
