RadAsians

10/04/2016

RadAsians supports Asian American Alliance and the Asian American Studies Working Group at Duke University in their efforts for an Asian American Studies program at Duke! Sign this petition to show your support.

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07/05/2016

Y'all let's sign this petition! The governor could sign this bill that will restrict public access to police body cameras at any moment!

In North Carolina this week, the state legislature passed House Bill 972: a bill that gives police departments direct control, and greater discretion, over how and under which circumstances this crucial video footage is released to the public. We have to convince Gov. Pat McCrory to veto the bill --...

05/17/2016

Please sign and share!

"...the tenure denial of Dr. Aimee Bahng is an outrage felt not only by the Dartmouth community and the community within Asian American Studies and English but by people across academe concerned about the lack of support for faculty of color across all institutions.

We urge you, in the strongest terms possible, to grant Dr. Bahng the tenure she rightly deserves."

We, the undersigned scholars from around the nation and concerned community members, petition President Phil Hanlon, Associate Dean of Art and Humanities Barbara Will, Provost Carolyn Dever, Dean of Faculty Michael Mastanduno, and members of the Committee Advisory to the President (John Carey, Kathr...

05/14/2016

Hey y'all sign this petition: Justice for Chieu Di Thi Vo! A mentally ill Vietnamese womxn was recently shot by Greensboro police. The Southeast Asian Coalition and wider community have demanded the following:

"In seeking answers for these questions, we ask for:

1. A review of the Greensboro Police Department's policies and training, regarding discrimination against people of color, neurodivergent, and limited English proficient individuals.

2. All Greensboro police officers should be comprehensively trained in de-escalation tactics, to avoid cases such as Chieu Di's where officers "shoot first, ask later".

3. Greensboro city government act with the humanity of those impacted by such tragedies in mind. No family should ever have to wait this long for closure, and should be treated with respect and empathy by the government officials."

On May 11th, the Greensboro city council voted to release the body camera footage of Chieu Di Thi Vo's fatal shooting. However, they decided to release it at a press event, with Greensboro Police Chief Wayne Scott preemptively explaining each portion of the video and 911 calls. This is NOT transpare...

04/28/2016

Support our comrades at Williams College AASiA (Asian American Students in Action) at Williams and sign this petition for an Asian American Studies program!

We, as Asian American students on this campus, have asked -- for 25 years -- nicely, urgently, passionately, and above all, reasonably, to see ourselves represented in our curriculum. We have faced the burdens of erasure, dehumanization, and overrepresentation: at the forefront in perpetuating these…

04/15/2016

What does it mean that we live in a world swallowed by capitalism? How does the US empire's assimilation bite away at our identities? Why do we never feel "whole"?

We explore questions like these in DEVOUR, RadAsians' SECOND zine! A short one compiling our thoughts and art about expanded notions of food and consumption. CHECK IT OUT Y'ALL.

This is our second zine collecting our work about consumption in relation to our Asian-American experience in an attempt to explore our history and origins. We also wanted to complicate the notion of consumption -- to racial violence, capitalism, imperialism, and colonialism. Please sit with us and…

04/12/2016

App State students occupy the administration building in opposition to HB2, an anti-QT, anti-worker legislation that was recently passed in NC.

A group of students at Appalachian State University are taking their opposition of House Bill 2 to a new extreme: they've been publicly protesting since last Thursday, with specific demands for the school's leaders.

04/07/2016

Day 7 of Occupation: today we are sharing worker statements. Please share! 'If nothing drastic is done concerning this issue, the next time the outcome could be far worse. Does someone have to die in order for the administration to react?' - Transit Driver

04/03/2016

PLEASE POST AND SHARE!

RadAsians stand in solidarity with Duke University workers and the demands made to the administration in light of not only the recent violence from Tallman Trask, but also in light of the violence historically faced by brown and black workers. We refuse to be silent in times of discrimination and abuse of power.

We demand amnesty from all punishment for all student occupiers, as they are attempting to serve as a catalyst for good judgement and honor in a situation where their presence should never have been necessary to begin with.




Statement Template from Duke Students & Workers in Solidarity

04/02/2016

Duke folks occupying the administration building to demand justice for workers!

Nine of our brave students occupying the administrative offices in the Allen building at Duke University since 4:30p on Friday, April 1.

Those on the outside send you love & support—we are so proud of you & your determination in struggle for justice. We are with you!

Photo by Jesús Hidalgo, Duke Chronicle.

03/30/2016

"Asian Students Association (Duke University), Asian American Alliance and Duke Diya are calling for for Asian American Studies (AAS) at Duke! Solidarity ✊

The demand for AAS was brought up in 2002 by members of the Duke Asian American community resulting in a Center for Asian and Asian American Studies and an eventual faculty hire in AAS. The center dissolved, and the faculty hire either left or was not retained. The demand for AAS was brought up again in 2013 in response to the racist Asian-themed party hosted by the fraternity Kappa Sigma. This time, the ask was for 3 tenure track faulty hires specializing in AAS. This demand was never met. The demand for AAS was reiterated in a community forum this past November and again this past January. The ask has changed now to 4 tenure track faculty hires specializing in AAS with a timeline of one hire every year.

See the 2013 and 2016 (as of January 21, 2016) list of demands here: http://spotlight.duke.edu/…/ASA-AAA-Diya-Student-Demands-1-…

ASA, AAA & Diya are holding a teach-in on these demands next week: https://www.facebook.com/events/970459289712083/"

Student activists continue to advocate for the creation of an Asian American studies major at Duke, although faculty are uncertain whether there is enough student interest to merit the addition. 

03/22/2016

Share widely! Students confront Margaret Spellings outside a secret meeting on campus.