Arts & Culture
Fort Bend County hosting free festival to celebrate culture of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders
Posted on · The second annual AAPI Festival is scheduled for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds.
Tag: Asian American Pacific Islander
Politics
Asian American and Pacific Islander voters are preparing to sue Texas for alleged discrimination in last year’s redistricting
Posted on · The lawsuit, which a judge has combined with a similar suit by Latino and Black voters, will go to trial at the end of September, too late to affect this year’s midterm elections.
Education News
‘Erased From The History Books’: Why Asian American History Is Missing In Texas Schools
Posted on · From educators to textbook advisors, experts say state standards, teaching approaches, textbooks and politics all contribute to the erasure of Asian American experiences when history is taught in Texas schools.
Town Square
Anti-Asian Racism On The Rise
Posted on · "Too many Asian Americans have been walking up and down the streets and worrying, waking up each morning the past year feeling their safety and the safety of their loved ones are at stake," said President Joe Biden in a statement on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.