Chrissy Yee Lau
@chrissymissme.bsky.social
US Historian - Asian American History, US Women’s History, Public History. Author of New Women of Empire: Gendered Politics and Racial Uplift in Interwar Japanese America.
Come out to SFSU on May 5 and see Kristina Wong perform her new show on food insecurity and justice.
April 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Come out to SFSU on May 5 and see Kristina Wong perform her new show on food insecurity and justice.
Kristina Wong May 5 SFSU
April 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Kristina Wong May 5 SFSU
“I could not be more proud of you, Mahmoud…What more could I ask for as a role model for our children than a man who, with unwavering conviction, stands up for the liberation of his people, fully cognizant of the consequences of speaking truth to power?”
Letter to My Husband, Mahmoud Khalil | ACLU
As she prepares to welcome her first child with husband Mahmoud Khalil, Dr. Noor Abdalla writes to her husband one month after he was unlawfully detained for exercising his free speech rights.
www.aclu.org
April 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
“I could not be more proud of you, Mahmoud…What more could I ask for as a role model for our children than a man who, with unwavering conviction, stands up for the liberation of his people, fully cognizant of the consequences of speaking truth to power?”
So satisfying to watch this movie in this political moment.
The Real-Life Tales Behind ‘Freaky Tales’
A Nazi beatdown, an Oakland rap battle, a hoops miracle — the new Pedro Pascal movie is based on actual people and events.
www.kqed.org
April 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
So satisfying to watch this movie in this political moment.
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You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
Student who sued Trump takes powerful stand against ‘constant dread’ of deportation threats www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Student who sued Trump takes powerful stand against ‘constant dread’ of deportation threats
The lawsuit of Yunseo Chung, whose green card was revoked, asks: what limits remain on the Trump administration’s power?
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Student who sued Trump takes powerful stand against ‘constant dread’ of deportation threats www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“I’ve never seen anything like this in my 55 years,” says Beth Pratt, a regional executive director for the National Wildlife Federation, who lives near Yosemite and is working on a book called “Yosemite Wildlife.” “Just to want to gut the Park Service? I don’t understand it.”
'Honestly terrifying': Yosemite National Park is in chaos
The Trump administration is derailing decades of conservation efforts in California's most loved park.
www.sfgate.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“I’ve never seen anything like this in my 55 years,” says Beth Pratt, a regional executive director for the National Wildlife Federation, who lives near Yosemite and is working on a book called “Yosemite Wildlife.” “Just to want to gut the Park Service? I don’t understand it.”
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
I think “Huey” is me in this interview. I am “Huey”. 🤣
“Wong, despite limited financial resources, decided to fight back through the courts, which Huey said was not especially out of character for Chinese Americans in those days.”
“Wong, despite limited financial resources, decided to fight back through the courts, which Huey said was not especially out of character for Chinese Americans in those days.”
Chinatown icon key to birthright citizenship
Wong Kim Ark won a landmark Supreme Court case 127 years ago.
www.sfexaminer.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I think “Huey” is me in this interview. I am “Huey”. 🤣
“Wong, despite limited financial resources, decided to fight back through the courts, which Huey said was not especially out of character for Chinese Americans in those days.”
“Wong, despite limited financial resources, decided to fight back through the courts, which Huey said was not especially out of character for Chinese Americans in those days.”
“We’ve done many things to now get the fourth and fifth generation [of Japanese Americans] to recognize that there have been long-term impacts and that they have a stake in stopping the same injustice that was perpetrated against us back then,” said Ina, 80.
Bay Area Japanese Americans Draw on WWII Trauma to Resist Deportation Threats | KQED
President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expedite deportations has rekindled trauma for Japanese Americans who were relocated and imprisoned during World War II...
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January 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“We’ve done many things to now get the fourth and fifth generation [of Japanese Americans] to recognize that there have been long-term impacts and that they have a stake in stopping the same injustice that was perpetrated against us back then,” said Ina, 80.
“You’re losing your job, and then your department that you’ve poured your heart and soul into for more than 20 years is also going to be eliminated,” Tung said. “But I feel like some of the deeper pain is that future students are not going to get what we have to offer and what we’ve been offering.”
Sonoma State Is Reeling After Huge Cuts. Where Does the School Go From Here? | KQED
As the university slashes entire departments and degree programs, officials advise students who are more than 60 units away from graduating to switch majors.
www.kqed.org
January 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
“You’re losing your job, and then your department that you’ve poured your heart and soul into for more than 20 years is also going to be eliminated,” Tung said. “But I feel like some of the deeper pain is that future students are not going to get what we have to offer and what we’ve been offering.”
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Unlike the spatula in your kitchen, you can’t control what packages a restaurant uses for takeout. And as of 2021, third-party food delivery has grown into a more than $150 billion global industry. That’s a lot of takeout containers. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/sole...
Black plastic takeout boxes are a staple of the Bay Area food scene. Can we actually get rid of them?
Our desire for cheap, convenient food that doesn’t give us cancer might not be reconcilable with economic and regulatory realities.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Unlike the spatula in your kitchen, you can’t control what packages a restaurant uses for takeout. And as of 2021, third-party food delivery has grown into a more than $150 billion global industry. That’s a lot of takeout containers. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/sole...
“This book exposes Revelation’s apocalyptic logic at work in the history of Chinese exclusion, the association of the unwanted and the disease, the contradictions of citizenship laws, and the justification for building a US-New Mexico wall like the wall around New Jerusalem.” Congrats JanJan!
November 23, 2024 at 4:10 AM
“This book exposes Revelation’s apocalyptic logic at work in the history of Chinese exclusion, the association of the unwanted and the disease, the contradictions of citizenship laws, and the justification for building a US-New Mexico wall like the wall around New Jerusalem.” Congrats JanJan!
“Although we think of these repatriation drives as federally driven, they were largely enacted by local officials, a stark reminder that local governments have tremendous power to harm — but also to resist. Grassroots activism can push back, lean in and go high when others go low.” -Natalia Molina
Opinion: Trump's border czar and a history we should not forget
The next administration is gearing up for mass deportations. When 'repatriation' happened in Los Angeles nearly a century ago, U.S. citizens were expelled.
www.latimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:04 AM
“Although we think of these repatriation drives as federally driven, they were largely enacted by local officials, a stark reminder that local governments have tremendous power to harm — but also to resist. Grassroots activism can push back, lean in and go high when others go low.” -Natalia Molina
My department is conducting a search for an Assistant Professor of Japanese American/Nikkei Studies. We could be colleagues!
Assistant Professor, Asian American Studies - HigherEdJobs
Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.
www.higheredjobs.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:47 PM
My department is conducting a search for an Assistant Professor of Japanese American/Nikkei Studies. We could be colleagues!
“We have no choice but to persevere, keep educating our potential allies, keep sustaining our local and transnational communities through mutual aid, care, transformative justice, and basic humanity, knowing we cannot rely on presidents to save us.”
We warned you that Gaza would define the US elections
US voters concerned about Israel's genocide in Gaza were criticised, but Trump’s victory shows they're not a minority that should be ignored, argues Nada Elia.
www.newarab.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:47 PM
“We have no choice but to persevere, keep educating our potential allies, keep sustaining our local and transnational communities through mutual aid, care, transformative justice, and basic humanity, knowing we cannot rely on presidents to save us.”
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For the @nytimes.com I wrote about how Enough is Enough with the incumbent president and his cabinet of folly and let’s stop coddling Trump voters and be real clear-eyed about what lies ahead. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
Opinion | Enough
To suggest we should yield even a little to Trump’s odious politics is unacceptable. Even if we did, it would never be enough.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:13 PM
For the @nytimes.com I wrote about how Enough is Enough with the incumbent president and his cabinet of folly and let’s stop coddling Trump voters and be real clear-eyed about what lies ahead. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
“There is no time for rest. We are seeing real danger,” Yoo said. “We’re going to push and we’re going to have to be brave.”
As sources say Trump could deport undocumented Chinese first, Asian American groups rush to prep
Sources previously told NBC News that undocumented Chinese nationals of military age will be among the first groups targeted for deportation by the incoming Trump administration.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:31 AM
“There is no time for rest. We are seeing real danger,” Yoo said. “We’re going to push and we’re going to have to be brave.”
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And again, full now but a selection of women working in/waffling about history for you to choose from go.bsky.app/KNeAnRj
November 17, 2024 at 3:02 PM
And again, full now but a selection of women working in/waffling about history for you to choose from go.bsky.app/KNeAnRj