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Posted inStop Asian Hate

After Decades of Struggle, Asian Americans Are Enjoying Unprecedented Media Success

by Rafu Shimpo 03/22/202304/04/2023

By GUY AOKI, Rafu Shimpo Contributor When Asian Americans marvel at stories about the careers of their favorite White TV and movie actors, they often forget about the careers of minority actors cut short because of their race. MGM wouldn’t even consider allowing Anna May Wong to star as O-Lan in “The Good Earth,” the […]

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Bronzeville: The Rise and Fall of Little Tokyo’s Black Community

by Rafu Contributor 03/22/202303/22/2023
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Activists In Little Tokyo: Civil Rights Leaders Who Have Shaped L.A.’s Nihonmachi

by Rafu Contributor 03/20/202304/10/2023
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Attacks on Our Places of Worship: How Hate Crimes Affect Asian Religious Institutions

by Rafu Contributor 12/31/202201/05/2023
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Patterns of Hate in Asian American History: Exclusions, Marginalizations, and Violence

by Rafu Contributor 11/30/202212/31/2022
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In Search of Home: A History of Ethnic Enclaves

by Rafu Contributor 11/04/202212/31/2022
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3 Practical Ways Senior Citizens Can Stay Safe

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Gaman: Mental Health in the AAPI Community

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Anti-Asian Hate Crime Data May Represent Only a Fraction of Actual Cases

by Hikaru Ito 09/28/202209/29/2022
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Rafu Shimpo Stop Asian Hate Project

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The Rafu Shimpo is a bilingual Japanese-English language newspaper based in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California. Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo has survived two world wars, a depression, and the forced evacuation of our entire community. It is now the longest running Japanese American daily newspaper in the United States.

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The Rafu Shimpo has been the nation's leading Japanese American newspaper since its original publication. We are proud to have served the Japanese American community from our Little Tokyo office in Downtown Los Angeles since 1903.
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