University of New England - Innovation for a Healthier Planet

Explore Resources

Topics

Tags

Type of Resource

Audience

Search

The Center for Asian Health Engages Communities in Research to Reduce Asian American Health Disparities by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Webpage/Website

Advancing Health Equity for Asian Americans in the time of COVID-19 by National Health Law Program
Webpage/Website

Far East Deep South

Far East Deep South by New Day Films
Film/Video

A Chinese-American family’s search for their roots leads them to the Mississippi Delta, where they stumble upon surprising family revelations and uncover the racially complex history of the Chinese in the segregated South.

Rabbit in the Moon

Rabbit in the Moon by Emiko Omori
Film/Video

A documentary about the lasting effects of the World War II internment on the Japanese American community. Using eye witness accounts to examine issues that created deep rifts within the community, Omori renders a poetic and illuminating picture of a deeply troubling chapter in American history.

Anti-Asian racism, Black Lives Matter, and COVID-19 by Jennifer Ho
Article in Japan Forum

Anti-Asian Discrimination: How Asians Face Prejudice & Racism, Nationwide and In Maine

Anti-Asian Discrimination: How Asians Face Prejudice & Racism, Nationwide and In Maine
Podcast from Maine Calling

The horror over the killing of several Asian women in Georgia has called attention to the anti-Asian violence and discrimination happening all over the country since the start of the pandemic — and from well before that. We discuss the ways in which Asians face prejudice and racism, what the situation is in Maine, and what it will take to address injustice and hate.

Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Gutterson
Book

How anti-Asian bias has been perpetuated by a history of stereotypes in pop culture

How anti-Asian bias has been perpetuated by a history of stereotypes in pop culture
Film/Video by Nightline

From films like “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” to “Full Metal Jacket” modern media has pushed bigoted stereotypes and hypersexualized Asian women.

Stop AAPI Hate
Webpage/Website

In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Pacific Planning and Policy Council (A3PCON), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University launched the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center on March 19, 2020. The center tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Webpage/Website

Rooted in the dreams of immigrants and inspired by the promise of opportunity, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC advocates for an America in which all Americans can benefit equally from, and contribute to, the American dream. Our mission is to advance the civil and human rights for Asian Americans and to build and promote a fair and equitable society for all.

They Called Us Enemy

They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Graphic Novel