AAPIs with Mental Illness: A 2013 Snapshot
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
In addition to AAPI Heritage Month, May is also Mental Health Month. 18MR member and disability activist Alice Wong reviews findings from a survey she conducted with other members of Asians & Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of CA (APIDC) -- and the multiple challenges facing AAPIs with mental illness.
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18MR Launches “Thank You Mom” Project
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
With AAPI Heritage Month upon us and Mother's Day just around the corner, 18MR launches a new initiative: #TYMom (Thank You Mom) -- to express gratitude to and illustrate the importance of moms and families.
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Through the Long Winter: A Look Back at Radiolab's Yellow Rain Controversy
Friday, April 5th, 2013
Six months after Radiolab's 'Yellow Rain' segment and resulting public outcry, Kao Kalia Yang shares her ongoing struggle for meaningful acknowledgement from NPR leadership.
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Fixing Immigration Backlogs to Reunite Families
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
Under our current immigration system, immigrants can wait years -- even decades -- to be reunited with loved ones overseas due to visa limits and massive backlogs. 18MR partner Asian Pacific American Legal Center's (APALC) Meeran Mahmud shares her family's story. Sign our #18millionhearts immigration reform petition to show your support and affirm the importance of family-based immigration to the vitality of our American communities.
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The Social and Economic Value of Family Visas
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
With siblings and adult children with spouses potentially on the chopping block for family-based visas, there is an urgent need for decision makers to recognize how family-based immigrants conrtibute just as much to a vibrant and successful economy as hi-skilled immigrants. Karthick Ramakrishnan, director of the National Asian American Survey, points to studies showing that family-based immigrants strengthen communities through their labor, entrepreneurship, help with child care, and more.
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