Asian Pacific American Law Journal最新文献

{"title":"The Overlooked Tragedy of the Pandemic: How Media Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic has Led to an Increase in Anti-Asian Bias and Xenophobia","authors":"Justin Hill","doi":"10.5070/p325157215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/p325157215","url":null,"abstract":"The media is a vital source of information, especially in times of crisis. Since the 2019 novel coronavirus became a worldwide pandemic, it has become a frequent topic of discussion in the media, and its mysterious origin has caused lots of speculation regarding its roots. Historically, scientists have named novel diseases based on the country or region in which it was thought to have originated; however, in 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) publicly discouraged this practice because of the stigma it tended to attach to people and places. Despite this warning and the WHO’s deliberate name selection for the 2019 novel coronavirus — “COVID-19” — the media and many public figures, including former United States President Donald Trump, have consistently used stigmatizing language, such as “China virus,” associating the virus with China because the first confirmed cases of the virus were discovered in Wuhan, China. Just as the WHO warned, this stigmatizing language has created a wave of violence and discrimination towards Asian Americans and caused considerable damage to U.S.-China relations. This Article explores the correlation between the presence of such stigmatizing rhetoric in the media and the increase in anti-Asian bias as well as the connection between such rhetoric and the damage to U.S.-China relations. It concludes by providing suggestions to combat the crisis of anti-Asian bias and xenophobia and encourages the U.S. and China to set aside their differ-ences and work together to alleviate tensions and end the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":274775,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific American Law Journal","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129754421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Asian Americans and Affirmative Action—UNC Amicus Brief","authors":"N. Ochi, Oiyan A. Poon","doi":"10.5070/P3241048153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/P3241048153","url":null,"abstract":"organizations and twenty-one professors, including several based in North Carolina. See Exhibit Amici have longstanding histories of serving the interests of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. The undersigned Amici have a substantial interest in this case because they support race-conscious programs designed to improve equal access for all. 1 Amici that AAPIs and other of have together and segregation and for greater equity and justice that in and of","PeriodicalId":274775,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific American Law Journal","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116071950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Who Really is a Noble?: The Constitutionality of American Samoa’s Matai System","authors":"Ian Falefuafua Tapu","doi":"10.5070/P3241048154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/P3241048154","url":null,"abstract":"at political equality for dissimilar races, or was it to be the Southern “counterrevolutionary” point of view which denied the basic American constitutional rights to people of color? The actions of the federal government during the imperial period and the relegation of the Negro to a status of second-class citizenship indicated that the Southern point of view would prevail. The racism which caused the relegation of the Negro to a status of inferiority was to be applied to the overseas possessions of the United States. 112","PeriodicalId":274775,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific American Law Journal","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131406079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Review Essay: \"What's Going On?\"","authors":"H. Gee","doi":"10.5070/p3231043908","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/p3231043908","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction .......................................................................................................19 I. Just Sayin’: Narratives on Race and Resegregation .........................21 II. Ferguson, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the Prosecution of N.Y.P.D. Officer Peter Liang ......................................27 III. Fisher v. University oF texas ..................................................................33 IV. Post–Fisher v. texas: Discrimination Against Asian Americans at Elite Universities Redux? .................................................................37 Conclusion ..........................................................................................................42","PeriodicalId":274775,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific American Law Journal","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116778428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Mixed-Race Child's Fate Under the Chinese Exclusion Act: Lawrence Kentwell's Fight for Inclusion in Local Politics and Legal Profession","authors":"Li Chen","doi":"10.5070/p3231043907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/p3231043907","url":null,"abstract":"Author(s): Chen, Li | Abstract: The infamous Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 ostracized persons of Chinese descent and foreclosed the possibility for Chinese persons who were not born in the United States to obtain naturalization. This Article uncovers the story of Lawrence Klindt Kentwell, a Eurasian of English and Chinese descent who spent his formative years in Hawaii. Because of his Chinese blood, he was excluded from local politics in Hawaii and had no chance at entering the legal profession in the United States. The raw racism he experienced in the United States compelled him to identify strongly with his Chinese roots, leading him to leave his adopted home for good.","PeriodicalId":274775,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific American Law Journal","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114213781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cultural Oppression Disguised as Religious Obligation: A Fatal Misrepresentation to the Advancement of Muslim Women’s Rights in the Context of the So-Called Honor Killings","authors":"Fatemah Albader","doi":"10.5070/P3241048151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/P3241048151","url":null,"abstract":"Author(s): AlBader, Fatemah | Abstract: Advocates of women’s rights have faced various struggles throughout the decades in the advancement of women’s rights and emancipation in Muslim-majority countries. Much of the struggle is caused by the long-held misconception that the principal barrier to the advancement of such rights is due to the religion of Islam or, more accurately, the prevailing interpretations of Islam. In fact, historically, Islam has helped to further women’s rights. If that is so, then there must be another reason so as to why Muslim women living in Muslim-majority countries or Muslim communities in the west are often deprived of the same rights that are granted to their western counterparts. The answer lies within the culture itself.The dangers of misconstruing culture with religion is apparent. For one, mixing up religion with culture does not create an accurate depiction of Islam, which is why Muslim communities in different parts of the world practice “Islam” differently. What often occurs is different communities often mix their culture with religion, resulting in different versions of Islam being practiced from one community to the next with dire consequences for women. Second and more relevant to this discussion, if one were to perceive tension between women’s rights and religion, the advancement of women’s rights would be much more difficult to achieve. That is because opponents often hide behind arguments that religion takes precedence over all other rights.Because of the complexities caused by mistaking cultural norms as religion, this Article aims to lay to rest the misconception that women’s rights are hindered by religion. By arguing that it is culture and tradition that are the main obstacles to the advancement of women’s rights in Muslim communities, this Article hopes to defeat any potential arguments that aim to hinder the advancement of women’s rights under the false guise of religion. In doing so, this Article will look at one practice that is erroneously perceived as being governed by Islamic law: honor killings.","PeriodicalId":274775,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific American Law Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125654578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Patriotism, Rebuffed","authors":"Cathi Choi","doi":"10.5070/p3241048152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/p3241048152","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":274775,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific American Law Journal","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128830928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}