Although in its third season, I recently started watching a TV show called “New Amsterdam”. The pilot episode starts off with a new medical director arriving at his new workplace: a public hospital that is underfunded, understaffed, and poorly run. He is the leader of the organization, and his first question to the staff is “How can I help?”. …
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As Anti-Asian Violence Climbs, Bystander Training Is Becoming Essential
Three years ago at a crowded BART station in Oakland, California, educator Catherine Shieh was waiting for a train when a man approached her, asking for spare change. When Shieh, who is Taiwanese American, told him she didn’t carry cash, the man swung his fist and knocked her over. Then he started punching her. “I was knocked over to the …
Deja Vu on the Chinese Exclusion Act
As the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community celebrate Lunar New Year, we embrace its intent of renewal and hope. The start of this auspicious time is marred by an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, fueling economic uncertainty, political unrest, and racial injustice. Yet as we address diversity, equity, and inclusion, it is …
One Nation Under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice For All
It’s been quite a crazy time in the United States of America. One of my observations is that we were NOT one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all as our pledge of allegiance declares. Maybe we get a pass since the kids were not in school to say the pledge every morning due to COVID-19, but geez, this was the most …