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The Importance of Asian Americans
April 1, 2013
From national narratives about fairness to scientific studies of genetics, we are in a war of racial ideas that extends far beyond single campaigns and issue areas. In this historical moment, there is an ideological front that urgently demands our attention. We are in a three-sided struggle — between the state, the racist right, and us. Engaging only with the state is not enough. Organizers know that fights in policy or legal arenas are the end debates, where solutions are constrained by entrenched political realities that demand movement building solutions, not short-term campaigns.