Newsletters

I am currently writing the newsletter for 1990 Institute, with feature essay and curated news section, although some essay topics and viewpoints are assigned

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2023

How did the Magnuson Act bring an end to the Chinese Exclusion Act? November 3, 2023, Volume 3, Issue 22 https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue22

How will APEC create a resilient and sustainable future for all?, October 20, 2023, Volume 3, Issue 21 https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue21

The spirit of the Silk Road continues to connect us, October 6 , 2023, Volume 3, Issue 20 https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue20

Can mooncakes, songpyeon, and frozen kimbap bring us closer across cultures?, September 22 , 2023, Volume 3, Issue 19 https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue19

The power of communal responsibility, September 8 , 2023, Volume 3, Issue 18 https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue18

No essay August 25, 2023, Volume 3, Issue 17

Is Qixi our immigrant community love story?, August 11, 2023, Volume 3, Issue 16 https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue16

How can we beat the heat and choose climate cooperation?, July 28, 2023, Volume 3, Issue 15 https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue15

How do we learn and read strategy, from games of strategy to real-life stakes?, July 14, 2023, Volume 3, Issue 14 https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue14_updated

How do we build connections and relationships across differences?, June 30, 2023, Volume 3, Issue 13 https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue13

How does the patriotism of the Dragon Boat Festival translate today?, Volume 3, Issue 12, June 16, 2023, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue12

How the chores (and opportunities) of home ownership anchor us, Volume 3, Issue 11, June 2, 2023, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue11

Will you fold a tsuru (origami crane) for community solidarity?, Volume 3, Issue 10, May 19, 2023, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue10

Where can we find ourselves in film and TV?, Volume 3, Issue 9, May 5, 2023, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue9

How do you bring your heritage and culture to Earth Day?, Volume 3, Issue 8, April 21, 2023, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue8

Reflecting on our families’ immigration journeys, Volume 3, Issue 7, April 7, 2023, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue7_

What does Wong Kim Ark’s birthright citizenship case teach us?, Volume 3, Issue 6, March 24, 2023, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue6

How do we take on the challenges of standing up for our communities?, Volume 3, Issue 5, March 10, 2023, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue5

How do we navigate competition, conflict, and the American dream?, Volume 3, Issue 4, February 24, 2023, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue4

How can we make connections after disconnections?, Volume 3, Issue 3, February 10, 2023, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue3

Standing Together After Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay Tragedies, Volume 3, Issue 2, January 27, 2023, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue2_copy1

How will you start this Year of the Rabbit? , Volume 3, Issue 1, January 13, 2023, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue1

2022

Still shopping for the holidays? Even More AAPI Books!, Volume 2, Issue 25, December 16, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue25

What shall we buy for the holidays? Asian American Books!, Volume 2, Issue 24, December 2, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue24

How will we chase climate solutions?, Volume 2, Issue 23, November 18, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue23

What future can we create by voting together and standing together?, Volume 2, Issue 22, November 4, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue22

How can our Asian American vote help to unite rather than divide us?, Volume 2, Issue 21, October 21, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue21

What does Confucius’ birthday mean to us today?, Volume 2, Issue 20, October 7, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue19_copy1

How do we vote for our families and communities?, Volume 2, Issue 19, September 23, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue19/

Are you celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival?, Volume 2, Issue 18, September 9, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue18

How do we use writing and information to build community?, Volume 2, Issue 17, August 26, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue17

How can education and data help us make connections across cultures and history?, Volume 2, Issue 16, August 12, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue16/

How can education and arts help connect communities?, Volume 2, Issue 15, July 29, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue15/

Will you dance with the community this Obon season?, Volume 2, Issue 14, July 15, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue14a/

How will you move forward from the Vincent Chin case?, Volume 2, Issue 13, July 1, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue13/

How is 1990 Institute reshaping its Teachers Workshop?, Volume 2, Issue 12, June 17, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue12

What will we do for all those little children in Uvalde?, Volume 2, Issue 11, June 3, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue11

What do we do when hate comes to our everyday places?, Volume 2, Issue 10, May 20, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue10

What does inclusive community leadership look like?, Volume 2, Issue 9, May 6, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue9

How do we balance the intricacies of Asian America?, Volume 2, Issue 8, April 22, 2022, https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol2_issue8

1990 Institute Newsletter, Vol 2 Issue 7,  Apr 8, 2022, How do stories and poems bring us together during National Poetry Month?  

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 6, Mar 25, 2022, How do we keep learning and restarting in the face of continued attacks a year after the Atlanta spa shootings?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 5, Mar 11, 2022, What do we remember as we watch the crisis in Ukraine unfold?

1990 Institute Newsletter, Vol 2 Issue 4, Feb 25, 2022, “Remember the concentration camps, stand for redress with your family.”

1990 Institute Newsletter, Vol 2 Issue 3, Feb 11, 2022, How do Lion Dancing, Lunar New Year’s parades, and the Beijing Olympics teach us about identity?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 2, Jan 28, 2022: How can we stand up and speak out together for our communities this Lunar New Year’s season?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1, Jan 14, 2022:  What will you do on this MLK National Day of Service for America?

2021

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 24, Dec 29, 2021: How will you be welcoming in the new year?

1990 Institute Newsletter, Vol 1 Issue 23, Dec 17, 2021: What to get the kids for the holidays? Asian American children’s books!

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 22, Dec 3, 2021: What new books will you be reading or giving as gifts this holiday season?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 21, Nov 19, 2021: How does diversity in representation show us new ways to lead?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 20, Nov 5, 2021: Want to write (or get your elders to write) the Great Asian American Memoir?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 19, Oct 22, 2021: How will ethnic studies and Asian American studies affect my child?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 18, Oct 8, 2021: How can finding more cousins help us see ourselves more clearly?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 17, Sept 24, 2021: How can mooncakes bring us together?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 16 Sept 10, 2021  How can we become our own Asian American superheroes in times of joy and crisis?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 15, Aug 27, 2021 How can our end of summer journeys help us better understand our families’ stories and the world? Reflections on Afghanistan, Vietnamese American journeys, more

1990 Institute Newsletter, Vol 1 Issue 14, Aug 13, 2021 How do the stories of the Olympics help create community for Asian Americans?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 13, July 30, 2021 What does it mean to represent, what does it mean to be an American? re the Olympics and voting rights

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 12, July 16, 2021 Can learning Asian American history diffuse future ethnic profiling and anti-Asian American violence? re Asian American scientists

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol1 Issue 11, July 2, 2021  What is next for the House’s EAGLE Act bill and how will its anti-Chinese rhetoric affect Asian Americans? re House Bill H.R.3524

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 10,  June 18, 2021: How will harsh anti-China rhetoric and policy impact Asian Americans? re Senate Bill S.1260

1990 Institute Newsletter, Vol 1 Issue 9, June 4, 2021 Breaking Labels: When Perceptions of China Impact Perceptions of Asian Americans

1990 Institute Newsletter - Vol 1 Issue 8, May 21, 2021 How can we keep forging our futures beyond Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month?

1990 Institute Newsletter, Vol 1 Issue 7, May 7, 2021 What are you doing for Asian American and Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander Heritage Month?

1990 Institute Newsletter - Vol 1, Issue 6, April 23, 2021,  "Mourning our sisters and elders in another mass shooting" (Indianapolis FedEx shooting and Oscars)

1990 Institute Newsletter - Vol 1, Issue 5, April 9, 2021, "Preparing and Protecting our Loved Ones from Racist Violence" (Active Bystander Intervention and talking to your kids re racism)

1990 Institue Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 4, Mar 26, 2021 "Finding Our Way Through with Books and Stories of Strength" (Atlanta spa shootings and National Reading Month)

1990 Institute Newsletter - Vol 1, Issue 3, March 12, 2021, "Learning to Speak a Language of Family, Home, and Community" (Women's History Month, Golden Globes, language, community solidarity)

1990 Institute Newsletter – Vol 1, Issue 2, February 26, 2021, "Communities of Color Stand Together" (solidarity among communities of color after anti-Asian American violence targeting elders)

1990 Institute Newsletter - Vol 1 issue 1, February 12, 2021, "Lunar New Year, Pandemic Style" (Lunar New Year virtual adaptations)

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