Using the Taoist idea of being like water, Russell Jeung, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State, says adopting the properties of the element – clarity, humbleness, persistence and restoration – is the most effective way to fight racism.
Angela Clark-Louque (education) was a guest panelist at the California Association of African-American Superintendents and Administrators’ recent summit and on the Growing Inland Achievement program “Education Insight,” Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) discussed a plan by the G7 nations targeting big tech companies that move profits to low-tax offshore havens, Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote on overcoming rejection, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot and anti-Asian hate crimes.