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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

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Swathi Kiran

South Asian Student Association panel discusses struggles for South Asian women in the workplace

Ava Berger October 18, 2021
SASA hosted women in a variety of fields to discuss their experiences in professional leadership positions.
demonstrator holds a stop the hate sign at a stop asian hate rally in boston common

State lawmakers call for clearer definition of hate crimes

Colbi Edmonds March 30, 2021
A proposed bill looks to create a clearer definition and punishment of a hate crime in the state.
children light candles at a stop asian hate protest

Activists call for equity, representation in response to anti-Asian violence

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 28, 2021
Panelists discussed systemic inequity, the model minority myth and openly racist hate crimes.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Rising anti-Asian hate crimes illuminate broader issue of intersectionality, racism within minority groups

Editors March 16, 2021

Over the past few weeks, the media has latched onto anti-Asian American racism after a surge of anti-Asian hate crimes across the nation. Ever since COVID-19 struck the United States, the rates of these...

High school students from Boston, Malden and Quincy demanded school administrators confront anti-Asian racism in an open letter published Sept. 21. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Local high school students demand school administrators take action against anti-Asian racism

Jun Li October 1, 2020
A group of high school students from Boston, Malden and Quincy published an open letter Sept. 21 demanding educators and superintendents take action against rising anti-Asian sentiments.
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