Erika Lee
@prof_erikalee
Historian @Harvard_History. Author, America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia & The Making of Asian America. Past @The_OAH President. Tweets are my own.
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http://www.erikalee.org 02-06-2011 13:06:39
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Thank you Organization of American Historians and @JournAmHist!
As always, this JAH issue has fantastic new scholarship, including essays by Yevan Terrien Sonia Hernandez Martin Summers & Gene Zubovich
Whose America? is officially out today! Many, many thanks again to Maria Cristina Garcia, PhD and all our fantastic authors. I learned so much from them and loved working on this project with so many fantastic scholars.
This case 'was never just about getting into Harvard. It’s about building a more equitable & diverse future and that is something we’re going to keep fighting for,' said Diverse Harvard organizer Rebecca Zhang '26.🧵1/5 Legal Defense Fund @lawyerscomm Advancing Justice - AAJC bostonglobe.com/2023/07/01/met…
With #AffirmativeAction , Asian Americans rose from
3% of the Class of '80 to
25% of the Class of '25.
Affirmative action helps us all.
More diverse, inclusive campuses equip students to confront society's growing inequity. 🧵1/8
#DefendDiversity
#MoreThanANumber
#NotACeiling
(1/10) Viet Nguyen and I discuss the false 'Asian American penalty myth' in college admissions here - the evidence against it and why it remains so powerful. #DefendDiversity #AffirmativeAction Coalition for a Diverse Harvard Legal Defense Fund Advancing Justice - AAJC Lawyers' Committee ☎️866-OUR-VOTE latimes.com/opinion/story/…
Thank you CCMNT Speakers for highlighting these great books to celebrate #AAPIHeritageMonth !
America's Angel Island #immigrationhistory is still not taught in most classrooms. But now, Facing History has a fabulous new Angel Island curriculum #forteachers !
Register for free abd hoin me and Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation staff for to bring this history to your students!
Thank you for highlighting our essential histories and voices! What an honor to be on this list! #AAPIHeritageMonth
Karen Umemoto discussing the UCLA Asian American Studies Center multimedia textbook at The Asian American Foundation summit!
Amazing deep dive into the newly-released The Asian American Foundation STAATUS study of American attitudes of #AAPIs with Jennifer Lee 🦁 Paul Watnabe, Taeku Lee, Karen Umemoti, Mike Hoa Nguyen & Russell Jeung