To eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in a state where the Asian American population has grown eightfold in the past three decades, and where the North Carolina population continues to become more multi-racial and multi-ethnic, has dangerous implications for many communities. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial in building towards a safe and welcoming…
Professor Michelle King is an Associate Professor of History at UNC-Chapel Hill, specializing in Chinese gender and food history. She was born and raised in Michigan and her parents are from China by way of Taiwan. She has been a North Carolina resident for 17 years. I had the chance to meet Professor King at…
Written by Anna, Fall 2023 NCAAT Youth Ambassador American history is a required part of high school for all students in North Carolina. Yet, for the 300,000 Asian Americans in NC, we wonder: is this our history? Is this truly our history, in a nation as diverse as America, when few to none of the…
We had the pleasure of speaking with EJ Masicampo, a community organizer, professor, and comedian based in Winston-Salem. Giselle, an NCAAT staff member, got the chance to have a conversation with EJ and delve into all that he does. Read on to learn more about what EJ has to say about the multiple identities he…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Over the past couple of months, Aida has been a part of the NCAAT team as a youth intern. She’s done so much during her time here, with one of her most notable accomplishments being the personal project she worked on throughout the internship. Her personal project, “Asian x Black Solidarity and the South:…
As a pan-Asian statewide organization, we at North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT) are opposed to SFFA’s (Students for Fair Admissions) attempt to portray our community as being disadvantaged by UNC’s admissions policy.