Since January of this year, I've had the amazing opportunity to share my viewpoints on issues relating to communities of color and immigration in the "My Turn" column published in The Asian Reporter . Here are links to - and excerpts from - previously published columns: Caring for our own - Access to quality health care is front and center in the everyday life of many Oregonians. A variety of factors contribute to skyrocketing healthcare costs in recent years. Political consciousness - "Race still matters — and its manifestation is more apparent when you look at leaders of industry. Among the largest U.S. corporations, less than two percent are run by people of color. Given the same educational background, experience, and skill sets, professionals and managers of color hardly ever make it to the top." Beyond the model minority myth - Lumped together as if we were a homogeneous group, Asian achievement in education, income levels, and business owner...
Book reviews by Maileen Hamto focus on racial identity, social justice, decoloniality, indigeneity, and spirituality.