Historical photos capture the strength of Asian American activism and its impact throughout US history

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American Citizens for Justice rally for Vincent Chin after his murder.
American Citizens for Justice rally for Vincent Chin after his murder.

Corky Lee's Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice; Courtesy of the Estate of Corky Lee

Americans ditch suffocating healthcare costs and divisive politics to retire in Italy: 'It's the way they approach life'

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Eric and Christina Schwendeman in Clavesana.
Clavesana in Italy.

Eric and Christina Schwendeman

Mortgage Interest Rates Today, February 26, 2024 | Rates May Drop More Slowly Than Expected This Year

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Strong economic data has pushed back expectations of when mortgage rates will drop, but experts still believe they'll go down this year. We just probably won't see them drop as soon as many initially anticipated. 

Mortgage rates have increased across the board this month in response to the latest labor market and inflation data showing that the economy is still running relatively warm.

In 1870, a Black woman sued her enslaver for reparations and won

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A man holds a sign that reads,
A man holds a sign as the Reparations Task Force meets to hear public input on reparations at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

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My family was chased off our land by a racist mob. More than 80 years later, I own it again.

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Opal Lee poses for a photas.o at her home in Fort Worth, Tex
Opal Lee, known as the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' recently regained possession of land her family was driven away from more than eight decades ago.

LM Otero/AP

Chicago museum covers up Native American displays as new rules go into effect

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A display of ceramic pottery from the Moche culture, from the northern coast of Peru, is part of The Field Museum's new exhibit called
An exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago.

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Netflix removed an Indian film after religious viewers criticized meat-eating characters

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Poster of Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food
Netflix took down the Indian film 'Annapoorani: the Goddess of Food' after backlash from a Hindu nationalist group.

Zee Studios

A Native woman launched a forensics nonprofit to address missing and murdered Indigenous people after her relative went missing and was never found

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Roxanne White yells
Roxanne White yells "Say Her Name" while marching with family members of Ashley HeavyRunner Loring in an attempt to raise awareness of her disappearance on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Montana, Saturday, July 14, 20

Black taxi drivers helped fuel the Montgomery Bus Boycott, even as they faced arrests and police pressure

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group of three people getting into a car as a bus is in the background during Montgomery, Alabama bus boycotts
Three people get into an automobile to car pool during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. An empty city bus is visible in the background.

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After racist threats forced a Southeast Asian restaurant to close down, the owner reopened a new restaurant as an homage to his immigrant parents

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David Rasavong in his restaurant, Love and Thai
David Rasavong opened his restaurant as a homage to his immigrant parents. He closed his previous restaurant after false accusations of serving dog meat.

Richard Vogel/AP Photo

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