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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

Struggling to Define Asian-American Culture in 2019

Struggling to Define Asian-American Culture in 2019

The Asian-American identity has slowly been whitewashed over the past few decades. Soon, it’ll be lost to the dominant force of assimilation.
Ryan Moon, Contributing Writer Feb 4, 2019

Some call this the golden age for Asian culture. We’re taking the world by storm, from the box-office hit “Crazy Rich Asians” to the BTS poster in your little sister’s...

Justin Foster as Charley Cade (right), and Brian Christopher Scott (left) as his father in One Drop.

‘One Drop’ and the Politics of Passing

Jessica Xing, Staff Writer Feb 6, 2018
Andrea J. Fulton's "One Drop" explores ancestry, family and the politics that surround them.
Because NYU receives federal funding, the university’s office of human resources is required to guess the racial and ethnic identities of employees who do not self-report that information.

NYU Guesses Racial, Ethnic Identity of Some Employees

Sayer Devlin, Deputy News Editor Apr 17, 2017
NYU's Human Resources department is federally mandated to guess the race and ethnicity of employees who don't self-report that information.
The bias response hotline is now available as a resource for marginalized students to feel safer on campus.

Bias Hotline Fights Discrimination

Natasha Roy, Contributing Writer Sep 19, 2016
NYU has taken measures to make sure students of all backgrounds feel safer on campus with the new Bias Response Line, which lets students report incidents of marginalization via an online form or telephone.

Admins weigh racial privilege

Monica Millay, Contributing Writer Dec 1, 2014
White Administrators Talk Race provides a space for white administrators to delve into and develop appropriate responses to racialized topics, such as the actions in Ferguson, Missouri.

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