Benjamin Caton (28) is the grandson of Indonesian-European grandparents. He is a third generation Javanese-Sumatran. Benjamin and his grandfather Mick Caton collaborated on the documentary Tussen Wal en Schip – Geruisloos Indisch (Between Two Worlds – Silent Indo). In this documentary, three grandchildren talk to their
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On January 31, 2025, the Asian Raisins Potluck Party took place for the second time. It was a special evening filled with delicious food, inspiring conversations, and valuable encounters. Together with Discriminatie.nl Provincie Utrecht, and Chinese senior citizens' organization TYPIN, we brought people together to enjoy
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In May 2025, Asian Raisins received multiple reports about the racist depiction of Chinese people in the book Mijn Jarige Stad (My City’s Birthday). This was a book the city of Amsterdam had gifted to over 60,000 children to mark the occasion of the city’s 750th
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On November 21st, 2021, Asian Raisins tried to lobby for a name change concerning Filipinos cookies being sold in several shops in The Netherlands. Complaint letters were sent to the producer, Artiach, as well as the retailers Action, Jumbo, and SweetSupply (via bol.com). At the time,
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It has been known for a while that job applicants with non-Dutch names are less likely to be invited for a job interview (source: National Programme against Discrimination and Racism 2022 and Action plan labour market discrimination 2022-2025). A group of researchers from the Netherlands, Germany,
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On December 2nd, powerful and courageous people came together and spoke on behalf of various groups and communities that Wilders does not take seriously: newcomers, the LGBTQIA+ community, people who fight for housing rights and the climate, the cultural sector and the Muslim community and of
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Happy Mother's day! But for those who have lost their child or mother to transnational adoption, this holiday might not be so joyful. Today, in collaboration with the ARAN Foundation and the MiGreat Foundation, we are kicking off the first part of a series about transnational
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On March 18, 2024, the research report "Research on experiences of discrimination and racism among people of (South) East Asian origin in the Netherlands" (EDAN, report in Dutch) was released. As the first systematic and scientific study on racism against East and Southeast Asian people in
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Growing up between different cultures and experiencing discrimination and racism have an impact on our mental health. Asian Raisins believes that this deserves more attention. For the Storytelling project 'Asians Speaking Up: Mental Health,' we asked people from East and Southeast Asian communities about their experiences
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If you cross the bustling street of Amsterdam's Albert Cuypmarkt, you’ll immediately find yourself on the quiet Hemonylaan. The street is brightened by many colourful stencil art murals; with the use of templates, existing images have been painted on the buildings. One of the walls features
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