On February 9th 2024, Asian Raisins organised a potluck party in collaboration with Discrimination.nl Utrecht Province to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the inauguration of the year of the Wooden Dragon, which among other things represents joy, prosperity and happiness. An evening organised by and
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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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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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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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The 2023 Dutch parliamentary elections are just around the corner. Therefore, it's essential to know where political parties stand when it comes to addressing anti-Asian racism. Which political parties have explicitly included anti-Asian racism in their election manifesto? Asian Raisins’ Action Team has investigated this for
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“Racism against East and Southeast Asian people has been normalized in Dutch society under the guise of ‘funny’ or ‘pleasant’,” says Maud, Action program manager at Asian Raisins. During the corona pandemic, she came across Asian Raisins and immediately became a member. Since then, she has
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Maud, Action Program Manager at Asian Raisins, has been nominated for the Young Impact Awards due to her contributions to our anti-racism campaign, "Stop Hanky Panky Shanghai." Young Impact is an organization that supports and provides a platform for young changemakers, at which annually they present
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In the week of 13 March, 2023, Pakhuis de Zwijger and Comité 21 maart organised the 5th edition of the Week Against Racism. This year, the festival was an extra special occasion for the Asian Raisins Foundation: we took a seat at the discussion table and
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Asian Raisins (AR) receives numerous reports of racism- and discrimination-related incidents throughout the year. Besides documenting these incidents, we also take action against them. This article is about a recent incident in which a film script ended up causing a conflict between two neighbours. It also
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During the Amsterdam Canal Pride Parade 2022, a pan Asian boat named 'Phoenix Rising' made a first time appearance. Before the parade even began it became painfully clear why this was a neccesity.
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