Tag Archives: discrimination

  By Jenny Chen Earlier this year, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)under the U.S. Department of Labor found that the data collection company Westat Inc. failed to comply with Equal Employment Opportunity Law. Westat Inc. has agreed to a settlement with the (OFCCP) which requires the company to pay a total of $1.5 million in back wages …

By Andrew Lam Originally published in New America Media In a recent New Yorker cartoon, a dog is shown lounging by a pool and saying to a pup: “Youtube’s one thing, but cats will never make it on the big screen.” A funny commentary, surely, but in America that statement could just as easily be applied to ethnic minorities, especially …

By Tamara Treichel DULLES, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that federal construction contractor M.C. Dean Inc. has settled allegations that it failed to provide equal employment opportunity to minority groups, including Asian Americans. According to the U.S. Labor Department, 381 Asian American, African American and Hispanic workers who applied for jobs at the company’s Dulles headquarters were discriminated against. A …

This week’s blog post comes from Aozora Brockman, a sophomore at Northwestern University. Brockman is studying anthropology, creative writing, and Asian American studies.  She is especially interested in researching racial issues that impact the Asian American community and is currently involved in an independent research project on how Asian American masculinity is viewed by non-Asian female fans of K-Pop male idols. …