From Charleston to El Paso, recent violent actions that are similar in politics, intent, and carried out by white, right-wing perpetrators are unrecognizable by law as terrorism; in our post-9/11 world, they are defined as hate crimes. How does this legal ‘sleight of hand’ transform these violent, political crimes?
Read MorePrivate Danny Chen was only 19 when he committed suicide nine months after joining the Army. From the beginning of his training, Chen experienced hazing as the only Chinese-American in his unit. He was forced to do excessive physical punishment, called “chink,” “dragon lady,” and other racial slurs, physically abused, and ordered to shout commands in Chinese. Days before his death, Sergeant Adam Holcomb dragged Chen out of bed and across the outpost, an instance of maltreatment that left Chen contemplating suicide.
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