Articles By: Erik Love

Erik Love is a Ph.D. candidate at University of California, Santa Barbara. [email protected]

New report highlights growing American xenophobia

New report highlights growing American xenophobia
South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), a nationally prominent advocacy organization, released a new report this week called “From Macacas to Turban Toppers: The Rise in Xenophobic and Racist Rhetoric in American Political Discourse.”  The report collects more than 70 xenophobic statements...
November 1st, 2010 | Politics, US | Read More

Backslide in America’s “National conversation on race”

Backslide in America’s “National conversation on race”
Last week, the so-called national conversation on race was dominated by voices that would roll back the Civil Rights Movement.  First, there were loud calls for an end to the basic religious freedoms of Muslim Americans.  Then, a firestorm surrounded false charges of “reverse racism” involving Shirley...
July 27th, 2010 | Featured, Politics, Talk About Race, US | Read More

Obama Administration: Only Muslims can be Terrorists

Obama Administration: Only Muslims can be Terrorists
John Brennan in the Oval Office - White House Photo The new May 2010 US National Security Strategy has been appropriately praised for doing away with some of the “global war on terrorism” rhetoric used by the George W. Bush administration.  President Obama’s National Security Strategy,...
June 8th, 2010 | Middle East | Read More

Building trust: Restoring civil rights after the “War On Terror”

Building trust: Restoring civil rights after the “War On Terror”
Looking forward to 9/11/11 requires a renewed focus on restoring the civil rights of American Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern, and South Asian communities.  Simply put, this means an end to most of what used to be called the “War on Terror.”  The institutions responsible for most of the action...
March 16th, 2010 | Immigration, Politics, Racial Equity, US | Read More