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Asian American mothers confront multiple crises of pandemic, anti-Asian hate and caregiving

  • Written by Miliann Kang, Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, UMass Amherst
imageOn March 16, 2022, more than a hundred people attended the Justice for Asian Women Rally in New York City. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

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