Duncan Hardock

Nowhere to Go; Ageing and Isolation in the Asian-American Community

By Duncan Hardock The atmosphere inside the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center (CCACC) is festive. To the right, a fitness class chants as they move to beat of the music. In a classroom down the hall, rows of elderly Chinese Americans practice the ancient art of calligraphy. Eighty-year-olds are playing table tennis in the middle of the hallway, bantering …

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Kentucky PAC Comes Under Fire for Attacks on Former Labor Secretary’s Ethnicity

By Duncan Hardock In February, a series of tweets attacking former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao’s ethnicity had politicians and advocacy groups up in arms. The comments were made by the liberal PAC Progress Kentucky, as part of their campaign to oust Chao’s husband Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell from Kentucky. On February 14th, Progress Kentucky’s official Twitter account posted: “This …

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