A significant controversy has arisen following the marriage of a 63-year-old Christian priest to a 12-year-old girl in Ghana through a traditional ceremony. Mr Tsuru, known as a “Gborbu Wulomo,” or traditional high priest, holds considerable spiritual authority within the Nungua indigenous community. Pictures from the wedding ceremony, attended by numerous community members, depict the young girl in a simple …
Asian Americans Out Loud is a project highlighting Asian Americans who are leading the way forward in art and activism. That is partly why many of my family members — including Masuo’s last living child, my 96-year-old grandfather — have protested with Tsuru for Solidarity, an activist group led by Japanese Americans. “During the Black Lives Matter actions that were …
TACOMA, Wash. — My 95-year-old grandfather, Homer Yasui, has never been one to dwell on trauma. This is supposed to be a country of refuge and salvation and asylum, and here we’re treating them like criminals and putting people in jail!” That’s why last Sunday morning, as black clouds loomed in the south and the weather forecast predicted sheets of …
