The Breaking Point
a weekly newsletter by rachel ramirez
From the wildfires that ravaged vast swaths of Australia, to the coronavirus pandemic, to the killings of Black lives, and to the widespread protests against police brutality and racial injustice, 2020 was — or is — a breaking point for many of us.
Welcome to The Breaking Point, a weekly newsletter that draws on the historical legacies of injustice based on the news cycle and culture trends to understand what in the world is going on.
I’m a journalist based in New York City, but was born and raised in the Northern Mariana Islands. I write about race and culture which include topics like environmental justice, immigration, Asian American diaspora, anti-blackness, the “model minority” myth, and the Pacific Islands. These things, as you can guess, will most likely show up in this newsletter.
I’ll also give you links to articles, music, TV shows, documentaries, and books I’m reading or anything that caught my eye that week.
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