Latest from Ruth Tam
Transplants say D.C.’s bagels and pizza don’t measure up. Here’s where they go for a taste of home.
We asked them to break down the qualities that make their favorite foods so special, and where to find them.
- Aug 1, 2019
- National
- Perspective
Who gets to be a foodie? Novelist Elizabeth Acevedo expands palates in ‘With the Fire on High’
The young adult novelist has created a heroine who challenges our notions of taste and class.
- May 30, 2019
- National
- Analysis
Can art speak the truth about violence against indigenous women?
Jamie Black's exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington uses red dresses to call attention to killed or missing indigenous women.
- Mar 23, 2019
- Food
- Perspective
Andrew Zimmern missed an opportunity — to honor, rather than insult, Chinese cooks
When they make food for white people, the TV star calls it “horses---.” When he does it, it’s “unique” and “bold.”
- Nov 23, 2018
- Post Nation
- Analysis
Will the growing numbers of evangelicals of color mean less influence for white Christian conservatives?
The Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy at the U.S.-Mexico border has led to a growing frustration among evangelicals of color whose faith is informed by their experiences as racial minorities.
- Jun 22, 2018
- Post Nation
- Perspective
Culture clash: Asian Americans balance Christianity and culture in rituals honoring their ancestors
My parents left Hong Kong 50 years ago. For the first time I wondered: Are they now more Christian than Chinese?
- Apr 6, 2018
- Post Nation
- Analysis
For older actors of color, the movement for a more diverse Hollywood has come too late
Three years after the #OscarsSoWhite protest, do actresses such as Jenifer Lewis feel represented in the industry’s diversification?
- Mar 9, 2018
‘When They Call You a Terrorist’: A Black Lives Matter leader details the life that turned her into an activist
In her new book, movement co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors combines memoir with manifesto.
- Jan 20, 2018
- Post Nation
- Perspective
National parks were my family’s door to America. Doubling the entry fees would limit access to immigrants like my father.
Family road trips to the Badlands and Angel Island made us feel American.
- Dec 1, 2017
How David Bowie’s ‘China Girl’ used racism to fight racism
"If you ever took Bowie for what was on the surface, you were missing something," a critic said.
- Jan 20, 2016