Mark Tseng-Putterman is writing, organizing, and agitating in the Asian American and Jewish left. He is an incoming American Studies Ph.D. student at Brown University, and a member of the Jews of Color and Sephardi/Mizrahi (JOCSM) Caucus organized in partnership with Jewish Voice for Peace, and the JVP Network Against Islamophobia. He has written previously about Jewish racialization and whiteness for Unruly, a blog operated by the JOCSM Caucus organized in partnership with JVP.
Mark Tseng-Putterman
By Mark Tseng-Putterman
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Letters Letter | Batya Ungar-Sargon’s Attack On BDS Is Inaccurate And Harmful
Dear Editor, Batya Ungar-Sargon’s unsubstantiated comments about supporters of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) — the Palestinian civil society call to hold Israel accountable to basic principles of human rights and international law — deserve a response. While rightly saying that anti-BDS legislation should be opposed, much of her article recklessly slams BDS activists and…
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DC’s latest summer superhero blockbuster, “Wonder Woman,” has been widely hailed as a feminist victory, garnering critical acclaim and already raking in over $550 million globally. But alongside its success as a woman-directed feature with a focus on women’s empowerment, the film has sparked controversy after being banned in Lebanon because of leading actress Gal…
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