Now that 45 has brought up @KamalaHarris’ #birthcertificate, you might notice something on that 1964 document: her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, is described as “Caucasian.” Here are 3 things that might tell us, and 1 thing it definitely doesn’t mean. 🧵 1/11

Sometimes the personal is political and professional all rolled into one. I share my reflections @RNS on my 26-year interfaith and interracial marriage to @johnwbartlett.

RANKED CHOICE VOTING: While we wait for the NYC mayoral primary results, here’s a quick explainer on how ranked choice voting works. #ElectionLaw #VotingRights #RankedChoiceVoting #RankedChoice #NYCprimary

Thank you to Asw. Ellen Park & Asw. Shama Haider of @NJLD37 for their words of inspiration to our graduating Teach Asian American Stories Fellows! These star teachers trained with @ProfKJoshi for a year to lead professional development and inspire change in classrooms across NJ.

California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas): "there are currently more kids with measles in Texas than there are transgender athletes in the NCAA. That's the epidemic we should all be worried about."

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

Emory Pres. James T Laney once introduced him, “President Jimmy Carter is the only man to use the White House as a stepping stone to doing truly great things for America & the entire world.” RIP President Carter. Proud GA 🍑 cartercenter.org

powerful message and a must read book!

Trump talking casually about violating the Constitution and deporting legal US citizens… this should be on the front page of every newspaper in the country.

“just a little more reading then I can start writing”

This is a wonderful opportunity!!

On December 5, we will be hosting a special edition of Religion &, featuring Sylvester A. Johnson. Leading scholars will interview Dr. Johnson on the futures of the humanities, surveillance, and AI and how they each is impacted by religion. Join us: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/pro….

APARRIstas @BradleyOnishi and @ProfKJoshi will be speaking at this event on Thursday - both in-person and online! Get tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/religion-de…

On Sunday, November 24, join @ProfKJoshi for the roundtable discussion "Christian Imaginations of the Other: The Impact of Religionization and Racialization on (Inter)Religious Studies," which will explore Marianne Moyaert's recent work. Learn more: papers.aarweb.org/content/ch…

Get in your applications by tonight at 11:59pm PST!

After reviewing over 200 manuscripts as a journal editor, I've noticed a pattern: papers that combine robust research with clear writing get accepted 3x more often than those with equivalent research but poor presentation. 17 genuine bits of advice for research paper writers (I wish someone told me about number 10 earlier) 1. Active voice sells ideas better than passive 2. Your first draft should be awful → that's normal 3. Live for your own truth, not for other scholars' approval 4. Write the methods section before researching 5. Figures and tables matter more than word count 6. Break complex ideas into simple formal language 7. Citations should taste of truth → use them thoroughly 8. Your abstract is your paper's movie trailer 9. The discussion isn't a results remix → it must add value 10. Tables whisper wisdom that paragraphs shout gruffly 11. No one reads your paper start to finish → design for skimming 12. My best writing happens between 10 PM-1 AM 13. Your title is not unrelated to your citation success 14. Tweak tenaciously → cut 30% of your first draft 15. Strong verbs always beat fancy adjectives 16. Make text-to-speech AI your read-aloud buddy 17. One paragraph = one idea (no exceptions) (This is exactly how I get quality papers accepted in quality venues) Share this if it helps another researcher. P.S. Which advice resonates most with you? Drop your number below.

12/x We're live with @Sree's Special Election Coverage. We're trying to make sense of the #Election2024 results. @shawnavercher #ThePoliticalFixer is our guest. @mcurtisnc3 is our political analyst. @blindianproject is our special guest. #Ihavenowords x.com/i/broadcasts/1RDGlymzO…

Thank you Passaic County! My John @johnwbartlett was elected to his 5th term as County Commissioner in Passaic County. John's running mates were also elected, so it's a clean democratic sweep for Sheriff and County Commissioners!

8/x Randall Yip, founder and editor of @AsAmNews, joins our 2nd #ElectionDay show at 9pm ET (Tues) / 7:30am IST (Wed). @mcurtisnc3 is our political analyst. I'm producing this show for @digimentors in partnership with @scroll_in. Links to watch: 🔗digimentors.group/election20…

NEW: A Pennsylvania judge has ordered central Pennsylvania's Cambria County to extend their closing time for polls to 10 p.m. ET after ballot scanning issues resulted in long lines and many people leaving polling sites without casting ballots documentcloud.org/documents/…

VP Kamala Harris is literally knocking on doors in Pennsylvania tonight! I love this! 💕