The Third Race: How Asians Have Defied America’s Binary View of Race

By Jonathan Lee   Chapter 6: The Battle for Los Angeles   On March 3, 1991, surrounded by more than 20 Los Angeles police officers, taxi driver Rodney King was ordered out of his car. After King was forced to the ground, four of the officers tased him and beat him with batons.[1] George Holliday, … Continue reading The Third Race: How Asians Have Defied America’s Binary View of Race