Art and Production Manager
Oakland, CA
Hatty is the Art and Production Manager for ARC and ColorLines Magazine. Born and raised in the Bay Area, she attended Santa Clara University and the Academy of Art University. She has done design work with various organizations and artists to promote issues ranging from domestic violence to immigration. She was Design Director of Hyphen Magazine, a non-profit Asian American magazine. She believes that visual media and music are important tools in bringing people together and changing politics.
Hatty tweets at @hattyslee.
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Posters Celebrate Asian American Masculinity, From George Takei to Jeremy Lin
by Hatty Lee on May 16 2012, 9:20AM
Colorlines.com Art Director Hatty Lee chats with Deborah Enrile Lao about a new project that hopes to inspire young Asian American men.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Gender & Sexuality
A Look at Cinco de Mayo Celebrations
by Hatty Lee on May 4 2012, 10:00AM
How will you celebrate this weekend?
Topics: Arts & Culture
Afro Dish Sponges: Funny or Racist?
by Hatty Lee on May 2 2012, 2:15PM
The British company Paladone released a line of dishwashing sponges based on African-Americans with Afro hairstyles. One figure is shaped like Diana Ross with a brillo pad hairstyle and another is a disco-styled sponge. Paladone said that these were designed…
Topics: /NOW Blog
by Hatty Lee on May 1 2012, 10:00AM
As people celebrate international worker’s day, we take a look at the visual art that’s become essential to the movement.
Topics: Arts & Culture
The U.S. vs. Arizona: A Primer for the High Court’s Big Day on Immigration
by Hatty Lee, Julianne Hing on April 25 2012, 9:00AM
Who gets to regulate the lives of immigrants? The Supreme Court will attempt to settle the debate. Today, both sides make their case before the High Court.
Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration
Adorable Kid Photos by Creative Dad
by Hatty Lee on April 20 2012, 1:06PM
Photographer Jason Lee captures his daughters in the most brillant photos.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Two Years Later, BP’s Oil Still Wreaks Havoc Along the Gulf Coast
by Hatty Lee on April 20 2012, 9:28AM
Black residents along the gulf coast are still feeling the devastating effects of one of the nation’s worst man-made disasters.
Topics: Environment, Gulf Oil Spill
Five Myths About Crime in Black America—and the Statistical Truths
by Hatty Lee, Shani O. Hilton on April 13 2012, 8:47AM
Trayvon Martin’s killing stirred many debates about crime surrounding black men. It also kicked up many familiar misconceptions, like the idea that black-on-black crime is uniquely bad. Hatty Lee’s infographic breaks down the realities.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Schools & Youth, Trayvon Martin
This Is What Trayvon Solidarity Looks Like
by Hatty Lee on April 3 2012, 9:18AM
The tradition of visually memorializing black men killed in disturbing violence has taken on particular resonance in Trayvon Martin’s death. Hatty Lee rounds up images of solidarity.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Trayvon Martin
Thousands of Young Black Men Die in Gun Crimes Every Year
by Hatty Lee on March 28 2012, 9:00AM
For all the talk of hoodies and school suspensions and who punched whom first, one thing stands above the rest in Trayvon Martin’s death: There was a gun involved, and that’s a terribly common feature in the deaths of young black men.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Schools & Youth, Trayvon Martin
As Supreme Court Listens, Here’s a Look at What It Means to Lock Kids Away for Life
by Hatty Lee on March 21 2012, 9:43AM
The Supreme Court is weighing whether it’s fair to lock juvenile offenders convicted of murder away for life without a chance to reform. Here’s why race matters.
Topics: Criminal Justice
The March Madness Statistic You Don’t Hear About: College Grad Rates
by Hatty Lee on March 19 2012, 9:32AM
The country’s best teams are competing in the NCAA tournament for a national championship. But are schools preparing its black players for life after basketball?
Topics: Arts & Culture, March Madness, Schools & Youth
The Unique Importance of This Year’s International Women’s Day
by Hatty Lee on March 8 2012, 9:06AM
While Washington squabbles over the right to control female bodies, women around the globe have long been fighting back, speaking up, and creating change.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
Why the ‘He Can Beat Me’ Tweets About Chris Brown Aren’t Funny
by Hatty Lee on February 17 2012, 9:00AM
Every year, almost 1.5 million high school students experience dating abuse, and it takes on many different forms
Topics: Chris Brown, Health
The Prison Industrial (Retirement) Complex, by the Numbers
by Hatty Lee on February 1 2012, 9:14AM
After decades of indiscriminately locking people up and throwing away the key, states are discovering yet another consequence of over-incarceration: rapidly aging prison populations.
Topics: Criminal Justice
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Chinese New Year 101: Welcome to the Year of the Dragon [Infographic]
by Hatty Lee on January 24 2012, 9:00AM
Around the world, Asian communities celebrated Lunar New Year on Monday. Here’s what the holiday is all about.
Topics: Arts & Culture
How to Be a Racial Justice Hero, on MLK Day and All Year Long
by Hatty Lee, Terry Keleher on January 16 2012, 10:26AM
Martin Luther King, Jr., isn’t the only racial justice hero—you can be one too. Simply drill down on your daily routine, ask some basic questions about equity in the institutions you engage and deploy your own hero powers to fight for it.
Topics: Politics
They Are the (White) 94 Percent Who Shape Presidential Elections
by Hatty Lee on January 9 2012, 9:30AM
INFOGRAPHIC: New Hampshire voters proudly play a crucial role in shaping national politics. Hatty Lee draws a picture of just how far the state comes from representing the whole nation.
Topics: GOP Primary, Politics
Best of 2011’s Love: Latina Moms Show Love for Their LGBT Kids
by Hatty Lee on December 23 2011, 6:41PM
Today closes our Best of Love list. As the 2011 year comes to a close, we wanted to end it with our favorite Love stories of the year. We culled through the stories that were shared the most on Facebook,…
Topics: Celebrate Love, /NOW Blog
Best of 2011: Khaliyl, Our Favorite 2-Year-Old Rapper
by Hatty Lee on December 22 2011, 6:47PM
We close each day on a positive note with our Celebrate Love posts. So as the 2011 year comes to a close, we wanted to end it with our favorite Love stories of the year.
Topics: Celebrate Love, /NOW Blog
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