Monthly Archives: March 2009

Racist E-Mail Circulates About Dartmouth’s President-Elect

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Yan

All good things don’t last long; there will always be someone to ruin it. As the Dartmouth community was in the midst of celebrating the appointment of Jim Yong Kim, an e-mail was sent out to the entire school in … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Education, WTF | 17 Comments

On Stereotypes, Assimilation and a Manhattan Bar called Park

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Rob

Recently I met some friends at a bar called Park, located in downtown Manhattan. Park is one of these trendy, well decorated bar/lounges that have sprung up all across NYC and cater mostly to a young professional/hipster crowd. Like other … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Lifestyles, New York, Observations | 19 Comments

Quest Crew Wins America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3

Posted on March 7, 2009 by phil

Quest Crew are the winners of Season 3’s America’s Best Dance Crew on MTV. The seven members of Quest are Victor Kim (22), Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval (23), Steve Terada (24), Ryanimay Conferido (25), Feng (26), Brian Hirano (26) and Hok … Continue reading →

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Alvin Ailey’s Second in Command, Masazumi Chaya

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Jen

The Alvin Ailey Dance Company is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. I love the Alvin Ailey company — I saw them multiple times when I was in NYC (thanks to awesome student rush tickets), and when I found out … Continue reading →

Posted in The Arts | 6 Comments

College, Bananas, and the Chinese Student Association

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Tim

The recent discussion about Dartmouth’s new president, Jim Yong Kim, sparked quite a bit of discussion on the 8asians internal mailing list, and brought back memories of my college days at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). After reading that Penn … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Education, Observations | Tagged | 18 Comments

Are Asian American Bloggers the New Journalism Frontier? (No.)

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Ernie

If you’re a regular reader of the Asian-American blogs, surely you have read Evelina Giang’s article on Asian-American Bloggers for UCLA’s Pacific Ties magazine. It’s got the typical round-up of blogs focusing on Asian American issues: Angry Asian Man, Disgrasian, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Meta, Observations | 3 Comments

First Chinese Bronzes, Now Gandhi’s Glasses

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Tim

Following closely on the heels of the news that the Chinese bronzes from the old Summer Palace were to be auctioned and not returned to China, comes the news of another controversial auction. This time the auction contains Mahatma Gandhi’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, The Arts | Tagged | 4 Comments

Photo Zen: Kinda Hilarious Grafitti in Berkeley, 2009

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Ernie

(Flickr photo credit: snickclunk, via cbs5.com)

Posted in Education, The Arts | 6 Comments

Imagined Futures Conference in Los Angeles for up and coming APA artists

Posted on March 5, 2009 by jozjozjoz

As a graduate of the UCLA Asian American Studies Department, I am usually pretty interested in events that are sponsored by my former department at my alma mater. The upcoming “Imagined Futures” conference definitely piques my interest not just because … Continue reading →

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Dartmouth College Appoints First Asian American President of Ivy League University

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Yan

Dartmouth College announced on Monday that Jim Yong Kim would be the school’s 17th president and the first Asian American to head an Ivy League institution. Kim’s qualifications are beyond perfect. After graduating from Brown University in 1982 with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education | 18 Comments

San Jose’s Madison Nguyen Notches Victory in “Little Saigon” Recall

Posted on March 4, 2009 by John

Source: Gary Reyes / The San Jose Mercury News. Hundreds of supporters for the recall of Madison Nguyen, San Jose City Council member, gather in San Jose on March 3, 2009 during election night. This past Tuesday, San Jose held … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics | 3 Comments

Flight of the Conchords Hits The Noraebang

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Moye

I’m hoping that everyone here is a fan of HBO’s Flight of the Conchords and they agree with me that the highlight of the new season is Bret singing Korean karaoke with the perfect background video. The premise of his … Continue reading →

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