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Author Archives: Edward
Happy Harvey Milk Day: What Milk Meant to the API Community
Today on May 22nd, California will honor Harvey Milk with the First Annual Harvey Milk Day for his courageous leadership and conviction. Some of my friends will be celebrating his legacy in San Francisco at the Castro District where he … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Education, History, LGBT, San Francisco Bay Area
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Happy Birthday: Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X
Today marks the birthdays of two incredible people, one who is still amongst us, and the other who passed away over 35 years ago: Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X. Although they have lived very different lives, the hardships they faced … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History
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Miss USA Breaks Through Another Racial Barrier
Say what you will about the Miss USA pageants, but when I learned today that the winner of the beauty pageant competition was Rima Fakih (who won Miss Michigan on September 19th, 2009), I whooped at my computer screen and … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, TV
Tagged arab american, Asian-American, Beauty, michigan, miss usa, muslim, rima fakih
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My First Encounter with Hollywood (and Stereotypes)
Republished with permission from Projekt NewSpeak. Ever since I moved to Los Angeles from Williamsburg, VA over two months ago, I’ve been living my dream of becoming a social justice activist and actor. During my time here so far, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Observations
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Being Honest With Your Own Racism
Everyone’s a little bit racist / Sometimes. Doesn’t mean we go / Around committing hate crimes. Look around and you will find / No one’s really color blind. Maybe it’s a fact / We all should face Everyone makes judgments … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Observations
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What is Asian America, Really?
Republished with permission from Projekt NewSpeak. I recently attended a meeting for the city of LA’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Committee. I was very excited to get involved and see what great things were being planned. A heard that … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Observations, Southern California
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