Category Archives: Current Events

North Korea Imprisons Korean American Kenneth Bae, Possibly As Bait

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Mihee

From AP: “An American detained for nearly six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of labor for crimes against the state, the North’s state media said Thursday… Analysts say Pyongyang could use Bae as a bargaining … Continue reading →

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How Much Are You Worth, Chinese Bride-to-Be?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by akrypti

Today I realized that five years ago, my mother-in-law valued me at $10,000.00. Louisa Lim’s piece on NPR, For Chinese Women, Marriage Depends On Right Bride Price, sheds light on that seemingly arbitrary check I received before my wedding day. … Continue reading →

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Ro Khanna Kicksoff His Bid for Congress Against Mike Honda for a Silicon Valley District

Posted on April 23, 2013 by John

This past Sunday, Democrat, San Francisco Bay Area resident and recent Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce Ro Khanna officially declared his bid for California’s 17th Congressional District, currently occupied by Democratic Congressman Mike Honda, at an event … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: Boston Marathon Bombing Victim Identified as a Chinese National

Posted on April 16, 2013 by jozjozjoz

The Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China has confirmed that one of the deceased bombing victims in the Boston Marathon bombing is a Chinese citizen. They also confirm at least one other injured Chinese victim is in stable … Continue reading →

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Asian America in 2013: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Part 4: Cosmos, Chronos, and Telos

Posted on March 21, 2013 by JohnnyC

[pullquote]I know people, I know towns, farms, hills and rivers and rocks, I know how the sun at sunset in autumn falls on the side of a certain plowland in the hills; but what is the sense of giving a … Continue reading →

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Bullying and Teen Suicide in South Korea

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Mihee

From Time: “A 15-year-old high schooler, only identified by his surname Choi, jumped out of his apartment home in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan last Monday after being bullied for roughly two years. His death — the second youth suicide … Continue reading →

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Asian America in 2013: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Part 3: All Boundaries Are Conventions

Posted on March 20, 2013 by JohnnyC

[pullquote]Many cultural identities are not discernible from appearance. Because all of us belong to many different groups, choosing generalizations linked to one apparent identity as a basis for relating is presumptuous. We know that cultural influences are variously salient in … Continue reading →

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Asian America in 2013: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Part 2: The Red King Syndrome

Posted on March 19, 2013 by JohnnyC

[pullquote]They are trying as directly as possible to sell you experiences, i.e. what you are able to do with the car, not the car as a product itself. An extreme example of this is this existing economic marketing concept, which … Continue reading →

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Asian America in 2013: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Part 1: Sensus Communis

Posted on March 18, 2013 by JohnnyC

[pullquote]America is the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed. That creed is set forth in the Declaration of Independence; perhaps the only piece of practical politics that is also great literature. ― G.K. Chesterton[/pullquote] As … Continue reading →

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LINSANITY, the Documentary Kicks Off CAAMFest 2013 & the Opening Night Gala at the Asian Art Museum in SF

Posted on March 18, 2013 by John

This past Thursday, I had the honor and pleasure attending the premiere of LINSANITY, the documentary film, about Jeremy Lin that helped kickoff CAAMFest – the Center for Asian American Media Festival (“Film. Music. Food.”), formerly known as the San … Continue reading →

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San Francisco: CAAMFest 2013 – Less Than a Week Away! (3/14 – 3/24)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/48XWfR8MTuA With less than a week away, I am looking forward to attending the Center for Asian American Media’s Film Festival, better known as CAAMFest. As a Jeremy Lin fan, I’m of course looking forward to seeing LINSANITY, the documentary, … Continue reading →

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YouTube Removes Sam Hendrickson’s Anti-Asian Video for Violating Hate Speech Policies

Posted on March 9, 2013 by jozjozjoz

If you are looking for the full version of Samuel Hendrickson’s now infamous video about why he’d hate to be Asian, you’ll have to look someplace other than YouTube, which has been removing non-parody versions of this video for violations … Continue reading →

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