Category Archives: Discrimination

Defining American Citizenship: The Story of Wong Kim Ark

Posted on September 3, 2015 by tinabot

As a child growing up in America, I thought of myself as not-American. In America, I was Taiwanese, I was Chinese, I was Asian. Though I pledged my allegiance to the American flag alongside my classmates of various ethnic and … Continue reading →

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Seattle issues gesture of regret over 1800s anti-Chinese laws

Posted on August 29, 2015 by John

I’ve blogged about apologies in from Congress as well as the State of California regarding the Chinese exclusionary laws. On Monday, August 3rd, 2015, the city of Seattle apologized as well: “The Seattle City Council approved a resolution Monday expressing regret for … Continue reading →

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8AsiansNews: Debate on Affirmative Action

Posted on August 28, 2015 by 8AsiansNews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AycvECJji9s Debate held at Harvard University discusses the question “Does Affirmative Action On Campus Do More Harm Than Good?” as featured on NPR Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates Podcast.

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Bush Reacts to Outcry Over Tying Asians to Anchor Baby Debate

Posted on August 26, 2015 by John

If you’ve been following the presidential campaign as I have, you know that when Donald Trump announced that he was running for president, in his announcement, he ignited a firestorm regarding the issue of immigration when he stated: “When Mexico … Continue reading →

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KQED: Stanford Project Unearths Personal Histories of Chinese Railroad Workers

Posted on August 18, 2015 by John

Recently, the local National Public Radio affiliate station KQED’s program, Forum, hosted a discussion on the history of the Chinese railroad workers as the 150th anniversary of when Chinese workers began to work on the transcontinental railroad: “The Transcontinental Railroad … Continue reading →

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ESPYs 2015: Ken Jeong “Apologies” on behalf of Alex Rodriguez

Posted on August 11, 2015 by John

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=782UgtfudtA   Recently, the ESPYs (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) show aired, and as part of that show, there was a comedic bit in between presenting the awards where actor Ken Jeong apologies on behalf of Alex Rodriguez for all sort of things … Continue reading →

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Traveling Japan: August 6th, 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing

Posted on August 6, 2015 by tinabot

I thought it appropriate to post about my trip to Hiroshima, Japan on the actual 70th year anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the United States in World War II, August 6, 1945. Taking a day trip down … Continue reading →

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WHIAAPI: Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling

Posted on July 24, 2015 by John

I’ve blogged about the “bamboo ceiling” before, so it’s interesting to see that recently, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders had a panel discussion for their AAPI Youth Forum with the topic of: “Breaking the Bamboo … Continue reading →

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Jose Antonio Vargas Documentary “White People” to appear on MTV

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Jeff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRJnkBqwzOQ When MTV put out a casting call looking for white people to talk about things like “do you think some people treat you unfairly because you’re white,” initial scorn was replaced by interest when the maker of the documentary … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens – JJ Abrams, “There are Asians in this film”

Posted on July 12, 2015 by John

Every year, the annual Comic-Con convention invades San Diego, California in July. In probably the most anticipated panel of the convention was for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which kicks off the new trilogy of Star Wars films … Continue reading →

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What would the Aloha movie look like with an actual quarter Chinese quarter Islander half White person in the Emma Stone role?

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Jeff

By now, you probably heard about the controversy over actress Emma Stone playing a quarter Chinese quarter Islander half White character named Allison Ng and the whitewashing of Hawaii in the movie Aloha.  But what would the movie looking like … Continue reading →

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CAAM: The Golden Spike

Posted on May 27, 2015 by John

2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the western half of the Transcontinental Railroad by Chinese immigrants.Often, the immigrant Chinese’s role in this historic accomplishment has been literally white washed. As part of celebrating Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, the Center … Continue reading →

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