8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Review: Netflix’s “Let’s Get Divorced”
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Clean Slate”
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Category Archives: Discrimination
PBS’s Pioneers of Television: Breaking Barriers – George Takei & Margaret Cho
PBS has been doing this series called Pioneers of Television, and recently, the network aired an episode titled Breaking Barriers, talking about the racial barriers that have been broken over time in the history of American television, including Asian Americans, … Continue reading
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“GUN FU” by Just Kidding Films
I’ve been a long time fan of Just Kidding Films, but this has got to be by far my favorite of their video productions. I was laughing until I was wiping away tears. From research into APIA history in the … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History
Tagged american old west, chinese american, cowboys, gun fu, history, just kidding films, old west, western
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Colbert Responds to #CancelCobert, as does a Surprising Other Person
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,Video Archive Earlier we presented opinions both pro and con on #CancelColbert. The Nerdist has shared Stephen Colbert response, and the first part of his response is shown above. While … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, TV
Tagged #CancelColbert, Arthur Chu, Stephen Colbert, Suey Park, twitter
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s Mickey “Mr. Yunioshi” Rooney Dies at 93
Recently, Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney died at age 93. To be honest, I am not sure what movies I had seen him in, but I do remember being incredibly disgusted by his yellow face performance as Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Movies
Tagged breakfast at tiffany's, mickey rooney, mr. yunioshi
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The Karate Hottie and The Submissive Asian Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxcqDYtG6nU I hate to share videos that objectify women mainly because it makes me want to throw up. Just watching that video I found above has left me with no appetite for the rest of my breakfast. Nevertheless, I thought … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Discrimination, Health, Health and Beauty
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As Tech Transforms San Francisco, Elderly Filipino Man fights Eviction
Much as been written about how the recent tech boom is transforming San Francisco and the resulting backlash. We hear about protests of Google buses and artists leaving for Oakland (and perhaps pushing out other artists), but this New American … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Discrimination, Real Estate
Tagged Benito Santiago, elderly, Ellis Act, evictions, Google, San Francisco
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I’ll Take Fear: The #CancelColbert Response to Mainstream Media’s Racism
By Timothy Fong I would prefer to resolve disagreements with mutually respectful dialogue. But when that fails, I’ll take fear. On Thursday, the Colbert Report did a skit where the punchline was “I am willing to show the Asian community … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Observations
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12 Years a Slave’s Lupita Nyong’o Thoughts on Beauty
As you may or may not know, Lupita Nyong’o recently won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Patsey in ’12 Years a Slave.’ While millions have watched Nyong’o’s acceptance speech at the Oscars, but many will … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Health and Beauty, Movies, TV
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California’s Asian American State Senators Call for Hold on SCA5
As debate over SCA5 runs hotly both pro and con, California Asian American State Senators Ted Lieu, Carol Liu, and Leland Yee have asked that SCA 5 be put on hold. Here is their joint statement: “As lifelong advocates for … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education, Politics
Tagged Carol Liu, Leland Yee, SCA5, Ted Lieu
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California’s SCA5 looks to Bring Back Race Preferences in Public Education
When my brother in-law told me how his fellow Asian realtors were upset about a proposed law to limit Asian enrollment in California colleges, I was initially skeptical. A law to put a cap on Asian students? But after looking … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Education
Tagged Affirmative Action, college admissions, Proposition 209, SCA5, University of California
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Asian American High Schools in Top 25 List for SAT/ACT Scores
When Number One Son took an SAT prep course in Fremont last summer, I looked at the kids coming out of the class and saw nothing but Asian kids. Curious, I asked him some questions: “Do any white kids go … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Education
Tagged ACT, college admissions, SAT, Silicon Valley, standardized tests, test preparation
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Fred Korematsu Day Celebration 2014 – Congressman Mike Honda & Jose Antonio Vargas
To view and access the video index of the program, view the video directly online at YouTube here (in the About section). Last month, I had the honor to attend the annual Korematsu Day Celebration organized by The Korematsu Institute … Continue reading
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