Category Archives: Discrimination

A Look at the Data: Do Elite Colleges Discriminate Against Asians?

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Jeff

While 8asians has covered Asian Americans and college admissions over the years, a recent article from the data services company Priceonomics takes a data driven approach to summarize the arguments in the debate whether elite colleges discriminate against Asian American … Continue reading →

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Few Asian American Basketball Players at the NCAA D1 Level – Does it Really Matter?

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Jeff

After almost 10 years of playing in community, NJB, AAU, and school leagues, Number Two Son dropped out of organized basketball for good this year.  When I saw this article asking why there are very few Asian American division I … Continue reading →

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PBS’s Pioneers of Television: Breaking Barriers – George Takei & Margaret Cho

Posted on May 9, 2014 by John

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

Posted on April 9, 2014 by tinabot

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 →

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Colbert Responds to #CancelCobert, as does a Surprising Other Person

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Jeff

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 →

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s Mickey “Mr. Yunioshi” Rooney Dies at 93

Posted on April 8, 2014 by John

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 →

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The Karate Hottie and The Submissive Asian Girl

Posted on April 4, 2014 by tinabot

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 →

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As Tech Transforms San Francisco, Elderly Filipino Man fights Eviction

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Jeff

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 →

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I’ll Take Fear: The #CancelColbert Response to Mainstream Media’s Racism

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Guest Writer

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 →

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12 Years a Slave’s Lupita Nyong’o Thoughts on Beauty

Posted on March 14, 2014 by John

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 →

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California’s Asian American State Senators Call for Hold on SCA5

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Jeff

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 →

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California’s SCA5 looks to Bring Back Race Preferences in Public Education

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Jeff

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 →

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