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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Category Archives: Discrimination
The Media Portrayals Of LA Riots, 20 Years Later
April 29, 2012, marked twenty years after the LA riots. It’s been said that the media coverage at that time played a part in worsening the violence. In an interview about his documentary, Clash of Colors: The LA Riots of … Continue reading
Guess My Race: Facing The “What Are You?” Question
This post was originally published on ThoughtCatalog and has been republished here with permission. By Ruth I suck at games. I don’t have the attention span to memorize the rules of poker. I don’t have the agility to compete in … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Observations
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Where Are The Asians In The Bachelor/The Bachelorette?
Following the heels of Nathaniel Claybrooks and Christopher Johnson, two African American football players who filed an entertainment lawsuit against ABC, executive producer Mike Fleiss, and The Bachelor/The Bachelorette’s production companies, I demand there be some fine Asian brothers and sisters … Continue reading
The Past, Present, And Future Of Asian American Basketball
With a knee injury ending Linsanity for the 2012 regular season, one might wonder about the future of Asian American basketball. Is all of the current enthusiasm over basketball just a temporary craze that will fizzle out? Will another Jeremy … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Family, History, Lifestyles, Sports
Tagged AAU Basketball, Jeremy Lin, Wat Misaka
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Are The Writers Of HBO’s Girls Just Clueless?
After my last post on HBO’s Girls, I was still willing to still give the series a shot. Except now I’m realizing something even worse–these writers really have no clue why people are upset over the lack of minority representation … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Observations, TV
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Khmer Deportation Video Wins Public Vote, Disappears From White House AAPI Website
I guess it’s not surprising. I didn’t think that the White House would actually invite this group to present their concerns about the issue of deportation to officials in the Obama Administration. Our government isn’t that open to discussing topics that … Continue reading
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Stability Vs. Independence: Expectations Of Asian Women
By Hua Jing lI At times I often ponder about a life in China. Having moved to England at the age of 5, I re-started my life in a different country and culture. As a result, my understanding and opinions … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles, Observations
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Colleges Resist Asian American’s Success
A new opinion piece by Jonathan Zimmerman in the Philadelphia Inquirer compares today’s discrimination against Asian Americans in college admissions and hiring for college presidential positions with that of Jews in the early 20th century. Some of the statistics are … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Education
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An Open Letter To Marion Barry & His “Dirty Asian” Problem
By Esther Dear Council Member Marion Barry, You are right to want healthy food for your community and more businesses owned by African Americans. You are right to have a problem with Plexiglass walls. However, your string of hateful remarks … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Politics
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Appeals Court Upholds California’s Ban On Affirmative Action
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s Proposition 209’s ban on Affirmative Action. Proposition 209 has withstood a number of attempts to overturn it, including California bill SB 185. The plaintiffs in this latest appeal cited a 50% drop … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Education
Tagged 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Affirmative Action, Proposition 209
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What You Do Reflects Badly On All of Us
I admit that I cringe whenever I see or hear of an Asian Pacific Islander (API) doing something stupid, embarrassing, or downright immoral and unlawful. I always feel as though it reflects badly on myself. Like when that kid shot … Continue reading
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