Category Archives: Discrimination

To The White Guy Who Tried To Give Me Pointers On How To Snag A White Guy

Posted on January 20, 2012 by akrypti

To the white guy who tried to give me pointers on how to snag a white guy: My professional obligation in the context at hand was to convince you to sign a contract that would fork over half a million … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Discrimination, Lifestyles, Observations, WTF | 33 Comments

Defenseless Asian Teen Attacked By Seven Others

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Mary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HZQ7l2xYqA WARNING: Video above contains violent content and NSFW language. This past weekend, there was footage released of a newly immigrated Chinese teen getting assaulted by seven others in Chicago. Some of them were even Asian Americans. From the video, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Health, WTF | 44 Comments

‘2 Broke Girls’ Creator Defends Ethnic Stereotypes… With More Stereotypes

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Edward

On January 10th, at the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, things got a bit hairy and awkward at the Q&A panel for CBS’ new comedy “2 Broke Girls” when critics asked the show creator, Michael Patrick King, of … Continue reading →

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An Asian American Soldier Reflects on Private Danny Chen

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Guest Writer

This article was originally posted on ryansappa and has be reposted here with permission. By Daniel Kim The subtitle to this should be “The Death of the NCO [Non-commissioned officer] Corps.” This is a post I didn’t want to write, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations | 1 Comment

“The Brady’s and the Dumb Chinaman” Dime Novel Review

Posted on January 12, 2012 by tinabot

In my research on Chinese Americans in the American Old West for a book series I’m writing, I came across a wonderful resource at Stanford University — digital collection of popular dime novels available online. [Editors Note: The book is … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Discrimination, Entertainment, History | 7 Comments

When I Tried To Join The Military: Reflections on Private Danny Chen

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Lexington

Most of my friends don’t know this about me, but in college, I tried to join the Marine Corps. I haven’t told too many people about it; when I think about it now, it seems absurd. But when I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations | 7 Comments

Papa John’s “Lady Chinky Eyes” Incident: What Does “Chink” Even Mean?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by William

Minhee Cho made headlines after ordering pizza from Papa John’s and had her name misspelled as “Lady Chinky Eyes”. While I’m sure American Law gives the benefit of the doubt to the employee to defend herself as a mentally challenged … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, History, New York | 10 Comments

Internment Camp Musical “Allegiance” To Premiere Next Fall

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Lily

Next September, San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre will host Allegiance, a New American Musical with Asian American all-stars Lea Salonga and George Takei. “Allegiance” is about a Japanese American family forced into internment during World War II. The writers, Jay … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Entertainment, History, The Arts | 1 Comment

Civil Rights Hero Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi Passes Away

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

Most people think that all the Japanese Americans went meekly into the concentration camps during World War II. But that’s far from the truth. In reality, there were some brave individuals that put themselves out there to test the constitutionality … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, History | 1 Comment

70th Anniversary of the Signing of Executive Order 9066

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

2012 marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066. For those of you who don’t know, 9066 was the order that eventually led to the unconstitutional incarceration of the Japanese American during World War II. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Education, Family, History | 2 Comments

Kickstarter’s Co-Founder & CEO Perry Chen On NBC Rock Center

Posted on December 29, 2011 by John

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy I had heard of the crowd funding site Kickstarter before, initially from a TechCrunch article on raising money for a project to make an iPod Nano wrist watch … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Discrimination, Entertainment, TV | 2 Comments

Islam and Asians: Double Trouble?

Posted on December 26, 2011 by William

If we were to chart the level of public knowledge and awareness about Terrorism, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda and Al Shabab, the days following September 11 would show a massive spike that has continued. It is hard to imagine … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Lifestyles, Religion | 6 Comments