Category Archives: Discrimination

Preventing Violence Against Young Asian American Bullying Victims In Schools

Posted on November 17, 2011 by tinabot

On December 3, 2009 at South Philadelphia High School, 26 Asian immigrant students were assaulted by classmates, the majority of them African American. Thirteen of those attacked ended up in the emergency room. The Hyphen Magazine article “Are You Picking … Continue reading →

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Where Do APA Actors Draw The Line On Derogatory Roles?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Guest Writer

By Anonymous If you haven’t been following the You Offend Me You Offend My Family crew, then there’s a small storm of controversy brewing over an article written by Sung Kang over CBS’ travesty of a show, Two Broke Girls. … Continue reading →

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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl

Posted on November 11, 2011 by John

In television, the movies, or maybe even in real life, I’m sure we’ve heard the words, “Even if you were the last man on earth, I would never have sex with you.” Well, how about in a post-apocalyptic world full … Continue reading →

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Previously Offensive German Bookmarking Service Mister Wong Looking for New Buyers

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Ernie

Via ReadWriteWeb: “German social bookmarking service Mister Wong was, not so long ago, an ambitious, well-used, innovative project. It was also the subject of heated international controversy online. Today the service finds itself put up for sale by parent company … Continue reading →

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Do All Asians Have Flat Butts?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

I like big butts and I can not lie You other brothers can’t deny – SIR MIX-A-LOT, “Baby Got Back” Every time I hear those lyrics, I cringe. Why? Because I admit that I have a flat butt. Please, no … Continue reading →

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TV News Report Wrongly Accuses Chinatown Market Of Selling Dog Meat

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Moye

How awkward and awesome is this? WCCO, a local Minnesota news station, falsely reported that a Chinatown market was selling dog meat. The problem was that the reporter confused what the Chinese employee said as “dog” instead of “duck.” After … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Villain: Straight Asian Men

Posted on November 7, 2011 by akrypti

Women get together and complain about men. It happens. Yet no other group of women display such visceral antagonism toward men of their own race as Asian women do. We Asian women never say generally “men are horrible.” We say … Continue reading →

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“Taliban Toyota” Wins Car Dealership Slander Lawsuit

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Edward

The perpetual foreigner syndrome is something we as Asian Americans are unfortunately all too familiar with and something we have to brush off as cases of stupidity and ignorance. Sometimes, it can seriously get in the way, especially if you’re … Continue reading →

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Do Submissive Asian Women Exist?

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

Watching my wife give birth to my beautiful son, I was amazed and impressed by her strength and courage. This got me thinking about the whole submissive Asian woman stereotype – which if Yahoo! Answers is to be trusted, people … Continue reading →

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Asian American Students Are Most Bullied In School

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Moye

We’re seen as overachievers and geeks but you can add a new name for Asian Americans to that list: bully victims. A recent study has revealed that Asian American students suffer the most bullying from their classmates and teachers in … Continue reading →

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AMC’s “Hell on Wheels” Series About Transcontinental Railroad Leaves Out Chinese Immigrants

Posted on November 1, 2011 by tinabot

I am currently addicted to Westerns the way I was addicted to Naruto and ninjas a few years back, and that includes Western TV series of course.  The first one I started out with was the late 80’s Young Riders, … Continue reading →

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Mysterious Death of Asian American Soldier Overseas Hints to Suicide, Bullying

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Ernie

From the New York Times: “On Oct. 3, her son, Pvt. Danny Chen, was found shot to death in a guard tower on an American outpost in Afghanistan. He was 19 years old. Three days after his death, a military … Continue reading →

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