Category Archives: Discrimination

Asians In America: The Under-Represented Asian Americans

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Tim

Recently, I covered the some of the overview of the numbers and statistics as they relate to Asian Americans in a new report from the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice). As I mentioned in the previous article, … Continue reading →

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The Magnificent Seven’s Chinatown Episode and the Fragile Asian Girl

Posted on October 25, 2011 by tinabot

http://www.hulu.com/watch/208403/magnificent-7-1997-1998-chinatown#s-p2-so-i0 Continuing along with my research on the American Old West, I recently finished watching the 1998-2000 television series, The Magnificent Seven. This series was inspired by the Western movie of the same name released in 1960 which was in … Continue reading →

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Pepper Spray Used On Polynesians Performing A Haka At High School Football Game

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Jeff

According to media reports, the Polynesians in the video above were pepper sprayed by police in Roosevelt, Utah while doing a haka.  A haka is a traditional Maori dance that has been performed at sporting events around the world as … Continue reading →

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Agent Orange Studies Overlook Vietnamese Americans But House Bill Attempts To Rectify Problem

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Jeff

The author of this New America Media commentary mentions that her father, a South Vietnamese Army Veteran, contracted liver cancer and points out that while studies have been done on the effects of Agent Orange on American veterans, the effects … Continue reading →

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The 8 Most Offensive Asian Halloween Costumes

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Moye

Halloween is coming up and while most of us use this holiday as an opportunity to dress like sluts, a select number of people like to use it to dress up in the most offensive outfits. No, I’m not talking … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Fashion, Lifestyles, WTF | 58 Comments

8Questions with Frank Abe of Conscience and the Constitution

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

The generally accepted Japanese American narrative goes something like this: We came to this country. There was discrimination. Then Pearl Harbor happened. We went peacefully to the concentration camps and then while there we remained docile and peaceful. Some fought … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: What Happens in Vegas’s Hip Hop

Posted on October 20, 2011 by John

http://youtu.be/e1GeYkej8B8 Funny, after I said I had not seen that IKEA commercial on TV that I had blogged about, the next day, I saw the commercial. I haven’t seen this latest Las Vegas commercial that I saw on a website, … Continue reading →

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Mixed Race Families Still Get a Second Glance

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Tim

Even in an area as progressive as the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s not unusual for my family to get a second look when we’re walking into a restaurant, store, or other public area. My family is both mixed race … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Family | 42 Comments

Let’s Overanalyze An SNL Skit: J-Pop Talk Show

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Ernie

Now that we’ve established that, yes, there are people who aren’t Asian who like Asian music, leave it up to Saturday Night Live to present this in a comedy skit called J-Pop America Fun Time Now, a mock college TV … Continue reading →

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California Governor Signs AB 1088, Requiring better Data Collection on Asian Americans

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Jeff

California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1088, which requires better data collection on Asian Americans by California state agencies that collect demographic data. An issue with studying the Asian American community is that data from various Asian ethnic groups … Continue reading →

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Governor Jerry Brown Vetoes SB 185

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Mary

This past weekend, Jerry Brown signed and vetoed SB 185 among dozens of other bills. His official statement on his decision was the following: I wholeheartedly agree with the goal of this legislation…[However] Our constitutional system of separation of powers … Continue reading →

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