8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Category Archives: Discrimination
Wake Up and Smell the Violence: Frustration from the Philadelphia High School Attacks
I can’t remember how long attacks on Asian students have been going on at this Philadelphia high school, but I remember seeing links to it on Angry Asian Man a while back — in December, over thirty Asian immigrant students … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations
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UC Admissions Policy Change and Asian-Americans: Controversy over Simulations
“Dad, I have to sign up for the SAT II tests!” The Daughter was annoyed that she still had to take the SAT subjects tests (formerly known as the SAT II tests), as the University of California’s elimination of the … Continue reading
Why the Arizona Immigration Law Affects Asians
Living in the SF Bay Area, where it’s obviously more liberal than other parts of the country, it’s not hard to find opposition to Arizona’s new law on immigration SB1070. Dig a little deeper and you’ll usually find there’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Politics
Tagged arizona law, illegal immigration, sb1070
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Being Honest With Your Own Racism
Everyone’s a little bit racist / Sometimes. Doesn’t mean we go / Around committing hate crimes. Look around and you will find / No one’s really color blind. Maybe it’s a fact / We all should face Everyone makes judgments … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Observations
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18MMW Weighs in on Arizona Immigration Law SB 1070
The 18 Mighty Moutain Warriors News is back with a special bulletin from David O. Yeah and David O. Hells Yeah where they present news and opinion about Arizona Senate Bill 1070 from a “slightly buttered golden brown perspective.” What … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Current Events, Discrimination, Observations, Politics
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Are Asian-Americans “Ideal Prey?”
With the recent spate of violence against Asian-Americans in places such as Oakland and San Francisco, this essay from New American Media expresses the opinion that Black on Asian violence isn’t about race, it’s about “economic opportunism.” Amanze Emenike grew … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Bayview, black asian tensions, Hunter's Point, San Francisco, violence
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Rep. Mike Honda on Arizona’s Anti-Illegal Immigration Law
Representative Mike Honda recently wrote an op-ed piece on the Huffington Post on why Arizona SB1070 — the country’s strictest anti-illegal immigration law in decades — is relevant to Asians and Asian Americans: “As a Japanese American who spent part … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events, Discrimination
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When One Stereotype Begets Another
As a member of one race or ethnicity you may sometimes think there’s no harm in perpetuating stereotypes of other races or ethnicities besides your own. That’s where you may be surprised to find out you’d be wrong. A recent … Continue reading
Spate of Violence Against Asians in DC, Oakland Prompt Concern
There was unfortunately a couple of prominent news articles highlighting violence against Asians this week. Most recently comes the news that actor Kal Penn was mugged at gun point in Washington D.C. Penn is in DC working in the Office … Continue reading
Nur Ali: Asian-American Race Car Driver
Who says that Asians can’t drive? Nur Ali raced this past weekend in ARCA Racing Series Rattlesnake 150 at Texas Motor Speedway. This article from Racin’ Today talks about Nur and his path to becoming an Asian-American race car driver. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Education, Sports
Tagged ARCA Racing Series Rattlesnake 150, asian driving, NASCAR, Nur Ali, racing, Texas Motor Speedway
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SNL’s The Masters: “If Asians and Indians Can Compete with Black People, it’s Not a Sport”
After blogging about Seth Meyer’s comments on the Asian American version of The Jersey Shore and posting it on Facebook, a friend of mine pointed me to another “slight” to Asian Americans in a skit about The Masters on Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Discrimination, Entertainment, Observations, TV
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