Category Archives: Discrimination

Best Companies for Asians to Work For

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Tim

Diversity Inc, released this week, their list of the top 10 best companies to work for, if you’re Asian. 401 companies applied for this honor, and the resulting list was chosen based on organizations that “demonstrated a long-term commitment to … Continue reading →

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Comedian Joe Wong Debuts Nationally on Letterman

Posted on April 21, 2009 by John

On Friday night I was figuring out what I wanted to watch on the DVR and noticed that a “Joe Wong” was going to be a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman. I wound up watching The Late … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Movies, Observations, Reviews, WTF | 16 Comments

Asian American Superheroes Need Help

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Tim

A few weeks ago I wrote about the upcoming graphic novel, Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology. The book released on April 15, but you’d be hard pressed to know that if someone didn’t already tell you. According to … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, The Arts | Tagged | 8 Comments

Tuft’s “Bias Incident”: Alcohol + Bias = Trouble

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Kevin

As a college freshman, I learned two basic rules about the college life about half a week or so into my first semester. 1) Academics measures as a minor part of the college experience and 2) Alcohol is near inescapable … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Education, Observations, WTF | 35 Comments

White Canadian Male Asks: “Why do most bad drivers seem to be Asian?”

Posted on April 11, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Phillip Milano, author of the syndicated “Dare to Ask” column, fields “diversity” questions of all sorts — and usually they’re the kinds of questions which may be perceived as “politically incorrect” or “insensitive” to ask outloud. He runs a site … Continue reading →

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Betty Brown: “Really, Just Change Your Name”

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Tim

Texas Democrats are demanding an apology over state Representative Betty Brown’s comments during Texas House testimony on voter identification. She was quoted as saying voters of Asian-descent should adopt names that are “easier for Americans to deal with.” Ramey Ko, … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Politics | 29 Comments

Asians Can Be Just As Racist Too!

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Rob

There seems to be a lot of discussion within the Asian American community about acts of racism against Asians, but very little about Asians acting racist themselves. It occurs frequently and seems to me to be a real problem. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Lifestyles, Observations | 29 Comments

Royal Kill To Be Finally Released

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Jeff

Japanese-American actor Pat Morita finished the movie Royal Kill before he died in 2005, but only now is it being released.  What took so long?   The most logical explanation is that with a lack of A list stars and a … Continue reading →

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No, Seriously: Asians are Good at Math

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Tim

The stereotype that Asians are good at math has probably haunted every Asian reading 8Asians at one time or another. It’s certainly not a new topic, and 8Asians covered this topic in 2008 and twice in 2007. This week the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education, Family | Tagged | 18 Comments

Current.tv’s Euna Lee and Laura Ling to be Indicted and Tried by North Korea

Posted on March 31, 2009 by John

You may have read a few weeks ago that Current.TV reporters Euna Lee and Laura Ling (sister of Lisa Ling), were detained in North Korea, as their guide reportedly lead the two across the border into North Korea accidentally while … Continue reading →

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Epik High’s (Bad?) Attempt at Humor

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Kevin

This past weekend, Korean Hip-Hop group Epik High independently released their new book/album Map the Soul via their website.  Similar to Radiohead’s release of In Rainbows which was released on their website and allowed each fan to pay as little … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Music, Observations, WTF | 13 Comments

Outdated Immigration Laws Cause Kids To Suffer Most

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Tim

Supporters of Proposition 8 in California argued that it didn’t take away any rights from same sex couples, and couples could still get domestic partnerships. This was of course little comfort to the 18,000+ couples that already married in California … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Family, LGBT | Tagged | 13 Comments