Category Archives: Discrimination

Dartmouth College Appoints First Asian American President of Ivy League University

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Yan

Dartmouth College announced on Monday that Jim Yong Kim would be the school’s 17th president and the first Asian American to head an Ivy League institution. Kim’s qualifications are beyond perfect. After graduating from Brown University in 1982 with a … Continue reading →

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Obama Changed How I View My Identity

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Tim

Yumi Wilson just published a beautiful piece on how our new president, Barack Obama changed the way she views her racial identity. Ms. Wilson is multiracial, born to African American and Japanese parents. In her article, she describes her self-realization … Continue reading →

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“Kenneth The Page” Responds To Governor Bobby Jindal Comparison & Jindal’s 60 Minutes Profile

Posted on March 3, 2009 by John

Last week, President Obama delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress, declaring that “‘We Will Rebuild’ and ‘Recover’.” Traditionally, the opposition party in power is given the opportunity to respond to the President’s speech, and the Republican … Continue reading →

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A Pale Shade of Yellow

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Ernie

If you’re reading this blog post and you’re Asian American/Canadian, there is a very good chance you are from the Bay Area, Southern California, New York City or Toronto — cities with a high density of Asians. It’s easy to … Continue reading →

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Model Minorities in Reality TV: The Amazing Race’s Tammy & Victor Jih

Posted on February 25, 2009 by John

If you have been following the latest season of The Amazing Race, you’ve noticed the Asian American brother-sister team, Tammy & Victor Jih. The last time I recall The Amazing Race having an Asian American team was when father-daughter team … Continue reading →

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A Lack of Asian Surrogates

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Tim

Surrogacy, is when a woman agrees to carry a baby for another person or couple. When surrogacy first started, it was common for the surrogate to also be the egg donor. Recently though it’s much more common to use a … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans and Mistaken Identity

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Jeff

“I got an adult small for Jason,” said the team mom of Number Two Son’s basketball team about the team uniforms she handed out. “Wait, you’re not Jason’s dad, are you?” No, I am not.  She was mistaking me for … Continue reading →

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“Avenue Q” Musical Scuttled in San Jose

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Tim

After the American Musical Theater of San Jose declared bankruptcy in early December, there remained some hope that Avenue Q would still make it’s Northern California Bay Area debut in San Jose. But this week’s news declared that the touring … Continue reading →

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Mixed Couples Divorce In Droves

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Tim

If you grow up in the United States you’re pretty familiar with the fact the divorce rate in the U.S. is close to 50% (meaning 50% of all couples that get married typically end in divorce). So when I came … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles, Movies, Observations | Tagged | 27 Comments

The Return of Hines Ward: The Hopeful, Happy Approach

Posted on February 1, 2009 by phil

America is a country where race seems to always be mentioned: there are stories about Asians struggling with identity stereotypes, and others not associated with being Asian American. Tiger Woods comes to mind, of course, but there are others: Michelle … Continue reading →

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Asian American Medical Hazard: Mongolian Spots

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Jeff

“What are those?” I asked as I pointed to bruiselike, blueish black patches on The Daughter as she was being examined by her pediatrician. “Just Mongolian spots,” replied the pediatrician. “But we’re not Mongolian!” I said, surprised. Whether you are … Continue reading →

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Dr. Horrible’s Commentary: Nobody Asian in the Movies

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Ernie

If you’ve never heard of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog then you’re obviously not a Joss Whedon fan, but I’ll make it brief: TV writers go on strike, that writer guy from Buffy the Vampire Slayer writes a musical starring Doogie … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Movies, Music | 10 Comments