Category Archives: Discrimination

John Cho says NO on Prop 8

Posted on October 28, 2008 by jozjozjoz

Alternate title of post: John Cho, not just a hot/not hot actor with a ginormous head. But in all seriousness, I was moved by his speech on why he, as a young father, opposes Prop 8. Check it out:

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Reaching the Chinese-American & Taiwanese-American community to vote NO on Prop 8 in California

Posted on October 25, 2008 by jozjozjoz

Yesterday I was lucky enough to have lunch with two awesome Asian American women in K-Town. We discussed various topics, but the discussion eventually got around to Prop 8. Cyn3matic said that she had recently gone to Ranch 99 for … Continue reading →

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Kelly Tsai: “Black, White, Whatever”

Posted on October 24, 2008 by John

Self-described spoken word artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, has recently released, in collaboration with others, a video version of “Black, White, Whatever…”: “…a witty spoken word poetry call to arms for politicians everywhere to stand up for underrepresented communities, like the … Continue reading →

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8against8.com: Asian-Am Blogger Raises $8,000 Against California Proposition 8 in 3 Days

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Efren

About four days ago, Grace Chu of Grace the Spot and AfterEllen.com, along with seven of her close lesbian blogger friends, issued a challenge to the queer online community: To help them raise $8,000 in 8 days against California Proposition … Continue reading →

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Jose Antonio Vargas: Coaxed Into College and Eventually a Pulitzer Prize

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Jeff

The stereotypical Asian-American youth is studious and dedicated toward getting into college. This article from the Mercury News describes an Asian-American who had to be coaxed to go to college and later went on to win the Pulitzer prize. Jose … Continue reading →

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Math Skills Suffer in U.S., Study Finds

Posted on October 11, 2008 by John

On Friday, the New York Times reported on the American Mathematical Society released study of “Cross-Cultural Analysis of Students with Exceptional Talent in Mathematical Problem Solving” which was to investigate any differences, if any, between gender (or other demographic factors) … Continue reading →

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News Hour: Oregon’s Poet Laureate Reflects on Japanese Internment

Posted on October 8, 2008 by John

On Friday’s (10/3/08) PBS’s New Hour, the news program did a story on Oregon’s Poet Laureate, Lawson Fusao Inada, a 3rd generation Japanese-American who : “Along with more than a hundred thousand other Japanese Americans, Lawson Fusao Inada was sent … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Live – Stereotyping Asian American Men

Posted on September 24, 2008 by John

I am a fan of Saturday Night Live, especially with last week’s impression of Governor Sarah Palin by Tina Fey. However, this past Saturday, I was offended – perhaps you were too. James Franco was the host, and he is … Continue reading →

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I Finally Got Around to Seeing Sixteen Candles – OMG!

Posted on September 20, 2008 by John

I finally got around to seeing Sixteen Candles. I had blogged back In March about NPR’s story on Long Duk Dong: Last of the Hollywood Stereotypes?, but had never actually seen the movie (to the surprise of many). I saw … Continue reading →

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How the LPGA Bungled on English

Posted on September 13, 2008 by John

Ben previous blogged about the LPGA policy for speaking English in 2009. Well, personally, I thought the whole policy was ridiculous, especially with the backlash that the LPGA has gotten. The LPGA has since relaxed the speaking English requirement and … Continue reading →

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John McCain and a Steward

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Jeff

I recently learned about the following story about John McCain in the Mercury News. At the Navy Academy, an upperclassman was berating a Filipino steward who was serving food in the mess hall. McCain, at that time a lower classman, … Continue reading →

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I want to be wasian!

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Jeff

A few nights ago, I noticed the Daughter watching the latest Cheetah Girls movie from Disney. The movie made me remember the time she shouted in teenage frustration, “I want to be WASIAN!” I thought again about this outburst when … Continue reading →

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