Category Archives: History

100 Years Of Asian American Immigration Documents To Be Publicly Available

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Jeff

I have always envied white Americans who talked about researching their genealogy as what little of my family’s written records were lost in WWII, but soon, some other Asian Americans will not have that envy. Immigration records for Asian Americans, … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Japanese Americans You Don’t Want to Mess With

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

One Asian American stereotype is that we’re all meek and quiet. I’ve never been that guy. I’m loud and not afraid to say what’s on my mind.  And I’m not the only one. There have been loud and proud Asian … Continue reading →

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The Media Portrayals Of LA Riots, 20 Years Later

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Mina

April 29, 2012, marked twenty years after the LA riots. It’s been said that the media coverage at that time played a part in worsening the violence. In an interview about his documentary, Clash of Colors: The LA Riots of … Continue reading →

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The Past, Present, And Future Of Asian American Basketball

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Jeff

With a knee injury ending Linsanity for the 2012 regular season, one might wonder about the future of Asian American basketball.   Is all of the current enthusiasm over basketball just a temporary craze that will fizzle out?  Will another Jeremy … Continue reading →

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Did Bruce Lee Have An Undescended Testicle?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

Before I begin, I want to make it clear that I LOVE Bruce Lee. When I was a kid he made me feel like Asian American boys could be more than the awkward guy lusting after the girl (which was … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Iconic Japanese American Photos

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

Walt Disney once said, “Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.” Pictures tell a story that even the best writer’s words could never fully describe. That’s saying a lot coming from … Continue reading →

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The Taiwanese Who Wasn’t: Discovering The Origins Of My Language

Posted on March 22, 2012 by tinabot

My life was multilingual the minute I was born. During my infant years in Taiwan, I was surrounded by Taiwanese, Japanese, Hakkanese, and Mandarin Chinese. One of my first spoken sentences was “My butt is cold” in which each word … Continue reading →

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April 29, 2012 Marks 20th Anniversary Of 1992 LA Riots

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Mina

This April will be the 20th anniversary of the 1992 LA Riots. Obviously, I can’t possibly summarize the event in a short blog post, let alone convey how much of an impact it had on the racial politics in LA … Continue reading →

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Racism On The Playground

Posted on March 6, 2012 by tinabot

With April being National Poetry Month, spring is poetry season, and this spring, while reading through Childhood’s Favorites and Fairy Stories, an anthology collected back 1927 in New York, I found this little poem, “Foreign Children” by Scottish novelist Robert … Continue reading →

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How The Japanese Interment Led To Victory Gardens

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Moye

Did you know that the government’s Victory Gardens from World War II, where families were urged to grow their own food, was spurred by the interment of Japanese Americans? From The OC Register: “…[T]he San Francisco Museum…says Japanese truck farmers … Continue reading →

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Top Five Civil Rights Villains You Should Know About

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

February 19 will mark the 70th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Executive Order eventually led to the unconstitutional incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans. In previous articles, I have chosen to commemorate … Continue reading →

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I am Bruce Lee Documentary Trailer & Why We Should Remember His Legacy

Posted on February 3, 2012 by William

http://youtu.be/jQgjo9Wm0sg Bruce Lee. Do I really have to write anymore? Those two words are worth more than anything I will write, mainly because there’s just some many different takes and angles on this incredible person who influenced the world in … Continue reading →

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