Category Archives: New York

Flushing Councilman Peter Koo Switches From Republican to Democrat

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Lexington

On Thursday, New York City Councilman Peter Koo of Flushing, Queens announced that he’s switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat. There are several reasons why he may have switched. Reports have surfaced that Koo had problems with the … Continue reading →

Posted in New York, Politics | 1 Comment

Papa John’s “Lady Chinky Eyes” Incident: What Does “Chink” Even Mean?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by William

Minhee Cho made headlines after ordering pizza from Papa John’s and had her name misspelled as “Lady Chinky Eyes”. While I’m sure American Law gives the benefit of the doubt to the employee to defend herself as a mentally challenged … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, History, New York | 10 Comments

New York Redistricting Dilutes Asian American Voting Power

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Lexington In recent years, there has been substantial press coverage predicting that the dramatic increase of New York’s Asian American (APA) population would lead to an increase in political influence. Yet that population increase hasn’t translated to greater APA … Continue reading →

Posted in New York, Politics | 1 Comment

Jeremy Lin Off to the New York Knicks

Posted on December 28, 2011 by John

Well, NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin didn’t have much time to settle down at the Houston Rockets. He’s already been traded to the New York Knicks: The New York Knicks have claimed guard Jeremy Lin off waivers to fill a … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Local, New York, Sports | 4 Comments

Eight Soldiers Charged in Death of Private Danny Chen

Posted on December 22, 2011 by John

I haven’t been following the case of Private Danny Chen, a 19-year-old from New York’s Chinatown neighborhood, and his suicide in Afghanistan in October too closely, but caught the recent report about his eight fellow soldiers being charged for his … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Local, New York | 14 Comments

New York’s New Road Safety Guide In Haiku Form

Posted on December 21, 2011 by William

I’m as knowledgeable about writing Haiku poetry as  Silvio Berlusconi is about being discreet, but this isn’t such a bad idea.  Signs in New York City have appeared which are designed to try and lift awareness of road safety in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Local, New York | 2 Comments

Inside Out Project: Calling Artists in NYC

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Lily

So what’s this Inside Out Project? Well, it was founded by JR, winner of a TED prize. As a part of this project, Stefanie emailed us saying that she’s working on a project specifically to talk about the under-representation of Asian … Continue reading →

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Mysterious Death of Asian American Soldier Overseas Hints to Suicide, Bullying

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Ernie

From the New York Times: “On Oct. 3, her son, Pvt. Danny Chen, was found shot to death in a guard tower on an American outpost in Afghanistan. He was 19 years old. Three days after his death, a military … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Current Events, Discrimination, New York, Politics | 12 Comments

SUNY Binghamton Campus Newspaper Pipe Dream Publishes Racist Cartoon

Posted on September 27, 2011 by akrypti

I received word that late last week Pipe Dream, the campus newspaper at my alma mater published the above cartoon. My response can be summarized in two words: Not funny. I don’t mean “Asians-are-the-butt-of-this-joke-(again)-and-therefore-this-is-not-funny-to-me” not funny. No, I mean it’s not funny. … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, New York | 9 Comments

The 8Asians Talk About: Foreign Languages on Storefronts

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Ernie

Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, New York, Observations, TalkAbout | 9 Comments

Is New York Ready For Balut? (Maybe.)

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Efren

From the Atlantic Wire comes a report that a new Filipino restaurant in New York City, Maharlika, is offering the infamous delicacy balut, the boiled slightly developed duck egg. To his credit, Adam Martin, the author of the piece sums … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, New York | 7 Comments

Should Vegetarian Hindus Sue Over Being Served Meat?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by jozjozjoz

Poor Moghul Express of Edison, NJ. An Indian restaurant in the heart of Edison’s Indian community owned by a Hindu, Moghul Express (reported at CNN as “Mughal Express”) is being sued by a group of 16 Hindus who felt harmed … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, New York, Religion | 3 Comments