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Songwriter for Girl’s Generation Posts Racist Rant on Twitter, Reportedly Admitted to Hospital
Jenny Hyun, best known as a songwriter for K-Pop group Girl’s Generation, essentially committed career suicide after posting an extremely racist rant against African Americans on Twitter in response to boxer’s Floyd Mayweather remark about Jeremy Lin on Twitter. A … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Entertainment, Music, WTF
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Chinese Couples Coming to U.S. for Surrogates
Usually when I think about babies and China, it’s Americans adopting Chinese babies, but there’s a bit of role reversal ensuing. Since surrogacy is illegal (not to mention socially stigmatized) in China, more and more wealthy Chinese couples are coming … Continue reading
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Admissions Discrimination Investigation Against Harvard and Princeton Closed After Complaint Withdrawn
An investigation into whether Harvard and Princeton’s admissions discriminate against Asian Americans has been dropped after the complaint by an Indian American student in California was withdrawn. The student and his family have not said why the complaints were withdrawn. … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Education
Tagged college admissions, Harvard, Jian Li, Princeton
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David Choe, Facebook Muralist Worth $200 Million: “Money is Meaningless”
Via ABC News: “David Choe, the 35-year-old muralist who made an estimated $200 million in the Facebook IPO, is bothered by the hype surrounding his newfound money. […] ‘It’s gonna sound horrible for me to say money is meaningless,’ he … Continue reading
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Deftones’ Chi Cheng Wakes Up From His 3-Year Coma
Via Radio 104.5: “After spending the past 3+ years in a coma due to a tragic car accident, Deftones’ bassist Chi Cheng has finally awaken and is showing promising signs of recovery. From responding to doctors to moving his feet … Continue reading
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Woman In China Gives Birth To 15 Lb Baby
From the AP: “A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country’s founding in 1949.” The baby was born via c-section and nothing out of … Continue reading
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Report Reveals APA Gay & Lesbian Organizations Only Receive 0.7% Of Available LGBT Funding
AAPIP’s Queer Justice Fund recently released the report Missed Opportunities: How Organized Philanthropy Can Help Meet the Needs of LGBTQ AAPI Communities. This report calls out the lack of LGBTQ Foundation funding to LGBTQ AAPI communities and highlights the need … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), LGBT, Lifestyles
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California Shark Fin Soup Suppliers Sue State Over Ban
A group of Shark Fin Suppliers has sued the state of California over the state’s ban on Shark Fins. The Asian American Rights Committee of California says that the new law violates the U.S. Congress’s authority to regulate interstate commerce. … Continue reading
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Tagged California Ban on shark Fins, shark fin soup
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Twitter Controversy in South Korea About Posts from North Korea
From the New York Times: “Park Jung-geun, 23, a photographer who specialized in taking pictures of babies, was detained last month on charges of violating South Korea’s controversial National Security Law, which bans ‘acts that benefit the enemy’ —North Korea — … Continue reading
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U.S. Education Department Investigating Harvard and Princeton for Discrimination against APAs
An Indian American student has triggered an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights into discrimination by Harvard and Princeton University against Asian Americans. Studies from Princeton itself conclude that Asian Americans need higher test scores … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Education
Tagged college admissions, Harvard, Princeton
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NPR Interviews Fred Korematsu’s Daughter On His Civil Rights Work & Celebrating Fred Korematsu Day
NPR recently interviewed Karen Korematsu, the daughter of civil rights leader Fred Korematsu, on her father’s legacy and how she discovered his role in Japanese American history: “I didn’t find out about my father’s Supreme Court case until I was … Continue reading
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The Office’s Mindy Kaling Has Comedy Pilot Picked Up By Fox
Mindy Kaling, author if Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? and best known as Kelly Kapoor on The Office, may soon have her very own show. Via The Hollywood Reporter: Fox “has officially picked up to pilot an untitled comedy … Continue reading
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