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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Was Jesus Asian?
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Why So Few Asians in Oregon?
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Tag Archives: african-americans
Kamala Harris Elected as the First Asian American US Vice President
Saturday morning, the press, after the latest batch of ballots were counted in Pennsylvania, called the presidential election for Joe Biden. By doing that, Americans made history by also electing the first woman and Asian American Vice President, Kamala Harris: … Continue reading
Have Asian Americans Arrived in Mixed Martial Arts?
In 2008, this forum asked, “why so few Asian American in MMA? Four years later, Ben Henderson is the UFC lightweight champion, Mark Munoz is headlining UFC on Fuel 4, “Munoz vs Weidman,” Cung Le is on the main card … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Sports
Tagged african-americans, Cung Le, ethnic marketing, Mark Munoz, Mixed Martia Arts, MMA, UFC 148, UFC on Fuel 4
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Asian American Taxi Drivers: Simultaneously Victims And Perpetrators Of Racism
After the September 11 attacks, Asian American cab drivers, particularly those of South Asian origin, were the victims of racism as some Americans spat upon, cursed, and even stabbed any one they thought was “Middle Eastern.” At the same time, … Continue reading
Forgotten Conflict between Filipinos and African Americans Uncovered in Annapolis
While we have talked about a number of conflicts between African Americans and Asian Americans, the history of African American and Asian American interactions go back as far as the early 20th century. University of Maryland archaeologists, digging at the … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History
Tagged african-americans, Annapolis, Archaeology, Filipinos, Naval Academy, University of Maryland
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Vivek Wadhwa On Race, Gender, and Meritocracy in Silicon Valley
When Vivek Wadhwa founded a tech company, he was advised by fellow Indian Americans to have a white “front man” to pitch company to venture capitalists. Moving to academia in an attempt to slow down from the hectic tech business … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged african-americans, gender, race, Silicon Valley, The Indus Entrepreneurs, TIE, Vivek Wadha, women
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DUDE WTF ASIA: SNL Korea Does Blackface
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=75MsuOUIDtI For starters, I didn’t even know there was a Korean version of Saturday Night Live — so it came as a surprise to me when folks have been bringing to my attention that SNL Korea did a parody of … Continue reading
Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Entertainment, TV, Viral Like SARS, WTF
Tagged african-americans, blackface, korea, racism, snl, stereotype
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American Martial Arts Culture’s Roots in the African-American Community
Some fans of the original Karate Kid movie are appalled by the remake starring Jaden Smith as the new Karate Kid and Jackie Chan as his teacher. Some are very explicit about their displeasure to a having a black kid … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, Movies, Music
Tagged african-americans, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Jeff Yang, Karate Kid, LL Cool J, martial arts, Obugo Ongiri, RZA, Warrington Hudlin, Wu Tang Clan
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Asian American Medical Hazard: Mongolian Spots
“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