CAAAV Calls on AAPI to Post Selfies to #JusticeForAkaiGurley
As readers of this blog no doubt are already aware, the indictment of Chinese American NYPD officer Peter Liang in…
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Mindy Kaling’s Brother Donned Blackface for 2 years in Twisted, Racist “Experiment”
(H/T M. Holt) Did y’all know Mindy Kaling had a brother? Yeah, neither did I. Turns out that the star…
Deportation Hearing Begins for Korean American Adoptee & Abuse Survivor | #KeepAdamHome
After a month of increasing social media outrage over the plight of Adam Crapser, the Korean American adoptee and abuse…
The Problematic Political Balkanization of Asian America
Last December, NYPD Officer Peter Liang fatally shot Akai Gurley, an unarmed Black civilian killed for entering the dark stairwell of…
“Hungry Ghosts” Art Exhibit to Feature AAPI Artists & Explore “Personal and Collective Struggle”
I wake up almost every day wishing I lived in California — and not just because of the sun (and the…
Tammy Duckworth Announces Senate Bid
Confirming rumours that circulated through much of the weekend, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-8) became the first Democrat to announced a…
“Misogynasian” and Why Gender Discrimination in Tech Must Be an Asian American Issue
Three years ago, Ellen Pao — former junior partner of Silicon Valley venture capital group Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers —…
When White Audiences Have Problems With TV Diversity
The 2014-2015 television schedule has been hailed as a breakthrough for television diversity. Not only did networks unroll an unprecedented…
NYC’s High-Stakes Testing for Elite Public Schools Is Not Helping Poor Asians Either
I’ve been writing in support of affirmative action in higher education for a few years now; and, with news that…
Jason Chu’s “MARVELS” and being an adult comic book fan
Got a heads-up this week about the latest song by artist Jason Chu: “Marvels”, featuring a haunting hook sung by…
Batgirl Variant Cover Glorifies Sexual Violence | #CancelTheCover
You can tell how unplugged I am from the mainstream fandom that the internet broke this week over a variant…