Why We Must Support the Indictment of Peter Liang
In December of last year, I predicted that Officer Peter Liang — the rookie New York Police Department cop who…
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Virginia votes unanimously to recognize Korematsu Day!
Big news out of the Virginia state legislature today! In a unanimous vote, the Virginia Senate passed House Joint Resolution…
Stereotypes and the State Department: Why aren’t we rallying behind Stephen Kim?
Most of us know the name of Edward Snowden, the computer programmer who leaked so much classified government data that…
Domestic Violence Survivor Faces Child Abduction Charges, Deportation | #StandWithNanHui
This is a terrible story of the American legal system getting it really wrong. Nan-Hui Jo is a single mother…
9 Asian American Coming-of-Age Movies That Aren’t the Joy Luck Club
Last week, Colorlines published a list of 9 coming-of-age movies starring (and focusing on) people of colour. While I usually…
Magazine Calls Olivia Munn “Half-Chinese, Half-American”
(H/T @ProfChanBonPin) Modern Luxury is an umbrella network that publishes regional print magazines focused on luxury and metropolitan living. Its Chicago…
#DayofRemembrance 2015: a visual tour
So, over the last week, some stuff happened between some important Asian American personalities. And I wrote some (long) stuff…
A response from Lela Lee on the #AngryAsian Conflict; and a response from me
Yesterday, I wrote about what I called the Angry Asian Conflict (if you haven’t read it yet, go at least…
Isn’t the internet big enough for more than one “Angry Asian”?
If you follow AAPI blogs, you are aware of the latest great big ripple in our little pond. If not,…
Two Violent Attacks on South Asian & Muslim Americans Reveal the Deadly Consequences of Implicit Bias
I apologize that I haven’t written about these stories until now: I’ve been out-of-town for the last week, and after…
5 Reasons To Watch #FreshOffTheBoat Tonight
Last week, Fresh Off The Boat debuted as book-ends to ABC’s Wednesday night powerhouse, Modern Family. Tonight, Fresh Off The Boat moves to…
Disney-ABC to reach out to #AAPI moms for #FreshOffTheBoat!
It’s no secret: Fresh Off The Boat has been hugely impactful to the AAPI community. One particular subset that has connected with the show…