How holistic review in college admissions works, and why we need it | #IAmNotYourWedge
Here’s a thought experiment: let’s say you need to buy a car. Now, let’s say you go to the car…
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Senate (finally) confirms Vivek Murthy, country’s first South Asian American Surgeon General
It only took the US Senate 13 months. Dr. Vivek Murthy was nominated by the Obama Administration in November 2013…
Why I’m refusing to consume the news from the #Sonyhack — and you should, too.
This is going to be an unpopular opinion: I believe that consuming news obtained through the recent hack of Sony…
21 years later, it’s time for Mark Wahlberg to finally make that anti-racism PSA he promised us
Last week, attention returned to Mark Wahlberg‘s 1988 attempted murder and contempt of court charges relating to a series of…
Mark Wahlberg’s victim clarifies the record & forgives actor – but is it enough?
In 1988, Mark Wahlberg plead guilty to assault for two related incidents wherein the actor attacked two Vietnamese American men…
Most AAPI actually DON’T think affirmative action hurts us in college admissions | #BlockBlum #IAmNotYourWedge
This is perhaps the most exciting and satisfying report of negative data I have ever read. Opponents have long argued…
Man who beat Hmong American hunter Sao Vang charged with battery
43-year-old Kevin Elberg, a Wisconsin man who beat 64-year-old Sao Lue Vang on November 5th over a trespassing dispute, has now…
Grand Jury considering indictment of Asian American cop in shooting death of unarmed Akai Gurley
There was no indictment in the shooting death of unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. There…
Filipinos are underrepresented at most selective of UC campuses | #BlockBlum #IAmNotYourWedge
The question of how Asian Americans are impacted by affirmative action was a major topic of discussion earlier this year…
Join me tomorrow for new podcast episode on online harassment vs free speech!
In my last podcast episode, I suggested that we would be taking a break from the show until the new…
Ad targeting tax reform for online retailers invokes “Yellow Peril” fears | #PullAlibabaAd
Right now, Congress is considering the Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that would change US tax law to allow states…
The Day Reappropriate Broke
I just want to give a quick note to explain what happened today. Sometime around midnight last night, a post…