SCOTUS undermines minority rights in upholding Michigan anti-affirmative action ban
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court handed down a long-awaited decision in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action which upheld a…
Author: Jenn
Steve Yeun to voice Tony Chu on animated adaptation of “Chew”!
(H/T Angry Asian Man) I can’t help but be excited about this latest bit of news coming out of the efforts…
“MILLIONS”: Asian American web series to debut April 28th!
Remember when I wrote about MILLIONS, the web series — the awesome independent project started by aspiring filmmaker Andrew Chung (who…
Here’s a sneak peek at Kristina Wong’s reality TV debut!
I wrote earlier this month about Myx TV’s debut of the new Asian American reality TV show “I’m Asian American…
Call to Action: Here’s how you can help free the #ElPaso37!
Earlier last week, I wrote about the El Paso 37, a group of between 35 and 40 (or as many…
Did Korean American graffiti artist David Choe confess to rape on podcast?
Editor’s Note: This post was originally written in 2014. The embedded YouTube video has since been made private. Artist David Choe…
Free the #ElPaso37! Punjabi men launch hunger strike to protest ~1 year of ICE inaction
Last summer, forty Sikh men from Punjab were brought to an El Paso-based Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility, a…
U.S. Dept of Labor to Honor Chinese Laborers who Built Transcontinental Railroad
According to their website, the US Department of Labour plans to honor the estimated 12,000 Chinese labourers who worked tirelessly to…
What is Orientalism, and how is it also racism?
It always surprises me how, even among anti-racist activists (let alone the general population), there is a general ignorance of…
Vijay Seshadri is 1st Asian American to win Pulitzer Prize in Poetry!
(H/T: The Aerogram) Vijay Seshadri, a Brooklyn-based poet and writer, has become the first Asian American to win a Pulitzer…
Are you #AAPI and awesome? 2nd Call for Submissions for Faces of Asian America! | #AAPIHeritageMonth
Last month, I called for submissions for my “Faces of Asian America” blog series for next month’s Asian American Heritage…
“Boxers & Saints” nominated for 2014 Eisner Award, wins LA Times Book Prize
Gene Luen Yang’s incredible two-part graphic novel Boxers & Saints, which explores the Boxer Rebellion simultaneously from both the perspectives of…