#AAPI face highest chronic unemployment rate: Why we should be against cuts to long-term benefits
For unemployed Americans, the new year was not a good one. With the ushering in of 2014, many of America’s…
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Underrepresentation of Asian women in a semi-scientific survey of the #AAPI blogosphere
I’ve been blogging in the Asian American blogosphere for over a decade, and in that time, I’ve fundamentally believed that…
STEM’s glass ceiling for Asian American women
With the explosive popularity of the #NotYourAsianSidekick Twitter hashtag — and associated mainstream media coverage — some are encountering notions…
#NotYourAsianSidekick: Can a social movement start on Twitter?
We’re going in on Day 5 of #NotYourAsianSidekick, the hash-tag that blew up the Twitterverse with a conversation on Asian…
Hawaii Five-O tackles Pearl Harbour and Japanese American internment, and it was incredible
I can’t figure out why lists of positive, progressive representations of Asian Americans on primetime television keep forgetting Hawaii Five-O. Really.…
What does an Asian American feminist space look like?
In the wake of the hugely viral #NotYourAsianSidekick Twitter conversation, Al Jazeera America’s “The Stream” asked the Twitterverse today, “what…
#NotYourAsianSidekick reveals the best — and worst — of Twitter
Over the weekend, something magical happened. Suey Park (@suey_park) — graduate student and activist — rallied Asian American feminists to…
NOC: How “The Avengers” is ruining the superhero movie
Originally posted at The Nerds of Color As of April 2013, The Avengers had grossed more than $600 million dollars in the…
Nelson Mandela’s legacy is a call-to-action for social justice activists
Nelson Mandela, former president and life-long fighter for racial equality in South Africa, has died at the age of 95. Most…
NOC: Identity in the World of Locke & Key
Originally posted at The Nerds of Color There’s a comic book out there by Joe Hill. It’s called Locke & Key…
Act Now! Here’s your list of APIA charities for #GivingTuesday!
You’ve heard of Black Friday. You’ve heard of Cyber Monday. But, you may not have heard of Giving Tuesday. Launched…
NOC: “The Walking Dead” Recap, Season 4, Episode 8
Originally posted at The Nerds of Color This is my recap for The Walking Dead season 4, episode 8 — the mid-season…