For those looking to run an on-campus workshop on #AAPI mental health: my ITASA presentation
I just got back from a great workshop I ran for ITASA ECC 2014 on Asian American mental health and…
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Canada cancels investor visas: modern Chinese Exclusion, or a sign that Canadian citizenship isn’t for sale?
Although most avenues of legal citizenship to North America involves skill- or job-based visas, one of the lesser-known avenues of…
When bad satire is served up as a thin veil for hate
I don’t write funny. There’s a pretty good reason for it: it’s tough to do good comedy. In fact, the…
There’s gonna be a Manny Pacquiao biopic, y’all
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqi_DVcSMPY Shut up.
The problem with that Axe #KissForPeace Superbowl ad
If you were watching that thrashing of the Denver Broncos by the Seattle Seahawks last night, chances are you caught…
Chinese Canadian Comp Sci Prof. asks students to write a program: “Will a rape victim commit suicide?”
Dr. John S. Shieh, a computer science professor at Newfoundland’s Memorial University, is in hot water after asking his student’s…
X-Men #10 kitty-cat variant cover is adorable, but why do the Asian X-men have to be Siamese Cats?
H/T @loudlysilent Because variant covers make beaucoup bucks, both DC and Marvel have been releasing stupid amounts of universe-spanning themed variant…
Shing nian kuai le! But, please stop calling it “Chinese New Year”
Gong shi fah tsai! Gong hay fah tsoy! Shing nian kuai le! It’s January 31st, 2014 and Chinese people around…
Korematsu Day: Fred Korematsu and the courage to defend your country by defying it
Today would have been Fred Korematsu‘s 95th birthday. Born on January 30, 1919 in Oakland, California to Japanese parents, Fred…
Register NOW for ITASA 2014 East – includes a workshop run by me!
ITASA (Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association) 2014 (East) is happening in just 3 short weeks at Yale University, and I’m honoured…
President Obama raises the minimum wage for federal contractors: thoughts and impacts for #AAPI
I usually don’t tolerate spoilers, but today I’ll make an exception. About an hour ago, mainstream news outlets broke the…
#FuckPhyllis and Arexis Fongman: Combating Casual Anti-Asian Racism on Twitter
With the growing usage of Twitter as a platform for social justice discussion and organization, a persistent question has been…