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…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
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…
I’m in the 78%: Asian Americans and Reproductive Choice
Wednesday, January 22, 2014, marked the 41st anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which established a woman’s right…
84yo Chinese man beaten by NYPD for jaywalking; language barriers blamed
The New York Post reported yesterday that Kang Wong, an 84 year old man, was walking against a light in Manhattan’s…
Studio APA releases “Turn It Up” music video ft. Tiger JK and Tasha
So, I don’t normally publicize music news on this blog. Because, y’know, I know almost nothing about the music world.…
Creators issue apology for “How I Met Your Mother” racism
I don’t watch How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM), but am a long-time fan of both Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson…
10 examples of #AAPI’s rich history of resistance
In the wake of the #AsianPrivilege response hash-tag to #NotYourAsianSidekick and #BlackPowerYellowPeril, it appears as if (among other misguided ideas)…
#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…
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…