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…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
APIA blogosphere round-up of great Katy Perry posts
Last Sunday, Katy Perry was really, really Orientalist. Although the whole set was horrific, every rain-cloud has a silver lining.…
The Uninspired Orientalism of Katy Perry
For most Americans — nearly 11 million by Nielsen ratings — this past Sunday night was the airing of the…
Manny Pacquiao is Back (Kind Of)
Manny Pacquiao had a bad year in 2012. As the first and only boxer to earn a title belt in…
Are you an Asian American Millenial and in Southern CA, and do you want to be on TV?
Myx TV is a brand new specialty channel that produces programming for Asian American Millenials; the channel is currently available…
A mixed day for Asian Americans in sitcoms: Fox puts “Dads”, “Mindy Project” on Hiatus
It’s news that cements the broadcast TV philosophy: ratings, not politics, will make or break a show. Mere months after…
Will this Saturday mark the return of Pac-Man?
I’m not usually a huge sports fan — I’m one of the few Asian American bloggers who didn’t weight in…
China closes labour camps, eases one-child policy
In a major announcement, the Chinese government committed today to several major changes to national policy. The most profound change…
Hyphen Magazine: Lying to your mom about Post-partum Depression
Sharline Chiang of Hyphen Magazine is a survivor of post-partum depression. Yesterday, she wrote a powerful article today about the months following…
Struggling in Silence: a discussion at Yale on APIA mental health
It has been exactly a decade since I’ve been an undergraduate student at Cornell, and involved in that exciting thing…
Thousands feared dead in the Philippines following super typhoon Haiyan
Yesterday, a super typhoon dubbed Haiyan (which boasted 200mph winds) made landfall on the Philippine coast, and demolished homes across…
Asian Americans helped deliver McAuliffe victory in VA in Election 2013, despite reports of voting rights violations at polls
Yesterday marked a critical election day for the nation, despite being an off-year election with only a handful of “headline-worthy”…