White House Petition to Make Lunar New Year a Recognized Federal Holiday in Schools
Under the Obama administration, the White House website has become a hub of online social activism where users can create…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
Racist and anti-miscegnation letter sent to local CA resident calls Filipinos “filthy… scum”
(H/T: Angry Asian Man) Angry Asian Man reports on an image of a letter that has gone viral online. The…
18 Mighty Mountain Warriors: George Takei vs John Cho epic rap battle for the title of ‘Best Sulu’
(H/T: Hyphen Magazine) From, the awesome 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDHCKzGZzkE
Frontline to profile Michelle Rhee tonight
PBS’ Frontline is airing a comprehensive profile on Michelle Rhee, former chancellor to D.C. public schools, tonight that is anticipated to reveal…
Colbert Report weighs in on Bill O’Reilly’s anti-Asian comments last week in a questionable segment
Last night, in the first return episode after a three-week hiatus, Colbert Report dedicated an entire segment to the recent controversy…
Bill O’Reilly: “Asian people are not liberal… they’re usually more industrious and hard-working”
MediaMatters reports on some comments made by Bill O’Reilly on his show on Fox News yesterday. Here’s the transcript of…
“Mr Cao Goes To Washington” is a great character study about the impact of partisanship in Washington
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l46SH_Z28P8 Last night, I was looking for some late-night entertainment on TV. Being a Comcast customer, I have access to…
2nd NYC subway killing was likely a racially motivated hate crime
Yesterday, I noted that the killing of 46-year-old Sunando Sen by a woman who pushed him into the path of…
2nd Man pushed to death in NYC identified as 46yo Indian-American Sunando Sen
The BBC is reporting that the second man in as many months to die after being pushed in front of…
Nearly 2 Months Later, CNN reports on “Make Me Asian” App
Nearly two months after the Asian American blogosphere (including this blog) broke the news of the incredibly racist “Make Me…
Awesome Asians: Cassandra Lin Turned Waste Restaurant Grease into Biodiesel to Heat the Homes of the Needy
From CNN Heroes, caught this pretty awesome little segment on Cassandra Lin, the teenaged founder of Project TGIF (Turn Grease…
Aloha, Senator Daniel Inouye
Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), the popular Asian American senator who was the current most senior Senator in the Senate, as…