N. Korea Fires Artillery on S. Korean Island
What the hell is going on in South Korea? Major news outlets are reporting this early, early morning that N.…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
Why We Need the DREAM Act and What You Can Do: Steve Li’s Story
I’m way late on this story, but thankfully there are others in the APIA blogosphere who have covered it well. Here…
Eddie Huang, Owner of Xiao Ye, Causes a Stir on Cooking and Asian American Identity
Caught this over at CNN’s Eatocracy today. Eddie Huang is the owner of a Lower East Side Chinese/Taiwanese restaurant in…
Yo-Yo Ma Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Yesterday, President Obama named the fifteen civilians who will be awarded the highest civilian honour in the country: the Presidential Medal of…
RIP William Hohri, Champion of Internees’ Lawsuit Against Government
I just found out that William Hohri, the lead plaintiff who spear-headed the National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR)…
My New ChannelAPA Shirt (With Bonus Helping of Breast Cancer Research)!
My pals over at ChannelAPA are selling some awesome shirts via BlackLava with proceeds going to benefit the Susan G. Komen…
Kal Penn Rejoins the White House
Suck it, all you haterz who said that Kal Penn left the White House because he was abandoning the Obama…
Lt. Dan Choi and Twelve Other anti-DADT Protesters Arrested After Chaining Themselves to White House Fence
Lt. Dan Choi led thirteen protesters who demonstrated on the White House lawn yesterday by chaining themselves to the White House…
Hyphen Magazine Introduces New Regular Column on Asian American Mental Health and Suicide
Hyphen Magazine has done it again. Proving that they are willing to spark discussion about critical issues within the Asian…
My All Asian/Asian-American “Akira” Dream Cast
I wrote an hour ago about the quashing of the rumour that Zac Efron, of High School Musical, would star…
Zac Efron Will Not Star in Upcoming “Akira” Film
Last week, rumours abounded on the Internet that Zac Efron, star of High School Musical would be cast in a…
Happy Veteran’s Day
HappyVeterans Day and thank you to all the brave men and women who have dedicated your lives to military service, and to…