San Francisco May Have First Chinese-American (Acting) Mayor
(H/T Jeff Yang) California’s election of current San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom as its new lieutenant governor on Tuesday…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
George Takei Calls Out Homophobia of Arkansas School Board Member
Okay, who else wants George Takei saying “douchebag” as their new ringtone?
Far East Movement: Musical Revolutionaries
Last month, a major milestone was hit for Asian American musicians. Far East Movement, a West Coast Asian American electro…
MTV’s Jamie Chung’s Skyrocketing Career
Anyone remember when Jamie Chung was that quiet chick on MTV’s Real World? You know you’re old when those you…
Evil Chinese Professor Entry: Chuck Norris Will Roundhouse Kick a Moron
Have no idea how we get from Evil Chinese Professor to Chuck Norris? Check out this entry: Enter your own…
Overheard on the Subject of Angry Asian Man…
As part of their profile on the unassailable Angry Asian Man, KoreAm Journal has a few choice quotes from Asian American…
An “I Can’t Bear to Look” Elections Night Live-Blog
Polls on the East Coast have just closed, and Election Night coverage has started. Since I am actually in the…
1 Arrested in Anti-Asian Assault at Indiana University
One youth — Terry Lee Campbell, Jr, 18 — has been arrested in the Sunday morning hate crime assault and robbery of a…
Asian American Groups Speak Out Against Xenophobic Tone of Election Cycle
Here’s a great statement I received today by email: Asian American and Pacific Islander Organizations Express Concern Regarding Xenophobic Rhetoric…
An Asian American Sitcom — “The Chin Chens” — Is In Production
Financed by the local Chinese- and Vietnamese-American community, “The Chin Chens” is a sitcom being filmed by a local Atlanta-based…
Anti-Asian Hate Crime on Indiana University Campus
Indiana University police are reporting that a group of Asian-American students were attacked, assaulted, and robbed by a group…