Lincoln Denounces Racist Attack Ad
I wrote last week about a political attack ad airing in Arkansas (link contains video), criticizing senatorial hopeful Bill Halter who…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
This Stereotype Affects You, Too
I recently agreed to blog on Change.org, a large progressive activism site, as one of their regular Race in America…
Chinese Americans Join Protest against AZ Anti-Immigration Law
The media seems intent on painting SB 1070, the bill signed into law last week that would make being an…
White House AAPI Initiative To Increase Asian American Access to Federal Programs
With Asian American Heritage Month just around the corner, the White House’s Asian American Pacific Islander Initiative announced today that…
“This is Alabama. We Speak English.”
Check out this thiry-second TV ad, called “Language”, from Tim James, a Republican running for Albama governor. Don’t worry, I’ll wait.…
Inside Black-Asian Tension: The Stuff That Doesn’t Make the Headlines
I posted earlier this week about inter-ethnic tension between the Black and the Asian community. That post has garnered a…
Leland Yee Receives Racist, Homophobic Hatemail from Palin-ites
(Hat-tip: Angry Asian Man) California State Senator Leland Yee reports that his office has been inundated with racist hatemail and…
Inside Black-Asian Tension: Sometimes It Is About Racism
Inter-ethnic tension between the Black and Asian communities has risen to the forefront of blogosphere discussion in the last couple of…
Kal Penn Robbed at Gunpoint
Thank goodness Penn wasn’t hurt! He’s been a great voice for the Asian American community in the Obama administration this…
Anti-Asian Assaulters Turned in by Parents
I posted late last week about a spree of anti-Asian hate crimes in Brooklyn: at least five elderly Asian women…
Adam Carolla Apologizes for Being a Racist Asshat
“[Manny Pacquiao]’s from the Philippines and because he’s prayin’ to chicken bones and stuff like that, everyone’s kinda like, ‘Well…
Anti-Asian Hate Crime Spree in Brooklyn
Caught this on my Facebook this morning: Asian women targeted in Lower Manhattan All of the victims were attacked in…