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…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
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…
DDK on Hawaii Five-O
Daniel Dae Kim, of Lost, is the first member of the cast to find work after the show’s much-touted May…
More on Anti-Asian Bias
The idea of anti-Asian bias in college admissions is gaining further traction in mainstream media. This article in the Boston…
Campus Ghost Story
When I was in college, there sure as heck weren’t zombies, ghosts, and incredibly beautiful people having a bunch of…
Support Judge Edward Chen
Take a minute to read this letter from Keith Kamisugi of Asian Americans for Obama: Dear Friends, I’m writing to ask…
Harvard’s Basketball Superstar: Jeremy Lin
The headline for the article in Time Magazine is “Harvard’s Hoops Star is Asian. Got a Problem With That?” Why,…
Asian Pop’s 2009 Year in Review
2009 — what a crappy year for Asian Americans. Every year, Jeff Yang contacts high-profile Asian American bloggers (and, inexplicably,…
Hyphen Magazine’s Notable Asian American Books of 2009
Hyphen Magazine posted its Notable Asian American Books of 2009. I’m ashamed to say I’ve only read the illustrated one.…
Pacquiao vs Mayweather: take it to the ring, guys!
As my boss loves to tell me, everything about me makes sense except for one: my love of boxing. I’m…