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…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
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…
Balloon Boy Parents Go To Jail
Do not pass “Go”. Do not collect $200. Sure as heck, do not get a reality TV show deal. After executing an ill-conceived…
Frank Wu to become dean of UC Hastings College of Law
Frank Wu, author of “Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White“, will assume the position of dean at the…
Being Blasian in Asia
Over the past few weeks, media in the West has been quietly a-buzz over a story in China that has…