Wanted: APIA Women with Ink
I just received an email from a student named Doris Zhang, a senior at Pitzer College. Doris is looking for some help…
Category: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
NY Daily News Picks Up Toby Keith “Chinky Eye” Controversy
Yesterday, I posted about how Toby Keith, country crooner, made a racial faux pas in Norway immediately following the Nobel…
Toby Keith Make the “Chinky Eye”?
In the aftermath of Obama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Will Smith, Wyclef Jean and Toby Keith were performing…
Monday morning racism from Monroe County
I’ve never heard of Monroe County. Turns out, it’s a little county in Forsyth, Georgia, which is north of a town…
Diabetes: A Silent Killer of Asian Americans
Last month marked National Diabetes Awareness Month, yet diabetes remains one of those diseases that remains largely misunderstood by the…
Kate Gosselin wanted China Doll children
Speaking of Jon Gosselin, I stumbled upon this article while researching Jon Gosselin’s ethnicity that described an old episode of “Jon…
Asians Behaving Badly: Jon Gosselin
Showbiz Tonight, a celebrity tabloid show, has awarded Jon Gosselin, ex-star of TLC’s “Jon and Kate Plus Eight” with the…
Sarah Palin – A Minority Thing
Sarah Palin’s got no shortage of embarassing moments in her personal history. From an unflattering, and much lampooned, interview with…
Polite
Saw a headline this morning for an iReport on CNN: A day of politeness. In it, author A.J. Jacobs challenges…
First National Asian American Civil Rights Conference
I kind of wish I could go to this: The first national Asian American civil rights conference to be in…
Lazy Link-Blogging #1
I don’t know if the #1 is an implication that there are more lazy link-blogs to come, but here are a…
A Couple Back-Pats for a Couple of Asians
Speaking of people of colour who don’t get the appropriate kudos they deserve for a job well done, at least…