Faces of Asian America: Being A Roller Derby Rockstar | #APAHM2014
Thu Ngo is a former roller derbyist who goes by the name Viva Glam. Since the writing of this post, she…
Category: Feminism
Faces of Asian America: Being a Goddess | #APAHM2014
Kaya Kwan Yin is a Tantra Sacred Intimate Goddess. She facilitates healing sessions that help women, men and couples with intimacy…
Judge Mary Yu becomes 1st #AAPI, 1st openly gay judge on WA Supreme Court
Hon. Mary I. Yu has been appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to the Washington Supreme Court, making her the state’s first…
The Mythical “Maybe-No”: Our Twisted Definitions of Rape | #SAAM #DavidChoe #GameofThrones
It’s poignant that on the start of this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), I wrote a post about the…
Did Korean American graffiti artist David Choe confess to rape on podcast?
Editor’s Note: This post was originally written in 2014. The embedded YouTube video has since been made private. Artist David Choe…
Chicago-based law firm takes despicable Comfort Women-denier case against Glendale memorial
The statue is as striking as it is unassuming. A bronze statue of an Asian woman wearing traditional Korean dress…
Revolutionary Artist, Musician and Radical Activist Fred Ho Dies at 56
Fred Ho, born Fred Wei-Han Houn, was a revolutionary musician and composer best known for fusing African American and Asian…
20 years of Angry Little Asian Girls
Today, I found out that Angry Little Asian Girls, or ALAG, a character created by Lela Lee (@LelaLee), has turned…
The Unseen Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence in the #AAPI Community
Today is April Fools’ Day, but it’s also a day for contemplation of a far more serious topic. Today is…
I’m an Asian American woman, and I’m not your happy ending
I remember seeing this billboard on my first trip to Las Vegas. I was really young — maybe a teenager…
Sign petition now to urge South Dakota governor to veto racist anti-abortion bill!
Last month, I wrote about the South Dakota State Legislature’s efforts to pass further abortion restrictions in the state; in…
Valleywag casually compares WWII Comfort Women to internet matchmaking site
Okay, before I start this post, let me first ask one thing: what the heck is a Valleywag? Apparently, it’s some Gawker-esque…