Kal Penn, #StopandFrisk, and Tacos: Is rational discussion possible in the age of Twitter?
Earlier this week, Kal Penn blew up the Twitterverse. It all started when Penn — best known to America at-large…
Category: Politics
The problem with the Genetically Modified Food controversy is that it lacks a basic grounding in science.
Yesterday, President Obama signed into law a continuing resolution aimed at keeping the federal government going amidst budget talks. However,…
Should there be a White House petition to establish a U.S. federal “Immigrants Day” holiday?
The Asian American blogosphere has been a-twitter over a recent White House petition asking that Lunar New Year be made a U.S.…
White House Petition to Make Lunar New Year a Recognized Federal Holiday in Schools
Under the Obama administration, the White House website has become a hub of online social activism where users can create…
Gun advocate suggests slavery could have been prevented had slaves been granted right to bear arms
Larry Ward, chairman of Gun Appreciation Day, a made-up holiday to celebrate guns and gun owners, went on CNN on…
The brilliance of “Lincoln” is lost in the era of “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”
Last night, I went to the movie theatre to see Lincoln. It was fantastic. It was epic. It was brilliant in…
Is Gov. Bobby Jindal the new face of the Republican party?
After the thrashing that the Republican party received Election Night 2012 — one that even Fox News anchors and Karl…
Happy Veteran’s Day and Happy Remembrance Day to Asian-American and -Canadian Veterans; and to All Veterans of These Two Great Nations
Happy Veteran’s Day to all the veterans out there, and Happy Remembrance Day to all Canadian vets (read more about Japanese Canadian…
If only it didn’t take gun violence to end gun violence
Earlier yesterday, Jared Lee Loughner — the mentally ill Tucson shooter who killed six people and shot former Representative Gabrielle…
China may see its first female member reach the highest level of government
From CNN: Woman could break Chinese political glass ceiling Hong Kong (CNN) — A record number of American women will hold…
Representative-Elect Tulsi Gabbard, first Hindu American Congressperson, will be sworn in over Bhagavad Gita
On the historic Election Night of 2012, Hawaii elected Tulsi Gabbard to represent Hawaii’s second Congressional district, making Gabbard the…
How the Asian American electorate shaped Election Night 2012
November 6th, 2012 was a night of Asian American firsts. Sure, the headlines are blaring about the historic re-election of…