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Delaware State Representative Who Used Anti-Asian, Misogynistic Slurs in Email Won’t Seek Re-election
Asian Americans & Pacific IslandersFeminism

Delaware State Representative Who Used Anti-Asian, Misogynistic Slurs in Email Won’t Seek Re-election

JennAugust 12, 2021August 12, 2021

Content warning: Racist and sexist slurs In late June, Delaware State Representative Gerald Brady (D) sparked backlash after an email…

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Teens Spray Anti-Asian Slurs in Vandalism Attack on NYC Cemetery

JennAugust 19, 2017August 19, 2017

Three unidentified teenagers were caught on surveillance camera this past week vandalizing headstones in a predominantly Asian and Asian American…

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Asian Americans & Pacific IslandersRacism

Ann Coulter Calls Asian Americans “Mandarins” — and Insists It’s the Correct Term

JennMay 28, 2016May 28, 2016

(H/T: EQ) Ann Coulter may be the Cornell alum of whom my school is most embarrassed. The Far Right commentator deploys few…

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USC Student Endures Anti-Asian and Homophobic Slurs in Egging Episode

JennMarch 7, 2016March 7, 2016

Just six months after University of Southern California’s student body president — who is Asian American — was victimized by a…

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AAPI Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Brief Opposing Asian American Band “The Slants”

JennJuly 28, 2015August 2, 2015

It’s Asian vs. Asian, once again. Earlier this year, I profiled the Oregon-based Asian American rock band, “The Slants“, whose…

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“Chop Chop Chinaman” Restaurant Closes Months After Backlash Over Racist Name

JennJune 10, 2015

In March, social media exploded with the story of a woman who was arrested for vandalism after she used lipstick…

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Asian Americans & Pacific IslandersRacism

Woman arrested for calling Chicago restaurant “Chop Chop Chinaman” racist in graffiti

JennMarch 5, 2015March 12, 2015

Last October, Chicago-area entrepreneur Larry Lee helped to open a restaurant featuring Chinese & Szechwan cuisine. The sign featured a…

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Bob Beckel issues lame apology for anti-Asian slur, refuses to apologize to Chinese government

JennJuly 15, 2014July 15, 2014

Bob Beckel, who last week used a racist slur in a long rant against those he characterized as dangerous and untrustworthy…

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SIGN PETITION: Call for Fox News apology for airing of racist slur, and for Bob Beckel’s resignation

JennJuly 14, 2014

The term “Chinaman” is an archaic racial slur dating back to the mid nineteenth century, with a heinous history of…

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CA State Senator Ted Lieu calls on Fox News host to resign over anti-Asian slur

JennJuly 14, 2014July 14, 2014

California State Senator Ted Lieu is calling on Fox News’ Bob Beckel, co-host of The Five, to resign after he used…

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Fox News’ Bob Beckel uses racist slur “Chinamen” on air

JennJuly 11, 2014July 11, 2014

(H/T Talking Points Memo) I just wrote about how “Chinaman” is, in fact, an archaic slur for Asian Americans with…

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Yes, the Term “Chinaman” is Derogatory

JennJuly 9, 2014July 9, 2014

I remember when I first met Professor Frank Wu (@frankhwu). I was president of Cornell’s student-run political Asian American organization,…

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