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Assemblywoman Grace Meng Running for New York’s Sixth Congressional District
Assemblywoman Grace Meng was endorsed by the Queens Democratic Party for the Sixth Congressional District earlier this week. An endorsement by the party, however, does not guarantee victory. Meng has drawn two opponents in the Democratic primary, which will be held on June 26. Her competitors are Assemblyman Rory Lancman and City Councilwoman Liz Crowley. At first glance, it appears that Meng has an easy path to victory. Last week, the federal courts re-drew New [...] Continue »
Undocumented Immigration And The APIA Community
March 10th was National Coming Out of the Shadows Day, which the Immigrant Youth Justice League describes as the day when “undocumented immigrant youth along with our allies publicly def[y] fear and criminalization without shame by declaring to be ‘undocumented, unafraid, and unapologetic’ in the pursuit of equal rights and immigration reform.”
Congressman Walter Jones Says the U.S. is Dependent on China’s “Uncle Chang”?
Earlier this week in a House Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. efforts in Afghanistan, Congressman Walter “Freedom Fries” Jones (Republican – North Carolina) referred to China as “Uncle Chang”: In a question to the Commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General John Allen, Jones said, “What is the event that the administration and General Allen, you sir, are going to be candid with the United States Congress and more important than the [...] Continue »
Mr. Cao Goes to Washington Documentary Review
During the 30th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, I had the opportunity to see the premiere of the documentary Mr. Cao Goes to Washington, a film about the first Vietnamese American ever to be elected to Congress and his bid for re-election in 2010. The film was produced and directed by S. Leo Chiang,who also produced the documentary, A Village Called Versailles.
Australia’s New Identity Check Laws Force Muslim Women To Show Faces
Following from a previous article I wrote on the viability of Asian Muslims to assimilate into Western Scoiety, a new development for Muslim women has occurred in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Legislation has been passed to make it mandatory for the face of a person making a statutory declaration or anything requiring an identity check to be clearly visible without ambiguity (it will be in effect on April 30th onwards).
North Korea Agrees to Suspend Nuclear Work for Food Aid
From New York Times: ”The surprise announcement raised the possibility of ending a diplomatic impasse that has allowed the country’s nuclear program to continue for years without international oversight. North Korea has suffered years of food shortages and a devastating famine. The Obama administration called the steps “important, if limited.” But the announcement seemed to signal that North Korea’s new leader, Kim Jong-un, is at least willing to consider a return to negotiations and to engage with the [...] Continue »
Time Magazine Apologizes For Placing Hapa Man On Latino Cover
Time Magazine issued an apology last week, February 24, 2012 for using a photo of an Arizona man, who it turns out is not Latino, on a cover about Latino voting power. The cover used a collage of 24 people, presumably of Hispanic descent. It included a picture of Michael Schennum, who does not identify himself as Latino. The cover is titled: “Yo Decido. Why Latinos Will Pick The Next President.” Schennum said he was [...] Continue »
President Noynoy Of The Philippines Longs For Love
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III of the Philippines is single but may be looking to change that, as reported by The Guardian: “Given the burdens of this office, if there were someone you could confide in, someone you could talk to, someone who would tell you ‘You’re still doing OK’, then of course that would be a key to your inspiration,” Aquino told reporters. “I’ve been planning [marriage] for a long time, since college even. [...] Continue »
New York May Ban Shark Fin Sales, Following Other States
Earlier this week, New York State legislators introduced a bill that would ban the sale, trading, possession and distribution of shark fins, possibly as of 2013. California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington already ban shark fin and Florida, Illinois, Maryland and Virginia have legislation pending.
Unrepentant Pete Hoekstra Pulls Offensive Ad And Web Site
SFGate’s Politics Blog and other sources have noted that Pete Hokestra has pulled his offensive ad and website. A new ad has replaced the original ad while the website www.debbiespenditnow.com now redirects to his website www.petespenditnot.com. According to this report, Hoekstra’s campaign said that they pulled it not because of the backlash but because it was part of the national progression of the campaign. Hoekstra campaign spokesman Paul Ciaramitaro is quoted here: “After hundreds of thousands [...] Continue »
Twitter Controversy in South Korea About Posts from North Korea
From the New York Times: “Park Jung-geun, 23, a photographer who specialized in taking pictures of babies, was detained last month on charges of violating South Korea’s controversial National Security Law, which bans ‘acts that benefit the enemy’ —North Korea — but does not clearly define what constitutes such acts. The Twitter account Mr. Park was accused of reposting is run by the North Korean government Web site, Uriminzokkiri.com, which South Korean news media regularly cite for [...] Continue »
Pete Hoekstra’s Offensive Anti-Asian Super Bowl Ad
It seems like the new Super Bowl tradition of late is airing commercials which are racist, offensive, or at least racially insensitive toward Asians. In 2008, it was a set of offensive SalesGenie.com ads (written by an Asian, no less). 2010 gave us the Doritos Samurai Guy (who didn’t know the ways of the Samurai). Last year, Timothy Hutton using the plight of Tibet as a punchline for Groupon’s deals on fish curry, not even [...] Continue »
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