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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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The WNBA Golden State Valkyries’ Franchise Opener
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Category Archives: Discrimination
Asian Americans are increasingly perceived negatively by other Americans
The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) has released its fifth annual Social Tracking of the Status of Asian Americans in the United States (STAATUS) report. Asian Americans are increasingly perceived negatively by other Americans. Some key findings: 1 out of 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Politics
Tagged Perpetual Foreigner, STAATUS, The Asian American Foundation, yellow peril
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The Rock Springs Massacre and “The Driving Out”
When I saw this story about historical archeologists digging in Wyoming to study a massacre of Chinese residents that happened in 1885, I thought that the Rock Springs massacre was just one of a few massacres of Chinese, such as … Continue reading
A Data-driven Analysis of the Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype
We have talked about the perpetual foreigner stereotype, but exactly how prevalent is it? Is it getting stronger or weaker? With whom is this stereotype more deeply root? A recently published paper took a data-driven approach to answer these questions. … Continue reading
Why So Few Asians in Oregon?
When we look at the spread of Asian American populations across America, we tend to see them clustered around the West Coast and a few other major cities, such as NYC. Their prominence on the West Coast is heavily linked … Continue reading
The Forgotten Railroad Workers
Just over a decade ago, Stanford University quite ironically began “The Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project,” a project that sought to detail the story of Chinese immigrant workers during the early days of their presence in America. The … Continue reading
The “Other” Chinatown
In contrast to the broken down, struggling Chinatown of Los Angeles, the original and oldest Chinatown in the US located in San Francisco is a hustling and bustling center of activity in the Bay Area. Established in the early 1850s … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Chinatown, San Francisco
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Black Box Diaries – Interview with Filmmaker Shiori Ito
I had the chance to watch the documentary, Black Box Diaries, at the SF Film Festival back this April, which is coming out in NYC on Friday, October 25 at New York’s Film Forum and expanding a week later to … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Movies
Tagged #MeToo, Black Box Diaries, Japan, Rowena Chiu, sexual assault, sexual assault survivor, Shiori Ito
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Why Stockton for Asian Americans?
Stockton – a mid sized city in California’s Central Valley known for being one of the poorest, most dangerous cities on the West Coast. Whenever the name is mentioned, there is a negative connotation associated with it; being one of … Continue reading
Black Box Diaries Opens Oct 25th in NYC (Plus Review & Post-Screening Q&A)
The documentary Black Box Diaries: “… Japanese journalist Shiori Ito takes on the most compelling and traumatic assignment imaginable – investigating her own sexual assault. The nonfiction feature from MTV Documentary Films – an expected Oscar contender that has won … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, Discrimination, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged #MeToo, Black Box Diaries, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, Shiori Ito
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Where’s Chinatown?
Chinatown, Los Angeles. Walking through there, it’s obvious that the neighborhood is struggling. With broken sidewalks, empty and abandoned stores, widespread vandalism, and a lack of commercial activity, it’s no wonder that hardly anyone walks through these streets. Though there … Continue reading
The History of Chinese Immigrant Workers and Labor Unions in America
Introduction The history of Chinese immigrant laborers began with the California Gold Rush, where thousands of hopeful workers migrated to the US in hopes of attaining wealth and being able to send some of that wealth back home to their … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, History, Labor
Tagged AFL, Chinese Exclusion Act, Eugene Debs, Gold Rush, IWW, J.H. Walsh, unions
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Asians are now the Largest Racial Group in the Bay Area
Asians are now the largest racial group in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to results from the 2020 census compiled by the San Jose Mercury News. The percentage of Asians in the six county area grew from 25.5% in … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Discrimination, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged demographics, white flight
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