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Category Archives: Discrimination
San Jose Approves Resolution & Apologizes for 1887 Chinatown Destruction and Decades of Discrimination
Although I’ve lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1999, I did not know much about the history of Chinese Americans in the area beyond the Chinese Exclusion Act. I was surprised to hear that back in May, that … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, History, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Chinatown, San Jose
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US Attorney General urged to move faster on Federal Anti-Asian Hate Law
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) sent this letter (a portion shown above) to US Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for faster action on implementing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. They specifically ask for speeding up implementation … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged #StopAsianHate, coronavirus, COVID-19, Grace Meng, mazie hirono
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New Study claims “No Strong Evidence” of College Admissions Discrimination against Asian Americans
When I first read that research from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce claims that there is no strong evidence of admissions discrimination against Asian Americans in the 90 most selective colleges in the US, I was skeptical. … Continue reading
Asian American Olympians Talk about their Anti-Asian hate Experiences
It’s been great to see Asian American athletes representing the US in the Tokyo Olympics. I saw Nikhil Kumar playing table tennis and found out he is an 18 year from my city of San Jose. Seeing athletes like Nikhil … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged Chloe Kim, Sakura Kokumai, Tokyo Olympics, Yul Moldauer
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Volunteers, Data, and Trauma: Behind the scenes of Stop AAPI Hate
The organization recording hate anti-Asian crimes, Stop AAPI Hate, has had a large profile during the surge in hate toward Asian Americans during the pandemic. Because of this high profile, two articles that talk about the people working behind the … Continue reading
Last Week Tonight host John Oliver talks about Asian Americans
This Last Week Tonight segment on Asian Americans hosted by John Olliver gives an overview of Asian American history and the current issues facing Asian Americans, done in his usually satirical style. I was pleasantly surprised by how thorough it … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, History, TV
Tagged asian american history, John Oliver, Larry Itliong, Last Week Tonight
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NBA Player Jordan Clarkson Assists Owners of Food Truck Vandalized with Anti-Asian Graffiti
https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/1402672380414070784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1402672380414070784%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fbasketball%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F31600915%2Fjordan-clarkson-gives-assist-filipino-food-truck-utah-hit-racist-graffiti Filipino American NBA Player and 2021 NBA sixth man of the year Jordan Clarkson assisted the victims of anti-Asian hate, this time a Filipino food truck owner vandalized with racist graffiti, with getting their truck restored. Clarkson paid for … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Sports
Tagged Filipino, food trucks, Jordan Clarkson, NBA, Utah Jazz, World Famous Yum Yum Food Truck
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Anti-Asian Hate analyzed by a Threat Intelligence Company
The most surprising things that came through my work inbox last week was this report on threats to Asian communities outside of Asia from Threat Intelligence Company Recorded Future. It talks about anti-Asian hate happening from the United States … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, hate, Recorded Future, security, TTPs
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“Racist, Sexist Boy” by the Linda Lindas: A Song for the Asian American Pandemic Experience
A little while before we went into lockdown, a boy in my class came up to me and said that his dad told him to stay away from Chinese people. After I told him that I was Chinese, he backed … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Music
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, punk, The Linda Lindas
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Vancouver Canada experiencing the most anti-Asian hate incidents in North America
I would have thought that New York or San Francisco would be experiencing the most anti-Asian hate incidents in North America, but the most heavily Asian large city in Canada, Vancouver, has seen the most incidents by far. Vancouver is … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Vancouver Canada
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Asian Rapper DESTROYS Model Minority Myth
I saw this rap on Facebook recently and was shocked that this was published last July 2020 and had not gone viral (as I last saw it had less than 1,200 views). ‘Matt R. Fact‘ does a brilliant job of … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Music
Tagged Matt R. Fact, Model Minority
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