Category Archives: Discrimination

Nur Ali: Asian-American Race Car Driver

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Jeff

Who says that Asians can’t drive?  Nur Ali raced this past weekend in ARCA Racing Series Rattlesnake 150 at Texas Motor Speedway.   This article from Racin’ Today talks about Nur and his path to becoming an Asian-American race car driver.  … Continue reading →

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POP 88 #41 – Ellie on Racism and Project CSTT

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Xxxtine

In this episode, we chat with Ellie from Seoulbeats.com and AATheory.com about her Project CSTT. Listen to the podcast. Watch the clip. Click the links. If you like what you hear, please show your support by supporting the artists and … Continue reading →

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SNL’s The Masters: “If Asians and Indians Can Compete with Black People, it’s Not a Sport”

Posted on April 15, 2010 by John

After blogging about Seth Meyer’s comments on the Asian American version of The Jersey Shore and posting it on Facebook, a friend of mine pointed me to another “slight” to Asian Americans in a skit about The Masters on Saturday … Continue reading →

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The 8Asians Talk About: Angry Asian Man and the Word “Chink”

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Ernie

Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading →

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Study Suggests Genetic Disorder Removes Racial Bias

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Ernie

A recent study is suggesting that people with Williams Syndrome – a rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by a deletion of about 26 genes – show that not only are they “inordinately friendly and free of all social anxiety,” but that they … Continue reading →

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Writer Dan Jenkins Thinks Golfer YE Yang is a Delivery Guy

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Ernie

And this weekend’s “I am an assclown” tweet goes to Golf Digest’s Dan Jenkins about Y. E. Yang, a South Korean golfer playing at the same Masters tournament as Tiger Woods this weekend: “Y.E. Yang is only three shots off … Continue reading →

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KQED Radio Forum: Do Universities Discriminate Against Asian-Americans?

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Jeff

KQED Radio recently had a forum on whether Universities discriminate against Asian-Americans. The forum had people on different sides of the debate, including: Angela Suh Um, founder and chief consultant with the Boston Academic Consulting Group and former employee in … Continue reading →

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Shyamalan on ‘The Last Airbender’ Casting Controversy

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Moye

With the summer 2010 release of Avatar The Last Airbender, the controversy over the white washed casting continues with director M. Night Shyamalan finally speaking out during recent press interviews… and seems to completely miss the point. Granted, anyone is … Continue reading →

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ESPN: Dark History – Santa Anita Park’s Japanese Internment Days

Posted on March 30, 2010 by John

The other day, I was flipping the channels to watch some NCAA March Madness highlights when I caught the tail end of this story on ESPN about Santa Anita Park, a horse racetrack in Arcadia, California. For six months, Santa … Continue reading →

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Japanese American Gunman Charged in Teacher’s Slaying

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Ernie

A lawyer representing a 54-year-old Japanese man who was charged Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a Pasadena art college instructor said his client had become upset after hearing his wife subjected to “a racial and sexual slur.” The charged … Continue reading →

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Are Asian American men really small, or just insecure?

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Efren

As most of you have noticed by now, I’m always interested in posting stuff about Asian American (straight) men’s issues and the rather annoying paradox of representation in American media: Asian American men bitch about not being represented in the … Continue reading →

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When Is It Stereotype and When Is It Just You?

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Tim

I was intrigued when I first read Jennifer’s post over at Mixed Race America on things we avoid just to avoid perpetuating a stereotype. For example, when you’re at the food court in the mall, do you avoid going to … Continue reading →

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