Category Archives: Discrimination

Philippine Media Banned from Interviewing Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Recent Press Conference

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Rosemary

A recent press conference by Golden Boy Productions about the Floyd Mayweather / Shane Mosley fight allowed media groups access to the press conference… except for Filipino media. Did they fear answering the possible questions that would arise about Mayweather’s … Continue reading →

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Looking for Love on Asian Bride Websites

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Koji Steven Sakai

I always see advertisements about Asian brides when I Google anything related to Asians. Every once in a while, when I’m bored, I’ll check them out. Continue reading →

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A Sydney Columnist’s Argument for “Sexual Racism”

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Ernie

Okay, I totally just baited you to read this blog entry; my bad. But in a recent opinion column in The Sydney Morning Herald, columnist Brendan Shanahan writes a piece criticizing the recent backlash against “Sexual Racism,” AKA “I’m just … Continue reading →

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University Admissions: How many Asian-Americans are too many?

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Jeff

How many Asian-Americans are too many?  That’s one of the key questions that I see coming out of the Boston Globe‘s op-ed piece “Do Colleges Redline Asian-Americans?” I’ve talked before about the Princeton study cited in the article, which says … Continue reading →

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The Jon Gosselin Story: Asian Men and Penis Size

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Koji Steven Sakai

I’ve been fascinated by penis-gate, you know the recent “controversy” about how Kate Gosselin joked that Jon’s penis was “stubby” and how his ex-girlfriend Hailey Glassman said that he had a “tiny, tiny, tiny,” penis. Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Metro PCS

Posted on February 16, 2010 by John

I don’t know about you, but I find this Metro PCS television commercial pretty offensive. The ad — which debuted sometime around the Superbowl — plays to the stereotypes of Indians being techno-geeks in a mocking manner. I was almost … Continue reading →

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Asians Offended by Atlanta’s New “Yellow Line”

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Ernie

Asians are offended by a recent decision by MARTA — Atlanta’s rail system — to name its line from Atlanta’s Airport to Doraville “the Yellow Line.” And by “Asians are offended,” I mean, “some Asians are offended, and the rest … Continue reading →

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Extraordinary Measures: Another Case of Yellowface in Hollywood

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Linda

When I first saw the movie poster for Extraordinary Measures, starring Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford, I had no idea what it was about. I guessed Harrison Ford played some kind of heroic character, but beyond that, I had no … Continue reading →

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Was Dr. Seuss a Racist?

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Koji Steven Sakai

This has nothing to do with anything going on now, but think of this as a public service announcement. Dr. Seuss was a racist. Yes, the lovable creator of all those wonderful children’s books was bigoted. Continue reading →

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8Asians’ Joz on the Cover of TIME!

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Moye

Okay, so maybe that’s only partially true. Remember Joz’s hilarious discovery that the blink detection feature discriminated against her and her brother’s Asian eyes? The photo and accompanying story made its way around the Internet, but today, Time featured Joz … Continue reading →

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Justin Lin: I Lose Money Creating Asian American Films

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Ernie

From Justin Lin, director and producer of Asian American movies like Better Luck Tomorrow and Finishing the Game: “Here are the facts: there’s no defined audience and the numbers just are not there. Also, very rarely do Asian American films … Continue reading →

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Asian American Representation on Both Sides of the Prop 8 Trial

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Ernie

The trial for California’s Proposition 8 is in full swing, and even though you can’t watch the taping right now, rest assured that there is a fair deal of Asian and Asian American representation on both sides. On one side, … Continue reading →

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