Category Archives: Discrimination

End of SF’s Energy 92.7 Brings Format Changes, Anti-Asian DJs

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Ernie

For people who are fans of seeing (hearing?) positive Asian American images on the radio, this will be a one-two punch: Energy 92.7 – the independent radio station which regularly brought BoA to San Francisco was bought by new owners … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Music, San Francisco Bay Area | 1 Comment

When did F.O.B. become fob?

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Tim

For those of us growing up in the U.S. with immigrant parents in the seventies and eighties, there was no getting around the fact that the term F.O.B. (Fresh Off the Boat – pronounced letter “F”, letter “O”, letter “B”) … Continue reading →

Posted in (featured), Discrimination, Family, Observations | Tagged , , , , | 23 Comments

Can Being Asian Prevent Promotions?

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Ben

So I got this email, and saw the tweet: Being Asian can prevent you from ascending the corporate ladder. Our seminar, presented with EMC Asian Circle, can tell you what to do about it. You’ve done all the right things, … Continue reading →

Posted in (featured), Business, Discrimination, Education, Observations | Tagged , , , , , , | 31 Comments

Racist Confrontation Between NYC Traffic Agent and Chinese Man

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Linda

It’s hard to believe that this sort of thing still happens, and yet, here it is: earlier this week in Manhattan’s Chinatown, traffic agent Twana Chapman was about to put a parking ticket on a car when the owner, Qiang … Continue reading →

Posted in (featured), (simple), Discrimination, New York | 5 Comments

South Pacific on Tour in San Francisco: Racism is Carefully Taught

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Jen

The wonderful Broadway revival “South Pacific“, directed by the brilliant Bartlett Sher, is on tour right now in San Francisco. Written in 1949 by Rodgers and Hammerstein, most people remember this musical as a lovely romance during World War II … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Music, The Arts | 2 Comments

Louisiana Justice Denies Interracial Marriage

Posted on October 18, 2009 by kate

A recent news item that has been gaining in momentum is the story of a Louisiana justice of peace Keith Bardwell who refuses to marry interracial couples for the sake of the children as he insists that interracial marriages tend … Continue reading →

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Do Asians have to work harder to get into an Elite College?

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Jeff

A mother called up the admissions officer of a local private high school. “How can I best position my daughter to get into your high school?” she asked. “What grade is she in?” replied the admissions officer. “Fourth grade,” said … Continue reading →

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Protests Against New “Geisha” Bar in Oakland

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Moye

Folks at Asian Pacific Americans for Progress (APAP) are reporting that a bunch of APA activists are upset at the Oakland Planning Commission for approving a permit for a new bar in Chinatown to be titled “Geisha”, stating that the … Continue reading →

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Hipster Dating Site okcupid Reveals Love is Not Colorblind

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Ernie

Okay, so the pessimists (or realists, depending on who you ask) know that the statement “love sees no color” is a fallacy. But leave it to okcupid — a Web 2.0 dating site that emphasizes quizzes like “The What type … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Dating, Discrimination, Lifestyles, Observations | 2 Comments

Killer of Filipino Postman Renounces Racist Beliefs

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Jeff

In 1999, Buford Furrow shot and killed Filipino-American Postman Joseph Ileto and went on a rampage at a Jewish Community Center, wounding three children, a 16 year-old camp counselor, and an adult staff member.   Furrow recently expressed remorse over his … Continue reading →

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YouTube Vlogger Frank Hwang, aka ice1cube

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Guest Writer

I have been following Taiwanese-American Vlogger Frank Hwang for the past year after being fed up with seeing all these videos on YouTube degrading Asian men. It was actually nice for me to see an Asian-American male giving relationship and … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment | 3 Comments

2PM’s Jaebeom Park: Idol and Exiled

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Xxxtine

So this is the situation: a boy from Seattle — Jay Park, AKA Jaebeom — passes an audition by one of the most respected Korean labels to train and eventually become an idol in a Korean boy band called 2pm. … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Music, Observations, WTF | 5 Comments