Category Archives: Discrimination

Racial Microaggressions

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Lily Huang

One night as I got home to my apartment building, some guys were hanging around outside. As I passed, one of them said something about Chinese food. It was something like, “Chinese food is the worst. It’s gross.” I might’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in (featured), Discrimination, Lifestyles | 17 Comments

South Philly Asian Students Under Assault by Black Students

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Ernie

From the Philadelphia Weekly comes this article about how Asian high schoolers — specifically recent immigrant kids from China and South and Southeast Asia, are not just bullied, but outright assaulted at South Philadelphia and Fels High Schools in Philadelphia. … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Education | 5 Comments

Paramount Apologizes for Racism in “The Goods,” Pulls Scene from Trailer

Posted on August 24, 2009 by jozjozjoz

As a result of the protests staged last Friday by a coalition of Asian American groups, Paramount has issued an apology for using racist language in the trailer for “The Goods.” Nikkei View and Angry Asian Man have posted copies … Continue reading →

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Asian American Groups to Protest Racist Scene in ‘The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard’

Posted on August 21, 2009 by John

Ken Jeong is in another movie titled The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard that just opened last week, and has embroiled himself in another controversy: “Several Asian American media advocacy groups, including The Japanese American Citizens League, Imada Wong Communications … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Movies | 6 Comments

Japanese McDonald’s Ad Campaign Makes Fun of White People

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Ernie

Well, this is an example of the tables being turned: after all the talk about the role of two sushi chefs being portrayed in an American KFC commercial, a McDonalds ad campaign in Japan is drawing criticism after featuring an … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Food & Drink | 8 Comments

Indian Muslim Actor Racially-Profiled in US (While Promoting Film About Racial Profiling)

Posted on August 17, 2009 by jozjozjoz

I don’t blame Indian Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan for feeling “angry and humiliated” for being detained and questioned at a U.S. airport. Khan is one of India’s best-known actors (he was named by Newsweek last year as one of … Continue reading →

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Why Roger Fan Turned Down the Chance to Work with Tom Cruise

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Ernie

“[I had] an offer to sit in and read for the main Asian bad guy (already cast but he’s in Africa on another project and can’t make the studio, all-cast table read) and to read every other Chinese role in … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Entertainment | 2 Comments

Asian-American Journalist Asks for CEO’s Assistant, Gets Asked If Delivering Food Instead

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Ernie

I’ll just let Minneapolis-based Star Tribune Thomas Lee do the talking on this one: “I went to Fridley to interview the president of a large manufacturing company. I arrived a few minutes before noon and told the receptionist at the … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans, Know Your Hate Groups

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Ernie

Just because you live in a diverse, liberal cosmopolitan area like San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York doesn’t mean that Hate Groups don’t exist – this map of active US Hate Groups from the Southern Poverty Law Center shows … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Local | 1 Comment

Alien Neighbors, Foreign Friends

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Tim

The progression of rights for Asian Americans in California has had more change in the last 100 years than most people realize. Charlotte Brooks has a new book out, Alien Neighbors, Foreign Friends: Asian Americans, Housing, and the Transformation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Education, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area | Tagged | 3 Comments

Three-quarters of Minority Lawyers Quit Within 5 Years

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Linda

A new study finds that more than 75% of minority lawyers working in law firms quit within five years. Women’s research group Catalyst conducted the study, which stated the following: “Those who leave often report experiencing institutional discrimination and unwanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Discrimination | 3 Comments

California Officially Apologizes to Chinese Americans

Posted on July 22, 2009 by John

Back in June, I had blogged about California State Assembly Member Paul Fong’s effort in writing a landmark bill to apologize to the state’s Chinese-American community for racist laws enacted back in the mid–19th century during the Gold Rush. Last Friday, … Continue reading →

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