Category Archives: Discrimination

Does this mean I can also blame Confucius for my bum knee?

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Bo

This LA Times article about the Korean-American communities rethinking of achievement strikes me in a funny sort of way…and not good funny. The article asserts that, in the shadow of a few very public f-ups by a handful of Korean-Americans, … Continue reading →

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Racist Remarks to the Allegedly Racist Xiaochen Su: The Pot Calling the Kettle Black?

Posted on October 17, 2007 by akrypti

I begin first with a few of the comments (posted here) to the controversial article in question: keggy says: Stupid Chinese self-hater. I propose Yale start capping Chinese-admission rate at 5%, similar to how China caps the birth rate at … Continue reading →

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“Desperate Housewives” clip infuriates Filipino Americans

Posted on October 3, 2007 by genghis

Filipinos are up in arms because of the last Sunday’s episode of “Desperate Housewives”. An email has been forwarded throughout the Filipino community written by Kevin Nadal, calling out the writers responsible for the disparaging remarks. Teri Hatcher’s character, Susan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, WTF | 47 Comments

equal opportunity goodness

Posted on September 28, 2007 by tincan

just read this NYT article, “the new affirmative action,” written by David Leonhardt, about how UCLA is dealing with fallout of prop 209. for context, it starts out with describing the situation UCLA found itself in after prop 209 passed: … Continue reading →

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Asian American contestant in Bravo’s Top Chef a victim of gay bashing

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Ernie

Josie Smith-Malave, a former contestant on second season of Top Chef and an out lesbian, was attacked by a group of young adults yelling anti-gay slurs, according to the AP and other reports. “They were together for an end-of-summer visit, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, LGBT | 12 Comments

Bi-racial Couples – A first person account

Posted on August 28, 2007 by John

As you may or may not know, Min Jung Kim is a former blogger on 8Asians. She recently wrote a blog entry on Blogher.com regarding “Bi-racial Couples – A first person account.” Given 8Asians’s recent postings on: “Why Asian Guys … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Lifestyles, Observations | 25 Comments

What About Asians in the Empirical Analysis of Acting White?

Posted on August 28, 2007 by akrypti

The Fryer-Torelli paper, An Empirical Analysis of Acting White, has gained much attention and buzzworthiness among scholars in The Academy as of late, which found an inverse relationship between good grades and popularity among Blacks and Latinos. “Among whites, higher … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Observations | 34 Comments

United We Stand: 5 Baby Steps Asian-Americans Can Take Toward Solidarity

Posted on August 18, 2007 by akrypti

I’ll get right to my point. The single most important issue our community faces today: Unity. Ironically, where non-Asians view us as one homogenous mob of exotic, stoic, and hard-working brown and yellow people, we differentiate ourselves into countless coteries … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Lifestyles, Observations, Politics | 38 Comments

What’s a little ignorance between friends?

Posted on August 10, 2007 by jozjozjoz

My friend sent me a link to racewire for a post on this topic. Adrienne Maree Brown asks: Do any of y’all maintain relationships where one person, who has more privilege and is white, regularly says things that are remarkably … Continue reading →

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Model Minority: Good or Bad?

Posted on August 9, 2007 by jozjozjoz

Model Minority: (as defined on Wikipedia) Model minority refers to a minority ethnic, racial, or religious group whose members achieve a higher degree of success than the population average. This success is typically measured in income, education, and related factors … Continue reading →

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The Chinese in America: A Narrative History

Posted on August 9, 2007 by John

I recently finished reading “The Chinese in America: A Narrative History” by Iris Chang which is an excellent and expansive overview of the history of Chinese immigration and Chinese-Americans, with even a chapter devoted to Taiwanese immigration. What is amazing … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Discrimination, Observations, Reviews | 13 Comments

An Eggshell Psyche, Mister Wong, and Why 8A Took a Stand

Posted on August 1, 2007 by akrypti

Ernie first brought our attention to the Mister Wong bookmarking site that used to employ as a logo a caricature of an Asian man with jaundiced skin and slanty eyes, reminiscent of the malicious political caricatures Americans drew once upon … Continue reading →

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