8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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The WNBA Golden State Valkyries’ Franchise Opener
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Category Archives: Legal
Sheng Thao, Former Oakland Mayor, Indicted on Corruption Charges Along with Other Asian Americans
Some eight months after having her house raided by federal agents and two months after being ousted from her office in Oakland in a recall election, Sheng Thao has been officially indicted on federal charges, along with her partner Andre … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Legal, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Oakland, Sheng Thao
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The Molded Minority
In the discussions of racism and its impact in the United States, people often commonly refer to the racial relationships between White and Black Americans. In history textbooks, we study in depth the discriminatory practices and laws perpetrated by Whites … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education, History, Legal, Politics
Tagged Asian American discrimination, asian american history, China, Chinese Exlusion Act, coronavirus, COVID-19, dubois, hate crime, Model Minority, racism, ron desantis, SB147, sinoiphobia, sociology, StopAAPIHate, xenophobia
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Amanda Nguyen and Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights
By Angelina Chiang Amanda Nguyen is a well-known figure in the field of sexual assault advocacy. As the CEO and founder of Rise, a non-profit organization that focuses on supporting survivors and changing laws to protect their rights, she dedicates … Continue reading
My Father’s Lost Concentration Camp (Pt. 2 of 2)
In April of this year, I was asked by Southern California Public Radio to do a presentation about my family as part of their new series called, Unheard LA. The following is the video from my talk, followed by my … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Discrimination, Education, History, Legal
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My Father’s Lost Concentration Camp (Pt. 1 of 2)
In April of this year, I was asked by Southern California Public Radio to do a presentation about my family as part of their new series called, Unheard LA. The following is the video from my talk, followed by my … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Discrimination, Education, History, Legal
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7th Annual Fred Korematsu Day Of Civil Liberties And The Constitution – 1/29/17
8Asians.com is partnering with the Fred T. Korematsu Institute to #NeverForget 75th Anniversary of #9066 – the Executive Order that led to the mass incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry. When Japanese American Incarceration during WWII was cited as a … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, History, Legal, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
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Teen’s death inspires a new law and an Asian American Studies Endowment
Conflict with a child can be painful to deal with for any parent – for an Asian American parent, when the conflict stems around one’s ethnic Asian background, it can be extra painful. If that child’s life is cut short … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Legal
Tagged Alex Murk, Asian American Studies, Calvin Li, drunk driving, heritage, Paul Li, University of Maryland
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Former Top Clinton Fundraiser Norman Hsu Says ‘I Was Greedy’
When I first started blogging for 8Asians back in 2007, I started to learn more about Asian Americans in the political realm, including fundraisers such as Norman Hsu (since convicted in 2009 and imprisoned), and even blogged about him a few times … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Legal, Politics
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Defining American Citizenship: The Story of Wong Kim Ark
As a child growing up in America, I thought of myself as not-American. In America, I was Taiwanese, I was Chinese, I was Asian. Though I pledged my allegiance to the American flag alongside my classmates of various ethnic and … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History, Legal
Tagged America, american citizen, anchor babies, birthright citizenship, united states of america, usa, wong kim ark
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Simon Tam of The Slants: “I am not the floodgate of racism that some think I am.”
I am not the floodgate of racism that some think I am. I am not the Pandora’s Box of hate speech that some afraid I’ve turned into. I am an anti-racist, social justice activist who has been battling in the … Continue reading
Posted in Legal, Observations
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Residents Sue City of Fullerton for Shutting Asian Americans Out of Electoral Process
The ACLU Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal), Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice – LA), the Law Office of Robert Rubin, and Sidley Austin, LLP sued the City of Fullerton today for violating the California Voting … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Legal, Politics, Southern California
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