8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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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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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Was Jesus Asian?
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Tag Archives: coronavirus
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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Oakland Chinatown Hit Hard by Violence and the Pandemic
Even before the pandemic, Oakland Chinatown was struggling. But since start of the Pandemic and the resulting increase in anti-Asian violence, 10% of Oakland Chinatown small business have closed. The shooting death of beloved Oakland Chinatown dentist Lili Xu is … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Current Events, Discrimination, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Lili Xu, Oakland Chinatown
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Asian American Medical Hazard: Pulse Oximeter Readings
Reuters, NPR, and other news outlets report that African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians receive less supplemental oxygen when hospitalized because of a problem with a common medical instrument, the pulse oximeter. This instrument clips onto a finger, as shown in … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Medical Hazard, Discrimination, Health, Health and Beauty
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, pulse oximeter
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US Attorney General urged to move faster on Federal Anti-Asian Hate Law
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) sent this letter (a portion shown above) to US Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for faster action on implementing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. They specifically ask for speeding up implementation … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged #StopAsianHate, coronavirus, COVID-19, Grace Meng, mazie hirono
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Volunteers, Data, and Trauma: Behind the scenes of Stop AAPI Hate
The organization recording hate anti-Asian crimes, Stop AAPI Hate, has had a large profile during the surge in hate toward Asian Americans during the pandemic. Because of this high profile, two articles that talk about the people working behind the … Continue reading
Anti-Asian Hate analyzed by a Threat Intelligence Company
The most surprising things that came through my work inbox last week was this report on threats to Asian communities outside of Asia from Threat Intelligence Company Recorded Future. It talks about anti-Asian hate happening from the United States … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, hate, Recorded Future, security, TTPs
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“Racist, Sexist Boy” by the Linda Lindas: A Song for the Asian American Pandemic Experience
A little while before we went into lockdown, a boy in my class came up to me and said that his dad told him to stay away from Chinese people. After I told him that I was Chinese, he backed … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Music
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, punk, The Linda Lindas
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Vancouver Canada experiencing the most anti-Asian hate incidents in North America
I would have thought that New York or San Francisco would be experiencing the most anti-Asian hate incidents in North America, but the most heavily Asian large city in Canada, Vancouver, has seen the most incidents by far. Vancouver is … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Vancouver Canada
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Senate Passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act by 94-1 Margin
The United States Senate passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which would improve data collection of hate crimes associated with COVID-19 and expand public awareness of those crimes, in a rare bipartisan vote of 94-1. The bill was sponsored by … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, hate crimes, Jerry Moran, mazie hirono, Richard Blumenthal, US Senate
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From Across the Counter – A Choreography raising funds for Feeding America
With so much negative news about attacks on Asian Americans, to see this dance video choreographed and performed by Fuschia Dance as a fund raiser run by Virtual Arts for Humanity for Feeding America was a refreshing change of pace. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, The Arts
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, dance, Feeding American, food banks, Fuschia Dance, Virtual Arts for Humanity
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TurboVax creator Huge Ma honored by New York officials and Andrew Yang
TurboVax is a web site and twitter feed that helps New Yorkers simply and easily find and register for COVID-19 vaccinations. New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang and Congressman Ritchie Torres honored TurboVax’s creator, Huge Ma, for his work … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Local, New York
Tagged Andrew Yang, coronavirus, COVID-19, Huge Ma, Ritchie Torres, Turbovax, vaccination
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