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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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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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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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Tag Archives: Discrimination
60 Minutes: Meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
We have profiled him recently, but we wanted to point out that 60 Minutes did a great profile on Nvidia and its Taiwanese American CEO (and co-founder) Jensen Huang: “Jensen Huang leads Nvidia – a tech company with a skyrocketing … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged bamboo ceiling, Discrimination, jensen huang, nvidia, Silicon Valley, Taiwanese, taiwanese CEOs
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Pew Research Report: Discrimination Experiences Shape Most Asian Americans’ Lives
By Angelina Chiang In the recent study conducted in 2023 by PEW Research about ongoing racism towards Asians and Asian Americans, there was clear and evident data that show how discriminatory attitudes and behaviors are still ongoing, despite many … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination
Tagged asian americans, asian hate, Discrimination, hate crimes, pew research
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Remembering Asian American Veterans: Richard Hoy
As the “Americanness” of Asian Americans is often questioned these days despite the long history of Asian Americans in the United States, Veteran’s Day is a good time to point out the contributions that Asian Americans to the country. In … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History
Tagged Asian American Veterans, Discrimination, Mark Hoy, StoryCorps, US veterans, Veterans, Veterans Day, Vietnam War
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Being Pushed Over the Glass Cliff
Almost everyone’s heard of the glass ceiling, the inability of women and minorities to get promoted to higher levels of the executive ranks due to discrimination. What most probably haven’t heard about is the new “glass cliff”. NPR discussed it … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged Discrimination, gender equality, gender gap, glass ceiling, glass cliff, jill abramson, New York Times, sexism
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Asia, Not the West, Leading the Way for Female Leaders
Modern mainstream thought places “progress” in the hands of the west. After all, human rights, Democracy, the Enlightenment, Philosophy, English, and soccer all came from Europe and spread around the world. Ignoring the atrocity of colonialism, the modern world of … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Education, History, Observations
Tagged Discrimination, stereotypes
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Slanted Process: US Trademark Office Says Anyone (Except Asians) Can Trademark “The Slants”
By Simon Tam A few years ago, I filed a trademark application for my band, The Slants. The US Trademark Office rejected it, claiming it was disparaging towards Asians. I was baffled: I’m Asian. At first, we fought it by … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Music, Observations
Tagged band, Discrimination, Slant, The Slants, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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Where Are The Asians In The Bachelor/The Bachelorette?
Following the heels of Nathaniel Claybrooks and Christopher Johnson, two African American football players who filed an entertainment lawsuit against ABC, executive producer Mike Fleiss, and The Bachelor/The Bachelorette’s production companies, I demand there be some fine Asian brothers and sisters … Continue reading
Memorial To Be Placed at Oregon’s Chinese Massacre Cove
On May 25, 1887, a group of up to 34 Chinese miners were massacred by a group of white frontiersmen in Hells Canyon in a section of the Snake River now officially known as Chinese Massacre Cove. After robbing them … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History
Tagged American frontier, chinese, Discrimination, hate crime, massacre, old west, Oregon, racism
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Fight Breaks Out Between Muslims & NY Police Over Hijabs
August 31st marked the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. For those who know the ordeal and discipline one must go through with Ramadan, it is clear to say that Eid al-Fitr is a joyous occasion worth celebrating. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged asians, Discrimination, hijabs, Islam, islamophobia, muslims, New York
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Storytelling: Master Lee, Chink and Bruce Lee
The Moth, a not-for-profit storytelling organization sponsored a talk by Master Lee in 2008, newly available now as a podcast, titled Chink. I personally believe that title, Chink, remains as offensive today as it did to me in the early … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Discrimination, Observations, The Arts
Tagged Discrimination, podcast
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When One Stereotype Begets Another
As a member of one race or ethnicity you may sometimes think there’s no harm in perpetuating stereotypes of other races or ethnicities besides your own. That’s where you may be surprised to find out you’d be wrong. A recent … Continue reading