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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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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PSA: Write in “Taiwanese” on the 2010 US Census
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Taiwanese American Michelle Wu Elected Mayor of Boston – Makes History!
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Asians In America: A Focus On Taiwanese Americans
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Doodle 4 Google Winner: 6th grader Grace Moon from Castro Valley
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Director Wayne Wang on APA Identity in the Media
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One Giant Leap for Kimchi
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Tag Archives: Lena Yada
Asian Americans and Mistaken Identity
“I got an adult small for Jason,” said the team mom of Number Two Son’s basketball team about the team uniforms she handed out. “Wait, you’re not Jason’s dad, are you?” No, I am not. She was mistaking me for … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Observations
Tagged celebrity deathmatch, Chol Soo Lee, Gail Kim, Lena Yada, Lisa Ling, Lucy Liu, mistaken identity, The View
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Too many look-alike Asians? The curious case of Gail Kim and Lena Yada
Gail Kim, an Asian-Canadian who is one of the top female professional wrestlers today, recently left the TNA wrestling promotion to join the WWE. Coincidentally, (or may not so coincidentally), Lena Yada was released from WWE. While the official reason … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Sports
Tagged Batista, Gail Kim, Jimmy Yang Wang, Lena Yada, professional wrestling, Sonjay Dutt, TNA, WWE
21 Comments