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Tag Archives: racism
“Taliban Toyota” Wins Car Dealership Slander Lawsuit
The perpetual foreigner syndrome is something we as Asian Americans are unfortunately all too familiar with and something we have to brush off as cases of stupidity and ignorance. Sometimes, it can seriously get in the way, especially if you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination
Tagged alabama, Islam, muslim, racism, stereotypes, taliban, Toyota
2 Comments
White Girls Making Fun of Asians (Again)
Over 5 months ago, I wrote a very “flattering” open letter to Alexandra Wallace because I sincerely believed that she was truly ranting and had to get some things off her chest. While it was ignorant and in poor taste, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged alexandra wallace, cheap humor, JerryLaVigneJr, rachet white girl, racism, stereotypes, yellow face
25 Comments
Is The Breakfast at Tiffany’s Boycott Unnecessary?
In New York, an Asian American group is planning to boycott the 1961 Audrey Hepburn film Breakfast at Tiffany, which is being screened in Brooklyn Bridge Park on August 11th. The film is being shown as part of the Park Conservancy’s free outdoor … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, New York
Tagged breakfast at tiffany's, Hollywood, mickey rooney, mr. yunioshi, racism, yellowface
54 Comments
Minneapolis Radio Station Mocks Hmong People
Earlier this week, the Dave Ryan in the Morning Show on KDWB 101.3 FM station in Minneapolis created a racist song about Hmong people using the tunes of Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven.”
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged eric clapton, Hmong, kdwb 101.3, minneapolis, racism, tears in heaven, twin cities
1 Comment
Cuéntame: Fighting Against Hatred & Violence
Unai Montes-Irueste of Cuéntame Outreach shared this video with me and after watching it, I am reminded that while we should have pride and solidarity with our own Asian Pacific American communities, we must constantly be vigilant and extend our … Continue reading
Propaganda and Racism: Thoughts on the Chinese Professor YouTube Video
By now, this political ad of a Chinese Professor paid for by “Citizens Against Government Waste” has certainly created quite a splash in the Asian American blogger & social media world, most notably Angry Asian Man who posted a very … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Politics, Viral Like SARS
Tagged asian americans, asians, CAGW, China, larry mccarthy, Politics, propaganda, racism, xenophobia, youtube
19 Comments
Hate Crimes are Not Funny: Asian American Groups Protest The Goods
Asian American groups protest THE GOODS: hate crimes are not funny, originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!. As reported by Angry Asian Man and also by 8Asians, various Asian American groups protested The Goods for its “Pearl Harbor” … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Current Events, Entertainment, Movies, Southern California
Tagged Entertainment, Movies, Paramount, racism, the goods, Vincent Chin
12 Comments
Racism: There’s No “Reverse” About It
Hyphen’s recent blog post about Princeton University’s “Reverse Racism” was amusing to me, especially since the terminology was used incorrectly — it’s not reverse racism, it’s just racism. (Especially ironic since I learned this after I moved to the South.) … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations
Tagged Princeton, racism, reverse racism, 白人看不懂
12 Comments
Chinese-Americans Not American enough to Teach English in China
So what if I know more about dangling participles and comma splices than the typical white American? I’d be unqualified to teach English in China because of my skin color. An article in the L.A. Times reports on the blatant … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, WTF
Tagged China, Discrimination, disgusting, racism
22 Comments
Racist Remarks to the Allegedly Racist Xiaochen Su: The Pot Calling the Kettle Black?
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
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Politics, WTF
Tagged racism, Xiaochen Su, Yale Daily News
23 Comments