8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
-
In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
-
Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
-
Asian American Commercial Watch: Instacart | Big Sister
-
A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
-
The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
-
Do Asians Have Body Hair?
-
The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
-
Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
-
Tag Archives: Vietnam War
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
2 Comments
On Memorial Day: The Last Viewing
While Memorial Day in the US usually brings up thoughts of summer and barbecue, dead Asian American and Pacific Islander veterans usually don’t come to mind. This StoryCorp animation of a father’s remembrance of his dead son reminded me of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History
Tagged Allen Hoe, Iraq war, Memorial Day, Nainoa Hoe, StoryCorps, US Memorial Day, Vietnam War
Leave a comment
Agent Orange Studies Overlook Vietnamese Americans But House Bill Attempts To Rectify Problem
The author of this New America Media commentary mentions that her father, a South Vietnamese Army Veteran, contracted liver cancer and points out that while studies have been done on the effects of Agent Orange on American veterans, the effects … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events, Discrimination, Environment, Health, Lifestyles, Politics
Tagged Agent Orange, Bob Filner, H.R. 2634, Veterans, Vietnam War
Leave a comment