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Will Obama Help Change Asia's Racism?

David A. Love | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

Read More: India, Hu Jintao, Foreign Affairs, United Nations, President Obama, Obama, Media, Tibet, China, Obama Foreign Policy, Politics, Hip Hop, Indonesia, Yukio Hatoyama, Africa, Racism, Discrimination, Buddhism, Asia, African Americans, Colonialism, Asian Americans, China Human Rights, Japan, Barack Obama, Uighurs, Foreign Policy, Tokyo, Human Rights, Advertising, South Korea, Genocide, Hawaii, World War II, North Korea, World News
David A. Love

President Obama's visit to Asia showed how long a journey it's been since the 1955 Bandung Conference, the historic meeting of African and Asian states striving for self-determination.

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Kamala Harris & Asian Americans

Gautam Dutta | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Campaign Donations, Mixed Race, South Asian, Asian American Voters, Kamala Harris, California Attorney General, Asian Americans, South Asian Americans, Racial Identity, Barack Obama Racial Identity, Asian-American Vote, Barack Obama, Mixed Ethnicity, Politics News
Gautam Dutta

Harris is certainly the first African American woman to become a District Attorney in California. But she's also the first Asian American to accomplish that impressive feat.

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Why I Don't Want to Be the Next Amy Tan

Celeste Ng | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Book Reviews, Amy Tan, Ethnicity, Writing, Fiction, Chinese-American, Chinese Culture, Asian Americans, Race, Culture, Asian American Literature, Chinese American Literature, Books News
Celeste Ng

Let's focus on the writing itself: the characters, the language, the narrative style. Because if a review compared me to Amy Tan on those measures, rather than on just our shared culture, I'd be proud.

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Young Korean-American Hahn-Bin Wows Carnegie Hall In Debut Performance

Jim Luce | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Australia, Zankel Hall, Juilliard School, Seoul, Perlman Music Program, Devil Went Down to Georgia, Dvorak Piano Quintet, Korea, Catherine Cho, Fritz Kreisler, Isaac Stern, Kristof Penderecki, Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra, Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, Susan Wadsworth, Charlie Daniels, Itzhak Perlman, Japan, John Blacklow, Chopin, Queensland Orchestra, Pressenda Violin, Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Schnittke, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Witold Lutoslawski, Haze, Violinist, Mozart, Asian-Americans, Ghahn-Bin, New York News
Jim Luce

Was it a deal with the devil that made this young Korean-American superstar become so incredibly talented? Was it the training from Itzhak Perlman? No explanation suffices.

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Racial Healing: Conquering the "Legalized Lies" of Racism

Zahra Khan | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living

Read More: The South, Nazi, Ku Klux Klan, Mutliculturalism, Joe Wilson, Asian Americans, Racism, Schools Speech, Southern Racism, Barack Obama, Living News
Zahra Khan

Like a torch that lights the way for many lifeboats seeking shore, Obama's "glow" helps bring people of color home.

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Asia Society's Prez on Global Citizens Like Obama

Jim Luce | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Upper East Side, Facebook, Performances, That, Shanghai, Afs, Pakistan, Jaffna, Hong Kong, Asian Art, Vishakha Desai, John D. Rockefeller, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Muslim, Andy Warhol Foundation, Indonesia, Hindu, Vietnam War, Korea, Williams College, Buddhist, Elephant Story, Nigeria, Mumbai, Brookings Institution, Sri Lanka., Robert B. Oxnam, Thought Leader, Manila, University of Massachusetts, Education, Asian Women Leaders, United States, Asia Society, Mathew Luce, Barack Obama, Global Citizen, Boston University, Asian-Americans, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Columbia University, Bombay University, U.S.-Asia Relationship, Hillary Clinton., Youtube, Taliban, India, International Relations, Asian Art History, Gates Foundation, New York News
Jim Luce

Asia Society president Vishakha Desai says, "Ours is a complex institution, and those experiencing it can describe it in the same way the blind men touch and describe an elephant."

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Village Green: Boston's Asian Community Brings Fun, Education & Affordability to Chinatown

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Boston, Asian Americans, Sustainability, Community, Housing, Neighborhoods, Cities, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

As has been the case with a lot of the Boston Asian Community Development Corporation's great projects and partnerships, someone had a good idea, ran with it, and created just a little more community than there was before in the neighborhood.

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Microsoft's Ad In Poland Photoshops Black Man, But Keeps Asian Man, White Woman

Posted 09.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Photoshop, Black Americans, Poland, Advertising, Microsoft, Asian Americans, Racism, Race, Business, African Americans, Business News

Doing business abroad sometimes requires companies to tweak their marketing strategies. Companies often swap idiomatic phrases or images in advertisem...

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Marie Claire's Asian "Trophy Wives": We're Not Only Fetish Objects, We're Brain-Dead, Too

Disgrasian | Posted 09.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Interracial Dating, Exoticism, Wendi Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch Wendi Deng, Sexual Politics, Asian Americans, Interracial Marriage, Marie Claire, Soon-Yi Previn, Orientalism, Suzie Wong, Marie Claire Asian Trophy Wives Article, Fetishes, Asians, Richard Bernstein, Asian Fetish, Sex, Trophy Wives, Geishas, Sexual Fetishes, Media News
Disgrasian

The complications of sexual politics notwithstanding, fetishists are easy to spot. They come at you with their prayer-bead bracelets and their suspiciously in-depth knowledge of your "culture."

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G. Gordon Liddy Thinks Bill Clinton Brought Back a Dead Giant Panda and a Penis from North Korea

Disgrasian | Posted 09.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Bill Clinton, Dementia, Right Wing Media, Laura Ling, Gordon Liddy, Racist, Asian Americans, Conservative Talk Radio, Bill Clinton North Korea, G. Gordon Liddy, Fox News, Euna Lee, Right Wing, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, North Korea, Media News
Disgrasian

While most of the country was busy heralding the safe return of American journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling from North Korea, Gordon Liddy appears to be losing his mind.

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Hangover Star Talks Openly About His "Tiny Penis"

Disgrasian | Posted 07.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Chick Flicks, Gender Stereotypes, The-Hangover, Stereotypes, Penis Size, Penis, Asian Americans, Ken Jeong, Asian Stereotypes, Ken Jeong Penis, Dick Flicks, Todd Phillips, Bromance, The Hangover, Ken-Jeong, Entertainment News
Disgrasian

One thing that left me feeling queasy after the movie was Ken Jeong's character, Mr. Chow. I hated the generic Engrish accent. And the character's queeny affectation left me cold, coming across more prissy than funny.

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Marcus Epstein Gives Everyone a Bad Name

Disgrasian | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jews, Hate Crimes, PAC Leaders, Asian Americans, Marcus Epstein, Marcus Epstein Calls Woman "Nigger", Team America, Tom Tancredo, Tancredo Speechwriter, Conservatives, Bay Buchanan, Asians, Karate Chop, Racial Slurs, Marcus Epstein Assault, Paleoconservatives, Politics News
Disgrasian

Marcus Epstein should know by now: Shame never dies. After all: shame, disappointment in self, feelings of failure and a deep sense of self-loathing ...

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And I Thought Having a Black President Would Help

Elicia Berger | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living

Read More: White, Color, Racism, Black, Obama, Racism in Politics, Asian, Race, United Nations Conference Against Racism in Geneva, Racial Slur, Asian Americans, Living News
Elicia Berger

Walking around Upper Manhattan, I hear a man's voice shout, "Tingy wei wei! Me want to drink tea!" I am stunned into silence, and keep walking. It is only a half a block later when I can even think. "Seriously?!"

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Juliet Lee: Sexy Competitive Eater

Disgrasian | Posted 06.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Sports, Eating Contests, Takeru Kobayashi, Clam Eating, Competitive-Eating, Hot Dogs, Competitive Eating, Hobbies, Takeru-Kobayashi, Hot Dog Eating Contest, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, Asian Americans, Nathans Hot Dogs, Juliet Lee, World Records, Style News
Disgrasian

Juliet could almost make me forget how grotesquely contorted competitive eaters' faces get when they jam 10 hot dogs in their mouths at once, and how, you know, they eat their own puke. Almost.

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The Be Like Me Party: Brown's Comments on Asian-American Names Translates to Bigotry in All Languages

Rachel Farris | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Trig Palin, Asian Americans, Betty-Brown, Texas-House, Voter Suppression, Sarah Palin Kids, Voter ID, Texas, Betty-Brown-Asian-American-Names, Gop Voter Suppression, Gop Voter Fraud, Sarah Palin, Voter ID Laws, Racism, Voter Fraud, Bristol Palin, Politics News
Rachel Farris

In the Texas House this week, it was Take Your Bigoted Representative to Work Day. For North Texas residents, that resulted in the softly-coiffed and loudly-talkin' Republican Betty Brown once again putting the proverbial Chico's pump in her mouth.

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"Should I h8 AZNs?": When Satire Fails, It's Racist

Disgrasian | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Music Blogs, Bloggers, Racist, Economic Crisis, Asian Americans, Hipsters, Race, Hipster Runoff, Blogs, Asian-Americans, Asians, Economic Recession, Satire, Racism, Racism and Satire, Racial Stereotypes, Hipster Kids, China Economy, China, Humor and Satire, Asia, Media News
Disgrasian

Unfortunately, "Should I h8 AZNs?" is not satire. It highlights a very real cultural anxiety and its attendant racist backlash without taking it to task in any substantive way.

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Women Changing China and the World: Modern-Day Lessons from a Foot-Binding Foe

Debora L. Spar | Posted 04.30.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Mao, Women's Issues, Barnard College, Chinese-American, Ruby Yang, College Admissions, Kang Tongbi, Asian-Americans, Water Cube, Chinese Women, Women's Health, Yang Lan, Yan Geling, China, Foot-Binding, Wu Qing, Asia, World News
Debora L. Spar

From my perch at Barnard College, I see an extraordinary generation of young women grappling with new ideas about feminism and new views of women's power and leadership.

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Time Running Out For Filipino Veterans

Jonah Lalas | Posted 04.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Justice for Filipino Veterans, Garment Workers, Pilipino, Organizing, Filipinos, Nurses, Filipino Veterans, Labor, Glass Ceiling, Asian Americans, Breaking Politics News, Barack Obama Asians, World War II Veterans, Asian-American Vote, Labor Unions, Reparations, Bataan Death March, Mang Peping, Manong Peping, Bataan, Fasgi, Home News
Jonah Lalas

Many thousands of Filipinos answered Roosevelt's call to join the U.S. forces fighting Japan in the Philippines, but had been denied the benefits they were promised until last month.

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A Victory for the Asian-American Community

Jonah Lalas | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pilipino, Hotel Janitors, Survivor, Employee Free Choice Act, Nurses, Asian Americans, Glass Ceiling, Garment Workers, Labor Unions, Asian-American Vote, Labor, Organizing, 80-20, Filipinos, Justice for Filipino Veterans, Barack Obama Asians, World War II Veterans, Unions, 80-20-Initiative, Piyush Jindal, Bobby Jindal, The Philippines, Politics News
Jonah Lalas

The Filipino veterans have received their due, but Asian workers have not. It is up Asian activists to continue to educate and politicize our youth.

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Asian Immigration: A Family Affair, A Chicago Perspective

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 03.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Immigration Reform, Asian American Immigration, Asian American Voters, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Asian Americans, Barack Obama Asians, Asian-American Vote, Obama Immigration Reform, Immigration Debate, Immigration Policy, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

To look at the news coverage, the 'broken immigration system' is about Latinos and their extended families, as if every single one of the "12 million" illegal immigrants in the U.S. came from Tijuana.

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"Hannah Montana" Needs Some Sensitivity Training

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 03.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Racial Politics, Miley Cyrus, Culture Wars, Stereotypes, Hannah Montana, Asian Americans, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, Race, Chris Rock, Entertainment News
Raymond Leon Roker

Cyrus being a model for millions of kids ought to mean she'd be taught more compassion and sensitivity. A mass exodus of racially conscious fans from her audience will help drive the lesson home.

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'New' Markets + New Media

Michael Hastings-Black | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Latinos, Advertisement, India, Gnarls Barkley, Kanye West, Asian Markets, Ethnicity, Nerd, Asian Americans, Music, Race, The Beatles, Ethnicities, Asians, Blacks, Advertising, Marketing, Jay-Z, Asian, African-Americans, African Americans, Cliches, Business News
Michael Hastings-Black

When brands aim to reach minority markets, most opt to play it safe with the tropes that Blacks value 'soul', Latinos love 'family', Asians are 'sedulous', etc...

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Asian Women: Rape And Hate Crimes

Jaemin Kim | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Gawker Media, Ethnicity, Chinese, White People, Michael Phelps, Gawker.com, Videogames, Anime, Sexism, Dating, Defamer, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, African Americans, Korean, Rape, Rachel Getting Married, Gawker, Asian Americans, Washington State, Los Angeles, Sexuality, Black People, Stereotypes, Spokane, Asians, Japanese, Nerds, Hate Crimes, Violence Against Women, Prejudice, Legal, Prosecution, Justice, Bigotry, Interracial Dating, Sexual Violence, Interracial Relationships, Fetish, Sexual Assault, Laws, Asian Women, Bias Crime, Living News, Women, Asian Fetish, Caucasians, Sex Crimes, Salon.com, Media Responsibility, Media Bias, Living News
Jaemin Kim

Reducing Asian women into a sexual object is not funny, it is not flattering. It is perilous. We can see this when Asian women are subject to race-targeted sexual violence.

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Jason Wu's Here, He's Queer, And All of His Hardass Asian Relatives Better Get Used to It

Disgrasian | Posted 03.01.2009 | Style

Read More: Coming Out to Family and Friends, Asian-Americans, Michelle Obama Inaugural Dress, Michelle Obama Inauguration Dress, Michelle Obama Jason Wu, Jason Wu Designer, Jason Wu Outed, Coming Out, Asian-American Fashion Designers, Gay, Jason Wu New York Times Profile, Getting Outed, Jason Wu, Style News
Disgrasian

Being Asian, gay and out to your parents is hard enough, what with our people's obsession with tradition and having grandchildren, without your bitchy aunties gossiping about your sex life.

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