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Home In A Home As Families Live Together Longer

AP | AMY TAXIN | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Multigenerational, Latino, Video, Extended Family, Hispanics, Asians, Multigenerational Homes, Home Design, Latino Voices News

LOS ANGELES -- It's a home within a home – and it could be coming soon to a home near you. Builders across the country are revamping home desig...

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Marion Barry: 'Dirty' Asian Business Owners 'Ought To Go'

Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Dc, 2012 Marion Barry, Video, Marion Barry Asians, District of Columbia, Asians, Marion Barry, DC Elections, Ward 8, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry (D) made some indelicate remarks about Asians on Tuesday night while celebrating his win ...

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Jeremy Lins of America -- Please Stand Up!

Daniel Koh | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Daniel Dae Kim, John Cho, Asian Americans, Jeremy Lin, Race, Race Relations, Asians, Asian American Culture, Asian-American, Asian Culture, Race in America, Culture News
Daniel Koh

The stereotype of the socially inept, meek Asian-American is one that needs changing. That ultimately requires Asian-Americans to challenge themselves --- and society at large -- to rethink the place of Asian-Americans in our society.

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Andrea Stone

Census: America Quickly Moving Toward White-Minority Nation

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: 2010 Census, 2010 Census Racial Gap, Asian Population America, Segregation, Asians, Racial Generation Gap, Hispanic Population America, Hispanic Children, Immigration, White Population America, White Children, Hispanics, Arizona Immigration Law, Race, New Minorities, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A new analysis of 2010 Census data suggests that America might be become a white-minority nation faster than once predicted. The dat...

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The Big Mouths of Alexandra Wallace and Gilbert Gottfried

Chez Pazienza | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aflac, Aflac Duck, Gilbert-Gottfried-Japan, Gilbert Gottfried, Asians, Ucla, Alexandra Wallace, Asian Americans, Media News
Chez Pazienza

Two very recent examples of people who let their mouths get them into trouble, and why the uproar over both -- the two being vastly different forms of expression -- is a little silly.

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The Asian Whizkid's Sibling? The Heartthrob

Victoria Moy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Whiz Kids, Cool Asians, Far East Movement, Whiz-Kids, Tiger Mom, Aj Rafael, Youtube Artists, Maria Aragon, Asian-Americans, Asians, Filipino American, Dana Leong, Asian American Musicians, Asian Americans, Youtube, Musicians, Asian American, Asian American Youth, Youtube-Musicians, Entertainment News
Victoria Moy

Asian Whiz Kids and their Tiger Moms surely abound. But frankly, this model is rather old. The newer, more interesting strand of Asian American is... the Heartthrob Asian.

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It's Been 3 Years Since The "War Against Asians" Story Ran In CU's Student News Site

Gil Asakawa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: CU Independent, Campus Press, Asians, War Against Asians, Day of Remembrance, Denver News
Gil Asakawa

To me, the significance of February 19 will always be underscored by the outrage I felt on Feb. 18 three years ago today. I'm glad that outrage has passed and turned into an opportunity for me to work with the eager, smart and savvy students that work today on the CU Independent.

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William Alden

Foreclosure Crisis Intensified Among Blacks, Hispanics: Study

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Predatory Lending, Subprime Mortgages, Asians, Mortgage Crisis, Hispanics, Race, Racial Discrimination, Civil Rights, African Americans, Video, Business News

African Americans have suffered disproportionately from foreclosures due to racially discriminatory lending practices, a new study shows (h/t to Felix...

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Suburbs Losing Young Whites To Cities, Brookings Institution Finds

AP / Huffington Post | HOPE YEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Whites, Suburbs, Baby Boomers, Austin, Jobs, Atlanta, Hispanics, Portland, New York City, Census, Dc, Young Professionals, Asians, Blacks, Washington, Cultural Generation Gap, Cities, Minorities, Business News

WASHINGTON - White flight? In a reversal, America's suburbs are now more likely to be home to minorities, the poor and a rapidly growing older populat...

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2010 Census: Officials Worry Low Response Rate Is Form Of Anti-Government Protest

Houston Chronicle | Richard S. Dunham and Meredith Simons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Whites, Congress, Briscoe County, Money, Lubbock, Ron Paul, Funding, Race, Democrats, Michele Bachmann, Census, Texas, 2010 Census, King County, Conservatives, Blacks, Asians, Gop, Culberson County, Minorities, Republicans, Slidepollajax, Politics News

"Contrary to historical trends," the Houston Chronicle reports, "some of the toughest challenges" facing the agency responsible for carrying out the 2...

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More Minority Babies Will Be Born In 2010 Than White Babies, Demographers Predict

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Whites, Asian Babies, Census Bureau, Minority Births, Sociology, Hispanics, Race, Mothers, Black Babies, 2010 Census, Census, Hispanic Babies, White Babies, Education, Birth Control, Asians, Blacks, White Births, Minority-Majority, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become t...

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COLUMN: Too many Asians?

The Chronicle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Asian Americans, College Admissions, Asians, Duke University, The South, Duke University Chronicle, The Chronicle, College News

Duke's entering Class of 2009 contained the highest percentage of Asian students that the University had ever enrolled, at least at the time. Asian s...

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sold into slavery

Katharine Quarmby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sham Marriage, Disability, Asians, Forced Marriage, Slavery, Rape, Domestic Violence, Home News
Katharine Quarmby

The chilling story of a young disabled woman, who was sold for £8000 in a sham marriage to a Chinese man hoping to enter the United Kingdom, is unfo...

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Minority Population Growing, Dispersing: Fewer Congressional Districts Are Predominantly White

The March of Diversity | Saturday, December 19, 2009 | Posted 05.25.2011

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With Hispanics providing the principal engine, the nation's minority population is not only increasing but also dispersing beyond the big cities where...

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Palin's Uncomfortable Racism

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah-Palin-Racism, Tea Party Protests, Presidential Campaign, Blacks, Asians, Palin's Father, President Obama, Sarah Palin, Racism, Gop, Hispanics, Going Rogue Book Tour, Chuck Heath, Home News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Recent events don't type Palin as a racial bigot. They do type her as the latest in the long train of right-side GOP politicians who calculate that they can score big with a subtle play of the race card.

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

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

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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Philippine Prisoners Dance to Michael Jackson's "Dangerous"

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Dancing Filipino Prisoners, Filipino Thriller, The Philippines, Michael Jackson Dangerous, Dancing Philippine Prisoners, Philippines, Dancing, Michael Jackson Death, Viral Video, Viral Videos, Asians, Prison, Filipinos, Michael Jackson Dies, Dance, Prisons, Rehabilitation, Entertainment News
Disgrasian

The prisoners at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center make incarceration look really awesome with another Michael Jackson dance video, this time to "Dangerous."

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Anna Wintour Has an "Oriental" Face, Apparently

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vogue, Asians, Vogue Magazine, The Devil Wears Prada, Anna Wintour Bob, Anna-Wintour-Bob, Charlie Chan, Anna Wintour, Hair, Celebrity Hairstylists, Style News
Disgrasian

The man responsible for Vogue editor Anna Wintour's signature bob is a Malaysian-born Londoner named Charlie Chan.

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People Who Suck at Math (Ahem, Iran Election Riggers)

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Math Is Hard, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Math, Asians, Iran Election, Iran Protests, Iran Election 2009, Iran Election 2009 Demonstrations, Iran, Asians and Math, Iran Elections, Math Scores, Iran Election Fraud, Ahmadinejad, World News
Disgrasian

Two Ph.D. candidates performed a mathematical experiment, looking at "digit frequencies" in the vote counts to come up with a statistical probability that the election was fair. The probability came out to .005.

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Marcus Epstein Gives Everyone a Bad Name

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Old White Men

Norman Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Norman Horowitz

I am "an old Jewish white man." I am also Father, Grandfather, and an ex Husband. How else or who else could I be? I have an opinion about everyth...

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Quick, Which Ethnic Group Is More Patriotic Than the Average?

John Ridley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Asians, Asian Heritage Month, History Months, Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, Minorities, Politics News
John Ridley

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month doesn't get nearly the play that Black History Month does. But then neither do Women's History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, or American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month.

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That Chinese Sperm Bank Photo: You've Been Shanghaied

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sperm Donors, Lies, Gender Stereotypes, Chinese, Sperm, Chinese Sperm Banks, Stereotypes, Hoaxes, Sperm-Banks, Asians, Chinese Culture, Ethnocentric, Racial Stereotypes, Asia, Memes, China, Happy Ending Massage, Cultural Differences, Asian Sperm Bank, Asian Sperm Bank Photo, Shanghai-China, Media News
Disgrasian

I conducted a little investigation and found that this picture first surfaced on the interwebz in late 2008, and it was immediately dismissed as a hoax by officials at Renji Hospital in Shanghai.

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

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

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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'New' Markets + New Media

Michael Hastings-Black | Posted 05.25.2011

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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