May 2013
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PLEASE TAKE ACTION!
On Tuesday, May 21st, the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin considering amendments to sections of the immigration bill dealing with family-based visas. Judiciary Committee members need to hear from supporters of family reunification from across the country - not just those who live in their states - about the affect these amendments will have on our communities. Please call TODAY, May 20th...
FINALS: We are America, America Is Home National...
Over the past month, the National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC) has collected family photographs and stories to be included in a national photo album. This photo album and story collection will be presented to key legislators to show them how important FAMILY is to the immigrant community. Strong families make strong communities which make a stronger country.
NAKASEC...
Lucy Liu: On Race in Hollywood →
generasian:
In this recent interview with Net-A-Porter, actress Lucy Liu talks about typecasting in Hollywood and her struggle to transcend “ethnic” roles:
“I wish people wouldn’t just see me as the Asian girl who beats everyone up, or the Asian girl with no emotion. People see Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock in a romantic comedy, but not me. You add race to it and it became, ‘Well, she’s too...
John Cho – on the infantilization of Asian...
asamstudiesintro:
from Oliver Wang, “The Game-Changer: An Interview With John Cho,” Asia Pacific Arts 7.3.2009) <http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/090703/article.asp?parentID=110145>
APA: Last question…for Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, Viva La Union recorded a song for the soundtrack with the line, “I want my own Chinese baby” — what’s that about?
JC: When I was thinking...
funny note to the previous post:
I’ve been using this seasoning literally as long as I can remember in everything that I cook and I didn’t realize it was MSG until my friend was over and was reading the label.
DEEEEELICIOUS.
The Racist Myth of MSG and 'Chinese Restaurant...
zuky:
This is the story of a racist myth that began with a light-hearted letter to the New England Journal of Medicine in 1968 and subsequently exploded in North American culture — in direct opposition to every shred of scientific evidence — becoming so prevalent that credulous eaters buy into it to the point of experiencing its effects on a purely psychosomatic basis.
It’s often been called...
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Watchmaasufightsback:
Share your story with us please at advocacy@maasu.org! STAY FIERCE!
titotito shares his thoughts on bullying. SO MUCH LOVE, TITO <3
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Watchmaasufightsback:
Anti-Bullying Campaign
MAASU would like to give you the opportunity to have your voice heard by sharing your personal experiences of bullying. All you need to do is record a short video clip telling your story. In your video, feel free to share your name and what school you go to. If you do not feel comfortable talking in front of a...
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Anti-Asian Riots and Massacres
angryapihistory:
Not only did the US government sanction legalized discrimination against Asian immigrants, violence against Asian immigrants and Asian Americans has a long history here in the United States. Here is a partial list of some of the riots and massacres, specifically targeting API communities, that have left their mark on the history of the our people here in the US.
1856 - El...
“The musical Miss Saigon has been running for over 20 years, which means it’s...”
– Poet Bao Phi on the play Miss Saigon. Despite continual protests from the Asian American community, theater companies like Towne Theater in Columbia, South Carolina continue to perform the racist musical—and to add insult to injury, this production has an all-white cast. The show is opening during...
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Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Asian Laws
angryapihistory:
The history of our people here is one fraught with discrimination. Legalized discrimination. Here’s a list of some dates in history where laws passed (or rulings were issued) that make us remember how fucked up the immigration system is, and has been.
1790 - The Naturalization Act. Only free white immigrants can become citizens of the US.
1850/1852 - California passes the...
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18MillionRising.org Launches “Thank You Mom”... →
In celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and Mother’s Day, 18MillionRising.org (18MR) has launched the #TYMom (Thank You Mom) project (http://bit.ly/tymom). The project includes the production of a “Thank You Mom” video to express love and gratitude to moms — as well as to our diverse AAPI heritages and communities. Video participants give special thanks to...
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Onward, Hmong American Studies!
reallifedocumentarian:
hmongamerica:
It has been announced that Dr. Yang Sao Xiong has accepted the Faculty position in Hmong American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He will have a joint faculty position with the School of Social Work and will start his position as associate professor in Fall 2014.
This is a milestone in the development of Hmong American Studies at...
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The Role of Asian Greeks Today →
The first Asian American fraternity was formed in upstate New York around the time of World War I to combat the racial discrimination that Asian college students faced. Basically, because Asians were excluded from the white people’s clubs, the guys decided to form their own. In the late 40s, a group of Japanese American women in Southern California formed the first Asian American sorority to...
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Watchmaasufightsback:
Juliet shares her experiences of bullying. Thank you for sharing! This is exactly what MAASU is about. We want to create a space for Asian-Americans to feel safe and accepted.
Please send us YOUR stories to: advocacy@MAASU.org Like us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/MidwestAsianAmericanStudentsUnion?fref=ts
Follow us on Twitter: @MAASUFightsBack
The Midwest Asian...
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Why The Mandarin needed to be portrayed as he was...
callmekitto:
fuckitfireeverything:
or, why the MCU didn’t ruin your favorite supervillain.
below the cut: Iron Man 3 spoilers, discussion of cultural appropriation, narrative arc, and analysis of how ridiculously, wonderfully meta the advertising scheme of IM3 was.
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THIS IS MORE OR LESS WHAT I WAS GETTING AT BUT IN A MORE ELOQUENT WAY LAST NIGHT
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WELLESLEY ASIAN ALLIANCE: "Berkeley Fourth-Graders... →
asianamerican:
Ed Note: On January 10, 2013 nine-year-old Rodrigo Guzman was detained along with his family by Immigration and Customs Enformcement (ICE) along the Texas-Mexico border. After determing their visas had expired, the family was sent back to Mexico and told they must wait five years before…
Removing the context from a quote by bell hooks
aznnotwhite:
theraceproblem:
Recently the following quote by bell hooks was shared and reblogged on tumblr over 350+ times:
“White supremacist power is always weakened when people of color bond across differences of culture, ethnicity, and race. It is always strengthened when we act as though there is no continuity and overlap in the patterns of exploitation and oppression that affect all...
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“Up to that point, we had been called Orientals. Oriental was a rug that everyone...”
– - Richard Aoki
The birth of Asian American identity springs from radical roots, anti-racism, solidarity with Black Power, and embracing the importance of self-definition. We need to remember the Asian American Political Alliance.
From their declaration in 1969:
DECLARATION OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN...
“You speak English with almost no accent.”
is not a compliment for me.
So get...”
– Neha Ray
My accent is one way I carry my home with me.
(via neharaysays)
Taking a break to catch up on schoolwork and...
See you on the other side!
Banh Bao
hamhand:
In first grade, my class had a pot luck, where I brought banh bao, a Vietnamese dessert, in which a white bun is stuffed with yellow custard. And though delectable, to me at least, nobody understood it. Instead, they jeered at the bun, while looking at me, and pulled at the corners of their eyes, chanting, “Ching chong. The witch is dead.” And as they said, so I was; born the next day...
Vandal Targets Filipino Establishments in Hate...
pag-asaharibon:
A vandal struck the Old Alvarado neighborhood over the weekend, spraying graffiti on Filipino-American establishments.
Those targeted were the Toppings Too restaurant, the Filipino Advocates for Justice office and the Filipino Community of Alvarado and Vicinity building, which houses various offices including the Union City Chamber of Commerce.
The pieces of graffiti appear to...
Why the Model Minority Stereotype is Divisive to... →
illethegal:
1. Perpetuates Wedge Politicking 2. Promotes Meritocratic Logic 3. Ignores Historical Facts
I keep saying this in so many words, but people have internalized or understood the model minority myth however they have and come up with conclusions however they’d like.
