March 2012
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Help Bring Asian American Studies to Williams... →
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You don’t have be a Williams student, but you can show support.
The Asian Fetishism of Adoption
brandx:
In an international perspective, the Korean War marked the beginning of the Cold War and the initial stage in global U.S. hegemony. The heavy U.S. involvement in the origins of international adoption and an early interest in Asian children can in other words be interpreted as an expression of a Cold War mentality.
Through a discourse of familial love as well as tropes of child...
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February 2012
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URGENT: Friends, start calling (919) 857-9103 and...
Yesterday, the North Carolina DREAM Team went to the committee meeting at the Legislative Office Building of the North Carolina General Assembly. Undocumented youth stood up for their rights and fought back against the racist anti-immigrant bills and now are in danger of being deported. You can help by calling (919) 857-9103 and ask the Wake County Jail to release the three people who were...
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Anonymous asked: I love your blog. Just a quick question though, why did you choose Tumblr instead of other blogging platforms such as wordpress or blogger? is tumblr more effective for your target audience? thanks!
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janetgliang asked: Hi fellow Tumblr-er! Could you spare a moment to help Janet Liang? If you don't know her story, she's a recent UCLA grad who's currently battling leukemia (after relapsing around Christmas). She NEEDS to find a marrow match by this June. We're trying to mobilize the Asian American community to help her find a match. Could you reblog Janet's latest health update video on...
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A Small Break In Posting:
I will be taking a slight step back the next two weeks because I’ll be incredibly busy with New York Students Rising’s event on March 5.
New York Students Rising (NYSR) is a state-wide network of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and allies supporting the higher education campaign. One of ECAASU’s Campus Ambassadors, Juliet Shen, is one of the organizers involved in...
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Workshop 1: Framing/Counter-framing
You experience life through a smaller lens based on life experiences
where they’re from
upbringing
religion
peer encounters
sexuality
According to scholars at the Frameworks Institute, framing is how people make sense of and process information about the social world by developing mental shortcuts. These shortcuts derive from our prior experiences (including second-hand experiences)...
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Higher Education MATTERS, join this petition and... →
I wrote recently on higher education and the APIA community. For too long students have been ignored and pushed to the wayside, our issues and hardships left unnoticed. We call on our legislators to sign our pledge in order to bring more transparency and affordability to our public universities.
Student group seeks to combat Asian bullying →
paach:
In light of an increasing trend of violence and bullying toward Asian Americans across the nation, the APSC — Penn’s umbrella organization for Asian student groups — recently started a campaign to raise awareness about racial bullying.
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dear america, re: Jeremy Lin →
mizmlee:
allthatremainsislauren:
Dear America,
I’m sending you a plea on behalf of all Asian Americans. I know you’re caught up in Linsanity just like we are. It’s a beautiful thing to watch you gaze with jaws dropped at the exploits of the first Asian American marquee player in NBA history. But we really need this to continue, so it’s very important that you let us help you learn how not...
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Asian American Small Business Owners - Wil Yu
This week, I joined my colleagues, including White House Cabinet Secretary and Initiative Co-Chair Chris Lu, in Jacksonville, Florida to engage with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) business leaders about the Obama Administration’s policies and programs to support aspiring entrepreneurs and start-ups, resources for small businesses wanting to go global, and innovation opportunities for...
“Worried that we might develop an accent, my father insisted that we speak...”
– Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People - Helen Zia (via thepageact)
“The curators of a special exhibit at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, in 1997...”
– Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People - Helen Zia (via thepageact)
Watchbluepeets:
thanh-tan:
SNL ‘Linsanity’ sketch.
This is brilliant. I just hope people get it.
This was actually a VERY well-done skewering of the double standard out there. Thanks, SNL, I have faith in you again.
"Media Hype for Lin Stumbles on Race" by David... →
generasian:
An extremely well-written and thought-provocative article responding to the late media frenzy and hype that’s fallen upon Jeremy Lin and race.
Courtesy of the New York Times.
Hard Truths: Minority Scholarships →
moobar4lyfe:
Excerpt from this post:
White Men are the new minority. They can’t get scholarships for school because of the colored and lady folk. Except, that’s not true. Not even a little bit. […]
Well, I have the numbers for the Nationwide study. I’ll admit it, these are the numbers that dance in my head when I hear “White people/white men are the new minorities.” Ready? Here we go…
White:...
Dr. Sarah Jones tweets about Black/Asian... →
fuckyeahasianmen:
Because Dr. Sarah Jones is dope. And Asian Americans and Black Americans have a long history of sticking together under racial oppression, and in the face of the Jenny Hyuns & Floyd Mayweathers, we need to remember that. And Calvin Ho of http://www.plaidbag.org (@calvinhyj) is not only dope, but also extremely attractive.
Sleeping Dragons: The Asian Feminist Awakening
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By Juliet Shen
When it comes to feminism, the first thing you picture is not an Asian woman. Long has the stereotype of submissive, obedient, petite Asian women begging to serve you and please you for a “five dolla sucky sucky” reigned. But as our generations surpass one another, the anger and vocality of Asian and Pacific Islander women grows and strengthens. We stand together...
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My Perspective on Asian American Feminism (via AA... →
I Didn't Know I Was Vietnamese
baohouse:
My cousin posted this on his Facebook the other day:
Being a senior this year makes me regret not ever maintaining a Vietnamese identity and keep a steady vocabulary of Vietnamese words or staying in Vietnamese school. I will have nothing of my cultural identity to pass onto and of my children if I ever had children. If I had kids, what would I tell them? That I was...
Real-Life Documentarian: Open Call: Any U.S.-born... →
green-street-politics:
I have a group project in my Sociology- Minority Studies class, in which we are to present about a given group. We are supposed to narrow our group down to a much smaller, much more specific subgroup, since the time limit for the presentation is pretty short (15-25…
ESPN Racist Jeremy Lin Headline: Network... →
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If you haven't heard...
ESPN published a headline after the Knicks lost saying Chink in the Armor.
Now, let’s refresh our memory. What is possibly one of THE most offensive thing you can call someone of Asian descent?
Thanks, ESPN! You’re doing a great job reinforcing those Yellow Peril stereotypes, slurs, and beliefs! You should air Hoekstra’s ad on your network.
neaato (Network of Entertaining...
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Anonymous asked: I totally respect your opinion and everything. But I think you judged him a little too quick. I mean, everyone expresses their hate or feeling of dislike to someone that hurt them, right?... He just happened to do it in a song. "For that rebound that check that I abused" is the wrong lyric, he actually said, "For that rebound chick and I straight up used." He does respect...
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Lisa Chan from Hoekstra Ad Apologizes →
“I am deeply sorry for any pain that the character I portrayed brought to my communities. As a recent college grad who has spent time working to improve communities and empower those without a voice, this role is not in any way representative of who I am. It was absolutely a mistake on my part and one that, over time, I hope can be forgiven. I feel horrible about my participation and I am...
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More John Liu News: Coming Out Against $100... →
“For the cost of this benefits package the city could give 4,385 students full, four-year scholarships to CUNY or hire 1,458 new teachers or pay for 350,000 GED test-prep programs or launch a micro-lending program for minority and women entrepreneurs.
“The EDC has not clearly justified why this much money should be used to subsidize this company. This subsidy seems to give away too much in...
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Why I Am Not a Dumbfoundead Fan
Dumbfoundead, a hip hop artist, recently released a free EP in honor of Valentine’s Day called Love Everyday. Here’s the video for the single “For You” and the lyrics:
This is for my fifth grade crush My middle school make out sessions in a bus Freshman hooking with high school sluts Burning mix tapes with the bands that you loved House party hickies unhooking that bra...
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Deadspin Let Me Talk About Whether Or Not Jeremy... →
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mizmlee:
THIS.
Great article