Andrew Yang and Asian American Invisibility in Politics
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/19/us/politics/Andrew-Yang-2020-Democrats-Debate.html?searchResultPosition=1 If you've kept up with the...
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- Aug 13, 2018
- 3 min
The Queen of Unease
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/magazine/young-jean-lees-unsafe-spaces.html? Some plays are produced for enjoyment and laughter, some...
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- Jul 2, 2018
- 2 min
The Decline of Third Generation Asian-Americans
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/22/opinion/sunday/asian-american-tiger-parents.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-headin...
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- Jul 1, 2018
- 2 min
Asian-Americans Score High in Admissions — Except in Personality
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/us/harvard-asian-enrollment-applicants.html?action=Click&contentCollection=BreakingNews&contentID=6714...
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- Dec 14, 2017
- 2 min
Asian-American: Immigrant vs. Nonimmigrant
The term "Asian-American" paints with a broad brush note only diverse peoples and cultures, but also collapses the boundary between...
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- Nov 16, 2017
- 2 min
Third Culture Cuisine
"Asian-American cuisine." What comes to mind? Chinese takeout? Experimental New American food with dashes of soy sauce? Kimchi? Pad Thai?...
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- Oct 11, 2017
- 3 min
South Korea: Indifferent or Terrified?
Foreigners to South Korea are often disconcerted by what they perceive as a bizarre, nationwide calm towards North Korea. Even as the...
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- Sep 11, 2017
- 3 min
Is Data Collection on Asian Americans Racist?
The term "Asian American" is an extremely wide umbrella, and often paints more than 20 subgroups, ranging from Chinese, Filipino, and...
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- Aug 6, 2017
- 3 min
The 'Asian Tax' and a New Twist on Affirmative Action
Image credit: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/us/affirmative-action-battle-has-a-new-focus-asian-americans.html?hp&action=click&pgtype...
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- Jul 24, 2017
- 2 min
Hopes of Rearranging the Pecking Order Under Trump
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-supporters-obama-muslim-fox-news-2015-9 It isn't news that America has become less...
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- Jun 15, 2017
- 2 min
Dear Hollywood, Where are the Asian-Americans?
With constant white-washing and lack of representation on-screen, we keep returning to the same echoing question: where are all the...
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- May 26, 2017
- 3 min
A "Dog-Eat-Dog" System of Success
It Takes a Suburb: A Town Struggles to Ease Student Stress Competition and the consequent infectious anxiety and stress do not sprout...
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- Apr 23, 2017
- 2 min
'Model Minority' Myth Downplays Racism for Other Minority Groups
Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/19/524571669 We've heard it countless times before: Asian Americans are frequently...
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- Apr 23, 2017
- 2 min
Asian-American Splits on Police Treatment
Police brutality and profiling are seldom linked with the Asian American community -- certainly not due to a lack of cases, but because...
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- Apr 16, 2017
- 1 min
I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype
The Ted Talk above given by Canwen Xu delivers a common sentiment in the Asian-American community, especially the younger generations...
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- Apr 16, 2017
- 2 min
Airbnb Cancels Asian Guest's Reservation
Airbnb, an online marketplace and hospitality service that allows its customers to rent or lease lodging, is usually the beginning of...
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- Apr 15, 2017
- 2 min
United Airlines Passenger Dragged Off Plane
On April 10th, David Dao, 69, was dragged off of the overbooked United Flight 3411 at O'Hare International Airport. He suffered many...
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- Apr 2, 2017
- 2 min
Park Geun-hye Arrested and Jailed
Image Credit: The New York Times "Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s Ousted Leader, Is Arrested and Jailed to Await Trial" This Friday, South...
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- Mar 2, 2017
- 3 min
Asian Last Names Lead to Fewer Job Opportunities
How much power do mere words and their associated significations have over our perception of others? It seems almost comical how much...
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- Feb 22, 2017
- 2 min
Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans Rising Exponentially
Hate crimes targeting the Asian-American community have been on the rise, especially since the beginning of the election cycle. The Los...
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