Heroes, Season 4 Episode 1

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Yes, I #8217;m already a week behind on blogging about the latest season of Heroes. Blah. Heroes is noteworthy for being one of the few shows on primetime to feature a multi-racial cast of characters. With #160;the generally #160;abysmal #160;representation of Asian American faces on television (although Jee of 8Asians notes the growth in number this year), series regulars Masi ... Read more

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International Non-Violence Day

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Today is the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi #8217;s birthday, and is marked by International Non-Violence Day. Today is a day for remembering the lives lost in social oppression and violence, and a day to appeal to the better nature in all of us. Gandhi #8217;s philosophy of non-violence as a method for resistance and uprising inspired political ... Read more

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Fan Secret Identities and APIA Vote

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Just a quick note: become a fan of Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology and APIA Vote on Facebook! Read more

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Bao Phi on Race, Violence, and Police Brutality

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Hat-tip: Racialicious Bao Phi writes about the little-known stories of victims of police brutality. Here #8217;s an excerpt: We all have our fears. #160; Some of these fears are consciously and subconsciously taught to us by society, some of them may be reinforced by personal experience. And these fears are absolutely impacted by race, gender, class, sexual orientation. #160; Those ... Read more

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NY Times: On Paper Sons

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The New York Times #160;had an excellent article on the #8220;paper son #8221; phenomenon that hugely impacted Chinese American immigration into this country. Here #8217;s an excerpt: ?When we think about illegal immigration, we think about Mexican immigrants, whereas in fact illegal immigration cuts across all immigrant groups,? said Erika Lee, the author of ?At America's Gate: Chinese Immigration ... Read more

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Updated theme

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I updated the theme for the blog, but with only a few hours to dedicate, all I did was hack the default theme. Sorry this theme isn #8217;t as visually dynamic as others I #8217;ve done; I just needed to get rid of that default one. Read more

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Congratulations, John Liu!

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John #160;Liu isn #8217;t Asian America #8217;s singular political leader (do we even have one'), but he #8217;s pretty dang close. Those of us who have been around the politically active wing of the APA community have seen how John Liu, a New York City councilman, is omnipresent in virtually every major political action that our community has involved ... Read more

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Sad day for my blog and a fresh start

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I guess this is what those in the comics world would call a #8220;reboot #8221;. Although, in this case, it #8217;s as if the Marvel #160;vault burned to the ground and we #8217;re starting over by handing Stan Lee a piece of recycled newspaper and some chalk. Here #8217;s what happened: I had not been blogging for a few months, and ... Read more

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Defition of Hate Crimes Extended to Protect Gays

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The House of Representatives voted in approval of extending the definition of a hate crime to include violence based on a person’s sexual orientation. About bloody time. Read more

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?Geisha': Blog Wars'

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Yikes — looks like we might have a blog war a-brewin’ between APAP and 8Asians. I blogged earlier this afternoon about the “Geisha” bar opening in Oakland, linking a post from APAP for some of my sources. It turns out that Moye, over at 8Asians, also read the APAP post and has a different take on the “Geisha” fiasco. Aside from the heavy cultural significance of the word, the leaders of this protest also cite that giving the bar with such a name would help... Read more

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Subjugating APA Women One Meal At A Time

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‘Cuz when I go out to dinner, I’m looking for a little bit of racism with my sushi entree. The Asian American community is no stranger to offensive Asian-themed restaurants. Here in Tucson, the Asian American community successfully lobbied a local restaurant named “Eggrolls, Etc.” to change multiple anti-Asian references in their menu. Last year, this blog was involved in lobbying a restaurant on the East Coast in an effort to raise awareness about advertisements that... Read more

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