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Lost and Found: The Legacy of the Bangladeshi Sons of New York

The recent wave of immigration monopolizes the narrative of South Asians Americans. Early immigrants from East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) built richly diverse communities and organized across racial lines more than half a century ago....

Nadia Hussain | Mon, Feb 4th- 3:44am | Coalition, Education, Harlem, muslim, south asian, Across the Desk, Community, Culture, Diaspora, Immigration, Politics, Race, Social Issues

Pose this Way: What Blogger Kinesthetics Say About a Global Fashion Industry

If you have a Facebook account, ever shopped on Etsy, ever followed or created a fashion-related Pinterest board, or flipped through the Style section of a major newspaper recently, chances are you’ve seen one: The Fashion Blogger Pose.

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Minh-Ha T. Pham | Sat, Jan 19th- 3:22am | blogs, susie bubble, Across the Desk, Business, Fashion, Gender

Open Letter: The Morning After the Presidential Election

What kind of world might we wake up to on Wednesday? Min Song walks us through ways to brace -- for the worst, or for something better, and for the work still ahead, either way.

 

Min Hyoung Song | Mon, Nov 5th- 11:33am | Across the Desk, Politics

Oak Creek: Legacies of Racism and the Road Ahead

Sangay Mishra looks to reframe the conversations we have in the aftermath of racial violence, like the killings at Oak Creek.

Sangay Mishra | Wed, Aug 22nd- 12:29pm | domestic terrorism, Oak Creek, racism, Sikh temple, Across the Desk, News & Politics, Race, Social Issues, University/Academics

'Front Desk -- How Can I Help You?': Indian American Motel Owners in the Heartland

What's life like behind the motel lobby? Take a peek with writer Dashini Jeyathurai, into sociologist Pawan Dhingra's new book.

 

Dashini Jeyathurai | Mon, Aug 27th- 6:59pm | American Dream, Indian American, Life Behind the Lobby, motel, Pawan Dhingra, Across the Desk, Diaspora, University/Academics

Ethical Manhoods: Interview with Professor and Filmmaker Celine Parreñas-Shimizu

Professor Parreñas-Shimizu talks about her latest book, Straitjacket Sexualities: Unbinding Asian American Manhoods in the Movies.

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Terry K Park | Thu, Jul 19th- 3:05pm | Asian American men, Blogger Column, book review, Celine Parreñas-Shimizu, Education, film, Gender, Interview, Linsanity, sexuality, Across the Desk, Books Section, Community, Culture, Film, Film Festivals, Gender, History, Media, Performing Arts, Profiles, Race, Reviews, Sex, SFIAAFF, Social Justice, Sports, TV, University/Academics

‘Samurai Among Panthers’: On the Life of Richard Aoki

The life of Richard Aoki, the former Black Panther and Asian American leader, was more nuanced than his hardline image makes it seem.

Momo Chang | Fri, Jun 29th- 8:58am | Asian American Political Alliance, asian american studies, Black Panther Party, Diane Fujino, Education, Ethnic studies, Third World Liberation Front, UC Santa Barbara, West Oakland, Across the Desk, Activism, Books Section, Community, Culture, Gender, History, Politics, Race, Social Justice

When Words Fail: Careful Framing Needed in Research on Asian Americans

An advisor to the recent Pew report on Asian Americans explains why Pew's 'Tiger Mom' and 'model minority' messaging towards news media does more harm than good.

Karthick Ramakr... | Fri, Jul 20th- 5:10pm | Pew Research Center, Across the Desk, Social Issues, University/Academics

Filipino Labor for Sale! Will Deliver.

Why (and how) the Phillipines' largest export is migrant labor.

 

Robyn Rodriguez | Tue, Jul 3rd- 8:46pm | CARE, immigration, Issue 25, Migrants for Export, Across the Desk

Rodney King, Redux

A parting thought on the L.A. Riots, for future reference, from Min Hyoung Song.

Min Hyoung Song | Tue, Jan 15th- 5:29pm | Los Angeles Riots, Ronald Reagan, Sa-I-Gu, Strange Future, Across the Desk, History, Social Issues
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