Topic “History”

How Hula Dancing Came to Arizona Prisons

In a Hawaiian-only prison in Arizona, getting in touch with their roots is one way inmates get by.

By: Toshio Meronek | Posted: Mon, Apr 8th- 2:10pm | Under: arizona, CCA, Corrections Corporation of America, Delbert Wakinekona, Hawaii, Issue 26, Saguaro Prison, Activism, Culture, Diaspora, History, Politics, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice

CAAMFest 2013 Interviews: Deann Borshay Liem and Ramsay Liem of 'Memory of Forgotten War'

Memory of Forgotten War features testimonies of four first-generation Korean Americans survivors of what is known in the US as the "forgotten war." Co-directors Deann Borshay Liem and Ramsay Liem discuss the making of a documentary...

By: Terry K Park | Posted: Tue, Mar 19th- 1:40pm | Under: Blogger Column, CAAMFest 2013, documentary, Korean War, Q+A, Culture, Diaspora, Film, Film Festivals, History, News & Politics, Profiles, Reviews

Yellowing the Vote: My Mother’s Ballot Box Legacy

PaKou Her recounts her mother's excitement on election days and discusses voting trends in the Asian American community today.

By: PaKou Her | Posted: Tue, Mar 19th- 2:49pm | Under: Community, Diaspora, History

Behind the Fried Rice Curtain, Part 2

Growing up in the 1940s in Macon, GA, where we were the only Chinese family in town, I never knew Chinese restaurants existed.

By: John Jung | Posted: Thu, Jan 31st- 8:54pm | Under: Chinese food, Georgia, John Jung, South Carolina, Food and Agriculture, Food, Issue 26: The South - Spring 2013, History, Race

The ABCs of Hmong

An elementary school in South Sacramento is home to the only Hmong dual-language immersion program on the West Coast.

By: Momo Chang | Posted: Fri, Jan 4th- 5:21pm | Under: dual language immersion, Education, Hmong immersion, Lee Yang, Sacramento, Susan B. Anthony Elementary, Culture, Diaspora, History, Immigration, Parenthood, Social Issues

Deliberate Distortions: 'Radiolab' and the Hmong Story

How Orientalism and ethnocentric prejudice hijacked a "scientific quest for the truth" behind yellow rain, with unsettling consequences.

By: Kirti Kamboj | Posted: Fri, Oct 12th- 7:15pm | Under: agent orange, eng yang, hmong, kao kalia yang, orientalism, radiolab, robert krulwich, vietnam war, yellow rain, Culture, History, Media, News & Politics, Race, Science, Social Issues, Social Justice

Politics: Our Political Leaders Deserve Some Blame for Sikh Shooting

The political discourse in the US fuels the fear of Muslims. Policies such as the Patriot Act, and more recently the National Defense Authorization Act, have contributed to this environment, as have speeches and stances taken by elected officials...

By: Nadia Hussain | Posted: Mon, Aug 20th- 1:38am | Under: 9/11, muslim, shooting, Sikh, wisconsin, Activism, Community, Culture, Diaspora, History, Immigration, News & Politics, Politics, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice

Erika Lee's ‘Attachments’ Exhibit and Immigration Archives

While researching the Chinese Exclusion Era as a graduate student, history professor Erika Lee stumbled upon her grandmother's wedding photo in an Alien File. This photo, and her grandmother's story, are among many immigrant...

By: Victoria Yue | Posted: Wed, Aug 1st- 8:17am | Under: Alien Files, Blogger Column, Chinese Exclusion Era, Erika Lee, National Archives, Diaspora, Events, History, Immigration, Social Issues

Politics: Muslims Gain Seats at Dems 'Big Tent' Convention

Long marginalized by the political establishment, Muslim Americans are standing up and sending a sizable elected delegation to this year's Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC.

By: Nadia Hussain | Posted: Fri, Jul 27th- 12:55pm | Under: 9/11, charlotte, convention, Democratic, Election, muslim, Activism, Community, History, Immigration, News & Politics, Politics, Race, Social Justice

The Legend of Leremy Jin, James Leland Dolan, and Carmelo McAnthony

In the wake of New York Knicks owner James Dolan's decision to not match the Houston Rockets' contract for...

By: Terry K Park | Posted: Fri, Jul 27th- 10:48am | Under: basketball, Blogger Column, humor, James Dolan, Jeremy Lin, labor, New York Knicks, satire, sports, Culture, Fiction, History, Profiles, Race

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