Topic “News & Politics”

In the Face of Bullying

Writer: Helen I. Hwang

On a cold December day in 2009, just weeks before Christmas, 15-year-old Trang Dang was walking home from school with her sister and eight friends, all recent Vietnamese immigrants. Also part of their group: the...

By: Helen I. Hwang | Posted: Thu, Nov 10th- 9:23am | Under: Activism, Feature, Issue 24: Survival, Immigration, News & Politics, Race, Social Issues

Obama’s America: More Warren Buffett’s Secretary, Than Warren Buffett

Sandip Roy explains why the dialing back of American exceptionalism in President Obama's 2012 State of Union address is a good thing.

By: New America Media | Posted: Fri, Jan 27th- 9:30am | Under: 2012 state of the union address, american exceptionalism, President Obama, News & Politics

Jon Huntsman 'Manchurian Candidate' Ad Gets Two Thumbs Down

A distasteful video denouncing GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman for his connections with China and his relationship with his two adopted daughters has made waves.

By: Kevin Lee | Posted: Mon, Jan 9th- 8:34pm | Under: 2012 presidential campaign, China, family, Jon Huntsman, Politics, president, News & Politics

Link Round-Up: Noob Style

Our blog intern Esther Kim rounds up a series of noob-related articles to inaugurate her first links post.

By: Esther Kim | Posted: Mon, Dec 19th- 10:46am | Under: American Dream, Boston, Chick-Fil-A, College, diabetes, film festival, Indian American, Noob, Tae Kwon Do, Thai American, university, Virginia, News & Politics

Recent Virginia Tech Shooting a Somber Reminder of Four-Year-Old Tragedy

Reflections on the echoes of Cho Seung-Hui.

By: Kevin Lee | Posted: Wed, Jan 25th- 1:59pm | Under: Cho Seung-Hui, guns, mental health, tragedy, violence, Virginia Tech, News & Politics

Hardships for Asian Food Workers

Tough to mistake canines for quackers, but that is what an enterprising Minneapolis TV journalist did when trying to determine if a New York City Chinatown meat market was selling cuts of man's best friend.

By: Kevin Lee | Posted: Wed, Nov 23rd- 12:46pm | Under: Blogger Column, dogs, Food, meat markets, Minnesota, New York, news, restaurants, Food, News & Politics

Jean Quan and the Death of Asian America

The idea of the “Asian American” was born in the '60s with Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and her Third Worldist comrades. Now she stands as a sobering reminder of what a movement like Occupy risks becoming as time wears on.

By: Chris Fan | Posted: Fri, Dec 16th- 10:19pm | Under: asian american studies, Jean Quan, occupy Oakland, occupy wall street, News & Politics, Politics, Social Justice

Occupy Cal: API Edition

When Occupy Cal students marched through the city of Berkeley, many API students could be seen holding signs that read, “Asian American and Proud,” and calling for funds for Ethnic Studies and the language departments.

By: Steven Cong | Posted: Fri, Dec 16th- 12:34pm | Under: occupy wall street, Activism, News & Politics, Social Justice

Congress Shouldn’t Delay Justice Any Further

Acknowledging the intolerance of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the pain it caused.

By: Nick Lepham | Posted: Mon, Nov 14th- 1:13pm | Under: Immigration, News & Politics

Study Finds API Youth Most Bullied

A new study shows that Asian American teens experience more bullying than any others. Writer Helen I. Hwang discusses the study. Read her story, "In the Face of Bullying,"...

By: Momo Chang | Posted: Mon, Nov 14th- 10:37am | Under: bullying, Helen I. Hwang, Loan Tran, Trang Dang, WHIAAPI, Activism, News & Politics, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice

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