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Heath Hyche: Last Yellow Face Comic Standing

Thanks to my trusty DVR I had a chance to check out some of the previous week's "Last Comic Standing" on NBC and I'm glad I did, because otherwise I wouldn't have seen how comedian Heath Hyche decided to go where pretty much no other comedian goes...
Slanty | Sat, Dec 5th- 12:35pm | Media, Race, TV

English-Only Graduation Speeches?

Here's some English-only b.s. coming out of the Terrebonne Parish in Louisiana:

Cousins Hue and Cindy Vo, co-valedictorians at Ellender High School, apparently gave a part of their graduation speeches in Vietnamese. Now the school district...

Momo Chang | Sat, Dec 5th- 12:35pm | News & Politics, Politics, Race

Interracial dating and Asian Americans always a hot subject

Jeff Yang's Asian Pop column and a post by The Black Snob at ...
Harry Mok | Sat, Dec 5th- 12:35pm | Race

Walt Disney Sued for Alleged Religious Discrimination

A class action religious discrimination lawsuit against Walt Disney World Company, also known as Disney? Oh the infamous "Disney look" that I've always heard about over the years from various friends is finally coming back to bite its own butt....
Lisa Lee | Sat, Dec 5th- 12:35pm | News & Politics, Race

Sex and the City Not So Pretty

Raise your hands if you thought the new 'Sex and the City' blew chunks.

- Largely plotless

- Horrible pacing

- Couldn't make myself care if any of the characters were happy, sad, getting laid or not getting laid....
Rebecca | Sat, Dec 5th- 12:35pm | Film, Race, TV

Amy Winehouse and her new racist song

I really did like Amy Winehouse. I fell in love with her live performance of "Back To Black" at 2007's SXSW so much that I had to convert the video and put it onto my phone, and then searched out her music to find other videos so that I could add...
Slanty | Sat, Dec 5th- 12:35pm | Race

"Hollywood Chinese" in LA and NYC

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Momo Chang | Sat, Dec 5th- 12:35pm | Art & Design, Film, Race

Self-Hating Esther Ku on 'Last Comic Standing'

Here is a recent clip of Esther Ku's act. Basically she's a walking disaster, just like that confused girl Gina Choe...

Alvin Lin | Tue, May 4th- 9:30am | Culture, Performing Arts, Race

John McCain: "I Hate The Gooks"

No commentary necessary, it speaks for itself. I find his rationale and defense insane.

Arizona Sen. John McCain refused to apologize yesterday for his use of a...
Alvin Lin | Tue, May 4th- 9:22am | Politics, Race

Happy Birthday Yuri Kochiyama

Activist Yuri Kochiyama is 87 today. Read a nice profile of her in the Oakland Tribune from Hyphen's own Momo Chang.

Harry Mok | Sat, Dec 5th- 12:35pm | News & Politics, Politics, Race
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