Topic “Race”

Blast from the Past: James Wong Howe, Oscar-Winning Cinematographer

This Chinese American cinematographer's creative genius would garner him 10 Academy Award nominations and two wins – at a time when he also came head to head with anti-miscegenation laws and strong anti-immigrant sentiment.

By: Victoria Yue | Posted: Fri, May 13th- 9:08pm | Under: APAH month, cinematography, film, filmmakers, James Wong Howe, Diaspora, Film Festivals, History, Immigration, Performing Arts, Politics, Profiles, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice

DVD Review: Hollywood Chinese

Written, produced, directed and edited by award-winning filmmaker Arthur Dong, Hollywood Chinese chronicles a century of Chinese American images in film.

By: Alvin Lin | Posted: Tue, Aug 23rd- 11:58am | Under: Alvin Lin, Arthur Dong, Curse of Quon Gwon, DVD, Hollywood Chinese, media portrayal, Race, Culture, Film, Issue 23: Bittersweet - Spring 2011, History, Media, Race

On SF's San Bruno Ave, Businesses Promote Common Ground

On San Francisco’s San Bruno Avenue, Joe Johnson and Nelson Liang share a view of a rapidly changing neighborhood and a prescription for improving relations between African American and Asian American communities.

By: New America Media | Posted: Mon, Apr 4th- 9:26am | Under: Bruno Avenue, san francisco, Community, News & Politics, Race

Hyphen at the National Conference on Media Reform, April 8-10 in Boston

A few months ago fellow hyphenator Nina Fallenbaum told me about the upcoming National Conference on Media Reform in Boston. Once upon a time, before her Hyphen days, she attended. Now I am, and so is Hyphen.

By: Saif Ansari | Posted: Tue, Mar 29th- 9:34pm | Under: Boston, NCMR, Events, Hyphen Events, Media, Networking, Race, Social Issues

UCLA Won't Punish Student for Anti-Asian Video Rant

Update: UCLA said it won't take disciplinary action against the student who created the anti-Asian YouTube video that went viral.

By: Hyphen | Posted: Fri, Mar 18th- 5:23pm | Under: alexandra wallace, UCLA, youtube, News & Politics, Race, University/Academics

Debunking the Flanagan Delusion: Tiger Moms vs. Eagle Moms

Having missed the memo on outdated racial stereotypes, social critic Caitlin Flanagan keeps the fear alive in her recent article in The...

By: Victoria Yue | Posted: Tue, Mar 22nd- 9:30pm | Under: amy chua, Blogger Column, Caitlin Flanagan, Community, Culture, Immigration, News & Politics, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice, University/Academics

Racist Video Rant about Asians in UCLA Library Goes Viral

An alleged UCLA student named Alexandra Wallace posted a YouTube video blog with inflammatory remarks against Asian students who share the library space with her.

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By: Jessica Lum | Posted: Mon, Mar 14th- 6:16pm | Under: alexandra wallace, discussion, racism, social media, students, UCLA, university, youtube, News & Politics, Race, University/Academics

Asian Americans in California Show Biggest Growth in Census

Census 2010 data released for California shows that Asian Americans were the fastest growing ethnic or racial group.

By: Harry Mok | Posted: Wed, Nov 9th- 1:14am | Under: 2010 Census, Asian Pacific Islander, Census, Demographics, Population, Immigration, News & Politics, Politics, Race

Think Campus Racism is Old Hat? Go Back to School

A week and a half ago, Gawker pulled together a list of racism-related incidents on college campuses across the country that had occurred within days of each...

By: Sylvie Kim | Posted: Mon, Feb 28th- 5:07am | Under: Blogger Column, Race, University/Academics

'Vincent Who?' DVD Giveaway

We're giving away three copies of the documentary film ...

By: Momo Chang | Posted: Tue, Mar 8th- 10:11am | Under: APAP, Vincent Chin, Vincent Who?, Film, Media, Politics, Race, Social Justice

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