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 I'm editor in chief of Hyphen, a magazine about Asian America for the culturally and politically savvy. Check out Disgrasian.com bloggers Diana Nguyen and Jen Wang and more in The Trailblazing Issue.
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Interesting tidbit from a New York Times story about a study of interracial college roommates: Those who roomed with Asian Americans became more prejudiced. The Times article focused mostly on black-white relationships but this paragraph caught my eye: Several studies have shown that living with a roommate of a different race changes students’ attitudes. One, from the [...] In his latest piece at SFGate, Asian Pop columnist Jeff Yang wonders if the term Asian American has relevance in today’s world. Activists began using “Asian American” during 1960s civil rights movement as a way to forge their own identity in a society that considered them orientals and outsiders. What does Asian American mean now? It’s a question we [...] Very sad news about the passing of Ronald Takaki and Him Mark Lai. Both were great scholars, historians and human beings. I was going to see the “Star Trek” reboot tonight, but my in into the advance screening bailed on me, so I’ll wait till this weekend. We brought back a couple of “Star Trek” related articles on Hyphenmagazine.com to mark the movie’s opening. One is a Q&A with John Cho, who plays Sulu in the movie, [...] This may not come as a great shock, but a new comprehensive study of Chinese Americans finds that they face “glass ceiling” obstacles in the workplace. Feeling the heat from criticism, the LPGA today backed off its new policy of suspending international players who do not learn to speak English. The LPGA is forcing its players to learn English or risk suspension from the women’s pro golf tour. The new rule looks to be aimed at players from South Korea, who make up the largest international contingent. Jeff Yang ponders whether Barack Obama could become the first Asian American president, even though he’s black, just like Bill Clinton was once called the first black president, even though he’s white. My trip to Chicago last week for the Unity Journalists of Color convention drew some parallels the “Across Asian Middle America” feature in the Road Trip Issue of Hyphen, which hits the streets in August. Chicago is a great city and has a sizable Asian American presence, but it’s nowhere near Los Angeles, New York or [...] Jeff Yang’s Asian Pop column and a post by The Black Snob at The Dregublog last week broach a familiar topic for Asian Americans: dating and sex. |
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