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April 2008

An Example of How I Find it Hard to Separate Race and Gender

Tue, 04/29/2008 - 08:58
I'm a Japanese-American woman. I'm an outspoken, stubborn but mostly peaceful person. I overlook a lot of offensive statements on the internet, but every now and then, they sneak up on me and whack me on the head. While browsing The Onion's AVclub blog, I ran across one of those "I Went to Japan and it's Weird There and They Sell Weird Stuff in Vending Machines" posts.

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Supporting Filipino Veterans

Tue, 04/22/2008 - 09:47
The Senate has just voted in favor of moving forward on a floor debate for S. 1315. The good news is that the first vote taken by the entire Senate on Filipino WWII veterans equity legislation was passed unanimously 94-0. The BETTER news is that our work HAS ONLY BEGUN. The Senate will spend the next 30 legislative hours debating this bill.

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The Invisible Class of Asian-Americans

Tue, 04/22/2008 - 05:29
Recently in the news, there's been a lot of primary political analysis about white working class voters. Rachel from Rachelstavern.com asks, "Why does “Working Class” mean white in our political discourse?" Once I thought about the question some more, I realized that she was right, and "white working class" is a symbolic redundancy.

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Does my vote really make a difference?

Thu, 04/17/2008 - 16:26
Q. Does my vote really make a difference? Short answer: YES!! Long Answer courtesy of the Federal Election Commission: "Just" one vote can and often does make a difference in the outcome of an election.

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Virginia Tech Ignored Cries for Help

Thu, 04/17/2008 - 07:18
art_kim_family.jpg I want to say I’m shocked by this story, but I’m not.

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Yul Kwon Gets Engaged...

Thu, 04/17/2008 - 07:12

… the hearts of thousands of Asian Americans break. Just got this email from Yul Kwon, winner of Survivor a couple seasons back. Apparently, he popped the question to long-time girlfriend, Sophie Tan.


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Next Generation Voices

Tue, 04/15/2008 - 03:49
H/T to Angry Asian Man "Next Generation Voices" is a new group that was established in response to the events that took place at the University of Colorado, Boulder when the student newspaper published an article entitled, "If It's a War Asians Want, It's a War They Get." The first campaign of NGV is "In

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Obama turns the bitter sweet

Fri, 04/11/2008 - 17:02

So Obama's opponents tut tut over his comments about the bitterness of so


Dear Journalists:  John McCain is not your girlfriend and you are not Percy Sledge

Fri, 04/11/2008 - 08:45
So enough with the "When a Man Loves a Woman" act.
If she's bad he can'

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Hall of Shame: Torture advocate John Yoo

Fri, 04/11/2008 - 01:48
Berkeley law professor John Yoo joins the Hall of Shame for destroying the rule of law and contributing to the deaths of dozens of people by providing legal cover for the Bush Administration's policy of torture at Guantanamo.