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Too Much At Stake for Complacency - A Call to Action for Immigration Reform

Fri, 02/26/2010 - 19:19

Look at "those illegals,” my friend said jokingly while he was dropping me off to the Bart Station. He pointed at two Mexican immigrants standing against the fence. Although it was a joke, I was extremely angry. Yet, I was defenseless and vulnerable. I simply laughed with him and stayed casual as if nothing happened. Once he dropped me off, I wondered if he would treat me differently if he knew that I’m also “illegal.”


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Progressive bloggers and advocates set the stage for immigration reform in 2010

Fri, 01/22/2010 - 14:28

(From the Restore Fairness blog.) "Not the usual suspects-" This is how Nico Pitney, National Editor for the Huffington Post and moderator on a panel discussion about the prospect of immigration reform, introduced his fellow panelists.


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Monday morning racism from Monroe County

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 14:17

I’ve never heard of Monroe County. Turns out, it’s a little county in Forsyth, Georgia, which is north of a town called Macon and far south from Atlanta. But, if you Google “Monroe County”, the first website you get is for the ”Monroe County Reporter”, the self-proclaimed “No.1 source of news and advertising in Monroe County”.

I think that’s the dictionary definition of  being a big fish in a little pond. Or, perhaps a puddle even.


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Sarah Palin - A Minority Thing

Mon, 12/07/2009 - 16:33

Cross-posted: Reappropriate


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Asian American Candidates Win in Local Elections

Wed, 11/04/2009 - 16:47

Cross-posted: Reappropriate


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The Growing Asian American Vote

Thu, 10/29/2009 - 13:34

Cross-posted: Reappropriate


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The Price of Beauty: Nail Products Contain Harmful Chemicals

Fri, 07/31/2009 - 08:40

The demand for “mani/pedis” and other beauty salon services has grown steadily over the past few decades.  Nail salon and other cosmetology workers handle solvents, chemical solutions, glues, and cosmetic products that contain chemicals known to be carcinogenic and suspected to cause reproductive harm on a daily basis. Of the more than 380,000 nail technicians nationwide, a staggering 42% are of Asian descent.


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Anglicized Names in China?

Mon, 04/27/2009 - 23:34

This is perhaps of more sociological/cultural interest than political, but my cousin, a writer in Shanghai, recently wrote an interesting article in Slate inspired by the Betty Brown incident on the growing use of Anglicized names in China among the Chinese.  I knew it was a popular practice, but I didn't realize it had become routine among Ch


Updated List of National AAPI House Parties

Below is the list of house parties open to the public.  Check back often as we'll be constantly updating our list. If you would like to host a party in your city, please email Patrice at patrice.yao@gmail.com.

 

Arizona - Phoenix
Host: Rano Singh
Contact: private party


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