Asian-American: Immigrant vs. Nonimmigrant
The term "Asian-American" paints with a broad brush note only diverse peoples and cultures, but also collapses the boundary between...
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Nov 16, 20172 min read
Third Culture Cuisine
"Asian-American cuisine." What comes to mind? Chinese takeout? Experimental New American food with dashes of soy sauce? Kimchi? Pad Thai?...
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Oct 11, 20173 min read
South Korea: Indifferent or Terrified?
Foreigners to South Korea are often disconcerted by what they perceive as a bizarre, nationwide calm towards North Korea. Even as the...
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Sep 11, 20173 min read
Is Data Collection on Asian Americans Racist?
The term "Asian American" is an extremely wide umbrella, and often paints more than 20 subgroups, ranging from Chinese, Filipino, and...
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Aug 6, 20173 min read
The 'Asian Tax' and a New Twist on Affirmative Action
Image credit: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/us/affirmative-action-battle-has-a-new-focus-asian-americans.html?hp&action=click&pgtype...
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Jul 24, 20172 min read
Hopes of Rearranging the Pecking Order Under Trump
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-supporters-obama-muslim-fox-news-2015-9 It isn't news that America has become less...
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Jun 15, 20172 min read
Dear Hollywood, Where are the Asian-Americans?
With constant white-washing and lack of representation on-screen, we keep returning to the same echoing question: where are all the...
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May 26, 20173 min read
A "Dog-Eat-Dog" System of Success
It Takes a Suburb: A Town Struggles to Ease Student Stress Competition and the consequent infectious anxiety and stress do not sprout...
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Apr 23, 20172 min read
'Model Minority' Myth Downplays Racism for Other Minority Groups
Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/19/524571669 We've heard it countless times before: Asian Americans are frequently...
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Apr 23, 20172 min read
Asian-American Splits on Police Treatment
Police brutality and profiling are seldom linked with the Asian American community -- certainly not due to a lack of cases, but because...
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Apr 16, 20171 min read
I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype
The Ted Talk above given by Canwen Xu delivers a common sentiment in the Asian-American community, especially the younger generations...
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Apr 16, 20172 min read
Airbnb Cancels Asian Guest's Reservation
Airbnb, an online marketplace and hospitality service that allows its customers to rent or lease lodging, is usually the beginning of...
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Apr 15, 20172 min read
United Airlines Passenger Dragged Off Plane
On April 10th, David Dao, 69, was dragged off of the overbooked United Flight 3411 at O'Hare International Airport. He suffered many...
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Apr 2, 20172 min read
Park Geun-hye Arrested and Jailed
Image Credit: The New York Times "Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s Ousted Leader, Is Arrested and Jailed to Await Trial" This Friday, South...
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Mar 2, 20173 min read
Asian Last Names Lead to Fewer Job Opportunities
How much power do mere words and their associated significations have over our perception of others? It seems almost comical how much...
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Feb 22, 20172 min read
Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans Rising Exponentially
Hate crimes targeting the Asian-American community have been on the rise, especially since the beginning of the election cycle. The Los...
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Feb 18, 20171 min read
Choi Soon-shil: The Korean Corruption Scandal
Many have already heard of the corruption scandal still rocking South Korea as well as the international community. The nation's...
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Sep 18, 20162 min read
My War
"My War," a Chinese-language movie directed by Hong Kong director Oxide Pang, premieres on September 30th, but it has already raised a...
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Aug 17, 20161 min read
International Asians and Asian Americans
(Image from GhanaClass.com) The Atlantic Monthly recently published an essay entitled, "The Burden of Being Asian American on Campus." In...
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May 25, 20161 min read
Tiger Mom, Redux
Tiger moms reached new heights of notoriety with the publication of Amy Chua's 2011 book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Chua's book...
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