Category Archives for Asian American issues
Asian American issues
Rice Heritage: Maria of Franklin Avenue
I was at first only going to do this series on rice heritage for May, Asian Pacific American month. But then Maria sent me her replies, and I’m beginning to see a pattern in the responses. So far, I’ve only … Continue reading
NBC News piece on rice’s importance
Turns out people do listen to me! AAJA-LA’s president Jinah Kim and NBC News correspondent did a piece on rice’s importance to all Asian cultures. Check it out!
Misidentified Asian Person
So I don’t think there are enough instances in misidentified Asian people in the news to warrant an ongoing feature like Undercover Black Man’s Misidentified Black Person, but this one is definitely worth mentioning. Radar notes that a little vignette … Continue reading
Rice heritage: Joz
Joz, of blogging.la and 8asians fame, was kind enough to answer my oh-so-penetrating questions about how rice fits into her life. Don’t remember why I’m obsessing over rice? Remind yourself here. While you were growing up, what were you taught … Continue reading
White rice heritage
I think just about everyone who is Asian has been closely watching the news from all over the world about rice shortages. It’s kind of everywhere there are Asians — San Francisco, The Philippines, Malaysia, Southern California, Seattle. Last week, … Continue reading