Category Archives for Asian American issues
Asian American issues
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
One of my old lurking haunts comes back online
Via 8asians, I found out tonight that iistix is finally back online. I used to constantly lurk on iistix’s forums, even meeting up with some folks when I was up in the Bay area, and when folks came down to … Continue reading
Another useless class-action lawsuit
I actually write quite a bit about class-action lawsuits. However, I don’t know how much sense this one makes, so here it is: A U.S.-based national organization of Filipinos and Filipino Americans is preparing a $500M class suit against ABC … Continue reading
‘Desperate Housewives’ offends Filipinos worldwide
Watch this video and you decide for yourself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKsIeclUATY Is the line offensive to Filipinos? That silly joke has sparked a worldwide controversy – Filipinos all around the world are freaking out that Teri Hatcher made fun of Filipino medical … Continue reading
Kenneth Eng, Psych Patient
The horrific train wreck that is Kenneth Eng has made news yet again — turns out he threatened to kill his Queens neighbor if their dog bit him, so he was arrested. But he can’t even bail out now because … Continue reading