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Academic Version: Applying my personal experiences and academic research as a professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies to provide a more complete understanding of political, economic, and cultural issues and current events related to American race relations, and Asia/Asian America in particular.

Plain English: Trying to put my Ph.D. to good use.

December 4, 2004

Written by C.N.

New Asian American Voters Survey

Originally posted Sept. 2004

New California Media just released a comprehensive survey entitled, the National Poll of Asian Pacific Islanders on the 2004 Election. The survey included interviews with 1,004 Asian American respondents with detailed information on their ethnicity, their age, educational attainment, residence in a “battleground state,” voting pattern in the 2000 election, opinions on the Iraq War and domestic Read More →

Written by C.N.

Can Ignorance be More Blatant?

Orignally posted Aug. 2004

Michelle Malkin is a ultra conservative Filipino American commentator and writer who, among other things, has just written a book entitled “In Defense of Internment: The Case for ‘Racial Profiling’ in World War II and the War on Terror.” In it, she claims that there was enough information about attempts by the Japanese government to establish a Read More →

Written by C.N.

Jumping the Gun

Originally posted July 2004

Annie Jacobsen was a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight from Detroit to Los Angeles when she witnessed what she interpreted as fourteen Middle Eastern men acting suspiciously — talking amongst themselves, frequently looking around the cabin of the plane, and using the restroom quite frequently. Apparently she interpreted these events as the beginnings of a terrorist Read More →

Written by C.N.

Who’s the More Ignorant?

Originally posted June 2004

Bill Parcells, head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, recently used the racial slur “Jap” in an interview with reporters. As described in this article, Parcells tried to preface his comments by saying, “Mike wants the defense to do well, and Sean, he’s going to have a few … no disrespect for the Orientals, but what we call Read More →

Written by C.N.

The Tragic Anna Mae He Case

Originally posted May 2004

Anna Mae He is a five-year old Taiwanese girl who has been raised by a White family since she was a few months old. Her birth parents have been trying to win back custody of her, claiming that they were misled into giving away full custody of Anna by the Baker family. Rather, Anna’s birth parents Read More →

Written by C.N.

Outrage at Racist & Homophobic Details Magazine

Originally posted April 2004

In its May 2004 issue, Details magazine included a piece entitled “Gay or Asian,” as another installment of their “Gay or __” series. Purporting to be an “anthropology” piece, the author, Whitney McNally, writes such things as “Whether you’re into shrimp balls or shaved balls, entering the dragon requires imperial tastes” and “Ladyboy fingers: Soft and long. Read More →

Written by C.N.

William Hung Mania Sweeps the U.S.

Originally posted Mar. 2004

William Hung is a college student at U.S. Berkeley, majoring in engineering. Several months ago, he decided to appear on the tv show “American Idol,” singing Ricky Martin’s song “She Bangs.” The problem is, William can’t really sing that well. Combined with the Simon Cowell’s famous reputation for being blunt, the results were rather predictable. Read More →

Written by C.N.

Interracial Couple Beaten in Racially-Motivated Attack

Orignally posted Feb. 2004

On January 31, 2004, as the Iowa City Press Citizen reports, second-year University of Iowa law student Janis Chang and her White boyfriend were attacked by four White male UI college students who yelled racial slurs at them, called her a “chink” and her boyfriend a “chink lover,” and made monkey sounds at them.

As the couple tried to Read More →

Written by C.N.

Shutting Down Karaoke Private Rooms

Orignally posted Jan. 2004

CBS News reports that the City Council of San Mateo, California, has issued a temporary ban on the use of private rooms in karaoke bars, arguing that drug use, gambling, and prostitution are rampant in these private rooms.

Naturally, the karaoke business owners are up in arms about the ban and argue that just because some isolated Read More →

Written by C.N.

Bush Proposes Reforming Immigration Laws

Orignally posted Jan. 2004

The President recently unveiled a plan to reform the U.S.’s immigration laws to allow undocumented workers to stay in the U.S. as “guest workers” in jobs that U.S. workers do not want, for a period of three years, during which time they could also apply for a green card and become a permanent resident. I find this Read More →

Written by C.N.

N.Y. Met Executive is Fired Over Racist Remarks

Originally posted Nov. 2003

Bill Singer was (emphasis on “was”) a special assistant for the New York Mets until he directed some racist remarks at Kim Ng, an Asian American executive for the Los Angeles Dodgers, formerly employed by the New York Yankees, and widely respected as the most powerful Asian American in baseball. As this article from the A.P. via Read More →

Written by C.N.

“Ghettopoly” Creates a Storm of Controversy

Orignally posted Oct. 2003

David Chang, a Chinese American entrepreneur, had an idea that he could create a version of the classic board game Monopoly, except his version is centered on an inner-city ghetto theme and features caricatures of Blacks holding sub-machine guns, bottles of malt liquor, crack houses, prostitutes, etc. Needless to say, his idea of “fun and games” touched Read More →

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December 4, 2004

Written by C.N.

New Asian American Voters Survey

Written by C.N.

Can Ignorance be More Blatant?

Written by C.N.

Jumping the Gun

Written by C.N.

Who’s the More Ignorant?

Written by C.N.

The Tragic Anna Mae He Case

Written by C.N.

Outrage at Racist & Homophobic Details Magazine

Written by C.N.

William Hung Mania Sweeps the U.S.

Written by C.N.

Interracial Couple Beaten in Racially-Motivated Attack

Written by C.N.

Shutting Down Karaoke Private Rooms

Written by C.N.

Bush Proposes Reforming Immigration Laws

Written by C.N.

N.Y. Met Executive is Fired Over Racist Remarks

Written by C.N.

“Ghettopoly” Creates a Storm of Controversy