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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.

August 22, 2011

Written by C.N.

Posts from Years Past: August

If you’re the nostalgic type, you might be interested to read the following posts from August of years past:

2010: Asian Americans, Education, & More Signs of Inclusion
Several recent news articles related to Asian Americans point to more inclusion in higher education.

El Nido, Palawan, the Philippines © Angelo Cavalli/Corbis

2009: Globalization and Golf: Y.E. Yang, Newest Major Champion
Y.E. Yangâ€™s dramatic upset of Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship represents a significant individual achievement and the emergence of a larger global trend in the world of golf.
2008: Spain Basketball Teamâ€™s Racist Gesture
Racist gesture by Spain’s men’s basketball team highlights how firmly embedded White privilege is around the world.
2007: Asian Intermarriage Patterns in Britain
Recent data about marriage and homosexuality attitudes among British Asians shows notable contrasts with U.S. Asians.
2006: Portraying Asian Americans in Video Games
Despite being overrepresented as video game programmers and players, Asian Americans see few positive portrayals of themselves as video game characters.
2005: Viet Nam War Reenactments
Growing popularity of Viet Nam War reenactments spark some tensions and debates around the racial aspects of such events.
2004: Can Ignorance be More Blatant?
Looking at the reasons why conservative Asian American ‘pundit’ Michelle Malkin defends the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

February 10, 2011

Written by C.N.

Posts from Years Past: February

As I and my colleagues in New England continue to dig ourselves out of another snowstorm, here are some posts in this blog from February of years past:

2010: Connecting Toyota and Asian Americans
Looking at the larger sociological context surrounding Toyotaâ€™s recent troubles and its cultural connections to Asian Americans.

2009: Using Immigrants to Stimulate the Economy
To stimulate our economy, perhaps we should let in more Asian immigrants.
2008: Another Example of East-West Convergence
McDonalds restaurants incorporating feng shui — capitalism and natural harmony coexisting or just lipstick on a pig?
2007: Controversy Over Childrens Book
Cross-ethnic and nationalist tensions get reignited over the award-winning book So Far From the Bamboo Grove.
2006: Toyota Joins NASCAR
Toyota’s announcement that it will participate in NASCAR, the most popular form of motor racing in the U.S., poses a challenge to the sport’s all-White, American south-based culture.
2005: Multiracial Commercial Images
Images of racially-diverse and multiracial Americans are becoming more common, but how representative are they of the realities of the U.S. racial landscape?
2003: in Defense of Ignorance
Asian Americans react to Rep. Coble’s ignorant and misinformed defense of the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during WWII.

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August 22, 2011

Written by C.N.

Posts from Years Past: August

February 10, 2011

Written by C.N.

Posts from Years Past: February