I sure am. Not Rebecca Black’s Friday, of course…although that song is kind of catchy. As long as I don’t actually listen to the lyrics. Anyway, I recently found out about this Asian kid chillin’ in the music video for “Friday.” This would be an occasion for me to point and shout, “Look! Asian!” It…
Unfortunately, we made a few mistakes in our Winter 2011 issue. We are deeply sorry about this. Page 3: Michelle Bacani is a third-year student, not a fourth-year. Page 19: Credit was not appropriately given for listed scholarships. UCLA Asian American Studies Center issued the following scholarships. Contact Meg Thornton for more details: Angie Kwon Memorial Scholarship 21st Century Undergraduate…
Chinese American Manolo and his parents are pushed in line for deportation soon while his brother stays in the United States. What a way to break up a family. Community members have built a facebook page and a petition in order to protest these deportations. So far, only 236 people have “liked” the page and…
Hyphen Magazine and The Asian American Writers’ Workshop are hosting the fourth annual Asian American Short Story Contest. This contest, with a grand prize of $1000, publication in Hyphen magazine, and the honor of short story of the year, is open to all writers of Asian descent living in the United States or Canada. This…
The creative force behind Secret Identities–the comic book anthology of Asian American superheroes–have started SIUniverse for Japan, an online auction to raise money for the ongoing relief efforts in Japan. Items up for bid include comics, books, action figures, CDs, DVDs, etc.–all donated by the creative talent behind Secret Identities. These people include: * Keiko…
Yes, it is finals week (if you couldn’t tell from the reduced number of my posts), and I have an essay due tomorrow as well as a final that I have not yet started studying for. But I would be remiss in my ~*American manners*~ if I did not share this gem with you: Asians…