A local Vietnamese-American group Friday filed a lawsuit accusing the San Jose City Council of repeatedly flouting the state’s open-meeting law.
The lawsuit by theVietnamese-American Community of Northern California asks a judge to declare that San Jose broke the Brown Act open-meeting law in a Nov. 20 vote that designated a “Saigon Business District” on Story Road.
The vote ignited a furor in the community, which had pushed heavily for the name “Little Saigon.”
Max Karson’s duties with the Campus Press have been suspended pending a restructuring of the opinions section,he published flammable column regarding Asian Americans “If it’s war the Asians want … It’s war they’ll get,”click here for more
Gina Yee 22, a daughter of a Chinese chef Allen Yee whose dream job was himself to be a police officer, but it happen for his daughter Gina Yee. Yee was one of 11 new police officers who took an oath Thursday to protect and serve the citizens of Duluth. Gina Yee is a 2004 graduate of Duluth Central High School, where she was captain of the cheerleading squad. She also spent many hours volunteering at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Yee, who stands 5-foot-1 and weighs 110 pounds, received her law enforcement training at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.and mainly Yee is the first Asian-American female officer in the Duluth department.
You guys made a point on ur last podcast to say that if an Asian male was to be casted in a show like Cashmere Mafia that he would have to be good looking and tall and “perfect” I suppose.
But everyone on that show is somewhat “perfect”, There is not an ugly person on there that is actually a real character. I never thought Lucy Liu was pretty but we can’t deny she has been promoted as which is a sex symbol I say reluctantly, cause I hate that bitch with the fury of a thousand suns.
I suppose I wanted to point this out more than anything cause sometimes I do feel like we shoot ourselves in the foot.
I mean first we complain that Asian males are depicted as small frail ugly and socially retarded, then we get a guy that I might say is the exact opposite of that and then we complain again.
I know what your saying with the whole only a good looking Asian male is worthy of dating an Asian female, I would agree but can you imagine if it was an ugly Asian male on that show ? Especially in that show where everyone is a size 2 or below and for the most part flawless, even the asshole white husbands are not physically unattractive.
If I saw an ugly Asian male on a show where everyone is hot I might be even more pissed.
Among the flurry of Super Bowl commercials this past Sunday, you may remember an anomaly: an animated offering by Salesgenie, a provider of sales leads and mailing lists — a company you probably haven’t heard of.
If you’re still struggling to make sense of the ad, let me end the head-scratching for you:
I know, it is the end of January already, but it’s not too late to implement this as your 2008 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION!
It’s no secret that we’re addicted to media content that’s produced by greedy, ignorant, money grubbing racists. They produce it because we keep buying it. So, if you’re among those who consume such diversity-negligent media, you have no right to complain. Instead of whining about it, you should stop feeding the monster, and do your part to fight it.
Print the following and post it on your refrigerator. Follow these four steps, and we’ll be on our way to media empowerment.
MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
DETOX: I HEREBY RESOLVE TO KICK THE HABIT NOW, AND STOP CONSUMING (LEGIT) COPIES OF DIVERSITY-NEGLIGENT CONTENT.That diversity-negligent GENOCIDAL media content we’re all addicted to? It’s like crack. Actually, more like OPIUM. Those Hollywood bastards know it’s genocidal, yet they still peddle it to us cuz it makes them gobs of money. It’s the Opium War of the 21st Century.
THE “PATCH”: IF I MUST CONSUME DIVERSITY-NEGLIGENT CONTENT, I WILL CONSUME IT IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT BENEFIT THE PRODUCERS OF SUCH CONTENT, BECAUSE THEY DON’T DESERVE MY MONEY.I know it’s a tough habit to kick, but if you absolutely just have to get your fix of Desperate Housewives, The O.C. or white people in romantic comedies, get it from an “alternative source” in Chinatown. A friend of mine also likes to go to thepiratebay [dot] org, but the last time we checked, that was illegal, so our Fallout Central stance on that is to NOT go to thepiratebay [dot] org.
FILL THE VOID: I PROMISE TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT ASIAN AND ASIAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS, ACTORS, AND PRODUCERS.Just cuz you’ve kicked the habit doesn’t mean that there isn’t anything worth watching. On the contrary, there’s a LOT of good content out there. Support Asian films and filmmakers. If you live in New York or L.A., go see what’s playing at the ImaginAsian. In New York, attend performances by NAATCO, MaYi or DiverseCity Theater. They put on lots of dynamic shows featuring talented, yet under-appreciated, Asian actors. The more you support these actors, the stronger they will be, and as you know: In America, we have to work twice as hard to be half as good.
LOOK TO THE FUTURE: I RESOLVE TO FACILITATE THE DIVERSITY-ORIENTED EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION.Keep track of how much money you’re saving by NOT consuming diversity-negligent content. Why? Because we need to use that money to help inoculate the next generation from the filth in today’s media content. You should donate the money to diversity-oriented educational programs for children. If you don’t know of any such programs, here’s a good place to start: The RiceDaddies.com Empowerment in Diversity Challenge. Here’s another: APEX - dedicated to promoting the development of inner-city Asian American youth by providing them with adult role models, educational programs, social services, and career guidance.
If everyone did the things on this list, we’d be well on our way to true Asian-American empowerment through the media.
In the 2006 remake of “The Pink Panther”, Kevin Kline plays a detective who, upon learning that a suspect in a high profile murder case may have been Chinese, states something to the effect of: “go to China and round up and question every Chinaman there.”
Understand:
- It’s a lighthearted comedy
- It’s not meant to be taken seriously
- It was designed to make the detective (Kline) look moronic
- It was an isolated incident (within that particular movie)
Do the points above make you feel any better about it?
In Rush Hour 3, a conversation between Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan goes something like:
Tucker: “I’m half Chinese.”
Chan: “YOU’RE half Chinese?”
<Tucker then looks down at his crotch>
Tucker: “From the waist up”
Why a martial artist would let some clown disrespect him throughout 3 consecutive films is another topic altogether.
Understand:
- It’s a lighthearted comedy
- It’s not meant to be taken seriously
- The topic wasn’t a focal point of the film
- Interracial jokes are an integral part of the Rush hour series
Again, do the points above make you feel any better about it?
AGREE OR DISAGREE?
When a blatant racist attack is launched (E.G. Sarah Silverman/Conan O’Brian, O’Shea Jackson (aka “Ice Cube”), Eddie Murphy, The Bloodhound Gang, et al) there is an obvious argument against it and a reason (for those who have a sack) to stand up to it.
However, when the degradation is subtle and in passing (as in the aforementioned examples), it is as effective (if not more so), yet more difficult to defend against as there is less proverbial meat to grab a hold of.
ARE APA FILMS OVERLY PASSIVE?
With all this Asian stereotyping, racism, etc. in the media, an APA rapper or film really has “carte blanche” to produce “no holds barred” recordings/films.
Where David Chang (creator of Ghettopoly) made his mistake was using a different medium. In other words, he couldn’t use the “defense” that “other board games degrade Asians”.
But since nothing’s been off limits against APAs (our culture, our physical features, our language, our names, our countries of origin, etc.) in film or music, shouldn’t we be justified in “returning the favor”?
I’m pretty disappointed to read about the findings of a senior college thesis, “Too Many Asians at this School: Racialized Perceptions and Identity Formation.” It details the beliefs of a handful of Asian American students (27 students), which, I’m sad to say, include the belief that having only white friends, and no slanty-eyed friends, is considered a “badge of honor.” I was floored when I read that, because I cannot imagine a world where I never get to see, talk to, or relate to people who look like me.
In an even more surprising statement, some of these handful of students indicated that “acting white” was a good thing. I’m not really sure what “acting white” is, but the statement in itself speaks volumes of the complete and utter lack of knowledge or interest in one’s own ethnic heritage and ancestry. Am I crazy? What are your thoughts? (Click on “Comments” below to leave your comments.)
Side note: Does anyone find it at all strange that the person, who speaks so authoritatively on his understanding of this study, who is reporting on this news is not Asian American?
As a follow up to Telly Wong’s editorial Tila Tequila Scores, We Lose, I just read an article on CNN indicating that there will be a second season of “A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila.” Wonderful.
American Asians still have yet to reach that special place that I like to call “the protected minority pedestal.” There are just certain minorities in this country that are, in many ways, protected. Injustices brought upon their community are publicized in mainstream media, certain cases of racial discrimination are acted upon by individuals in seats of power (example: people get fired for making racially insensitive comments), etc., etc. I was reminded of this while reading a recent article on CNN that talked about how Will Smith was angry about how someone mis-interpreted his recent comments about Hitler. Would any of this matter if there weren’t such powerful individuals of a certain minority heritage in the seats of power in his industry? We may never know, but my guess: probably not.
Now, with regards to American Asians– we simply have not reached that coveted “protected minority” status where people are really, really, REALLY careful about things they say about us, whether they be full-on attacks against the community (often masked under the guise of “comedy”), or off-the-cuff comments that aren’t intended to offend, as was the case with Will Smith’s comment mentioned above. Tell us what you think– what do American Asians need to do in order to reach that ever-so-special “protected minority” status?
As a follow up to Telly Wong’s editorial 
American Asians still have yet to reach that special place that I like to call “the protected minority pedestal.” There are just certain minorities in this country that are, in many ways, protected. Injustices brought upon their community are publicized in mainstream media, certain cases of racial discrimination are acted upon by individuals in seats of power (example: people get fired for making racially insensitive comments), etc., etc. I was reminded of this while reading a 