Trump? Hell No! Get Out The Vote for Nov. 6
by Eddie Wong. Posted October 20, 2018. As of today, October 20, we have 18 days to send a message to Trump and the cowardly Republican Party which has embraced his mantra of hate, jingoism, and stupidity. We have 18 days to counter the rightwing lies of “an immigrant invasion” and “fake news.” We have…
One Job is Enough! Audio Story from SF Marriott Strikers
By Robyn Takayama. Posted October 18, 2018. Intro: The hotel and restaurant workers union UNITE HERE took 7,800 of its members out on strike at 24 Marriott hotels in Boston, Detroit, Honolulu, Lahaina, Maui, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose on October 8, 2018. For months, the union has negotiated with the Marriott…
“The Apology” Shares Comfort Women’s Activism and Legacies – Watch on PBS.org/POV
By Lauren Lola. Posted October 17, 2018. Editor’s Note: The Apology has its national broadcast premiere on the PBS documentary series POV (Point of View) on Monday, October 22, 2018. POV is American television’s longest-running independent documentary series, now in its 31st season. The film is a co-presentation with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM). During World War II, over 200,000 women and girls from all…
Artists Critique Gentrification of Little Tokyo
By Abe Ahn. Posted October 16, 2018. Editor’s note: We are proud to present an in-depth look at an innovative arts immersion project that took place over six months in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The following article by Abe Ahn comes to us courtesy of Hyperallergic, which describes itself as “a forum for playful, serious,…
CAB and SASI Protest Cultural Theft on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
by Chinatown Art Brigade and South Asia Solidarity Initiative. Posted October 16, 2018. In our continuing coverage of the groundbreaking work of the Chinatown Art Brigade (see related East Wind ezine article “Chinatown Art Brigade: Social Practice, Cultural Resistance, and Defying Displacement” by Diane Wong), we present to you the following statement by CAB and…
No No Boy Project – The Tour
by Eddie Wong. Posted October 11, 2018. No No Boy is a multimedia concert performed by Julian Saporiti and Erin Aoyama. Through their songs and visual projections, they create an immersive, emotional experience where history comes to life. They write deeply personal stories rooted in their backgrounds as Vietnamese Americans and Japanese Americans. Peter Horikoshi,…
Fight Back! APAs and the November mid-term elections
By Eddie Wong. Posted October 10, 2018. It’s been an intense 22 months since Trump’s inauguration. We’ve marched by the millions on numerous occasions (Women’s March 2017 and 2018, Anti-Gun Violence March, March for Climate Justice, Support the Dreamers and All Immigrants); we’ve watched with revulsion as Trump mocked Dr. Christine Blasey Ford in the…
Asian Americans, Y’all Turn Georgia Blue – Vote Stacey Abrams for Governor!
By Donna Wong. Posted September 25, 2018. “The South is the new destination for Asian immigrants,” – Karthick Ramakrishnan, the founder of AAPI Data. Karthick Ramakrishnan’s statement certainly holds true for Georgia. The Asian American population has quickly doubled in Georgia, attracting more families and immigrants to move and live here. As a result, more…
Option Now, Film Soon!
By Terry Hong. Posted September 14, 2018. While texting with a (much younger) Korean American friend the other day about meeting at the movies, I gave her two choices: CRA or Searching. I was all giddy on my end, thinking how phenomenally lucky we were to have TWO APA choices, but my bubble burst a…
Consequences of Family Separation… A Lesson from the Incarceration of Japanese Americans
by Floyd Cheung, Smith College. Posted September 25, 2018. Much of the media coverage of the current separations at the U.S.-Mexico border is about the trauma inflicted on the children, and rightly so. The incarceration of children deserves serious public scrutiny. Most of us agree that stress endured by children now will lead to depression…