Blue Tsunami in Cobb County, Georgia. Abrams All the Way!
By Donna Wong. Posted November 12, 2018. I’m keeping my spirits up ….and my yard sign for Stacey Abrams as thousands of provisional, absentee ballots are still being counted for Governor of Georgia for a possible runoff which will be announced by Wednesday, November 14. Meanwhile on Tuesday, November 6, Election Day, the Blue Tsunami…
Fifty Years of Knocking on Doors –“You got to move when the Spirit says “Move!”
by Alex Hing. Posted November 12, 2018. “This is the most important election of our lives” was my mantra during this election season. No way I was going to sit this one out and only vote and donate money. While there were many campaigns that needed volunteers, I was intuitively and by happenstance drawn to…
Larry Itliong Day at SF Marriott Workers Strike
by Eddie Wong. Posted October 26, 2018. 8,000 UNITE HERE workers nationwide at the Marriott Hotels remain on strike for better wages and safer working conditions. The following video celebrates the Oct. 25, 1913 birthday of labor organizer and leader Larry Itliong, the First Vice-President of the United Farm Workers. Norman Ten and Daz Lamparas…
Review of “1942” by No No Boy – Concert clips & more
By Peter Horikoshi. Posted October 23, 2018. When Eddie asked me to review this CD, I thought, “Cool, new Asian American musicians! I wonder what kind of music they play – jazz, rap, New Wave?” What? Singer-songwriters? Sort of folk-rock? I haven’t heard this kind of music since, like, forever. This should be pretty quick.…
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…
APAs Impact the Midterm Elections
By Eddie Wong. Posted November 12, 2018. All over the country, Asian Pacific American activists participated in the all-out effort to beat back Trump and take back theHouse of Representatives on November 6. Not only did the Democrats exceed the goal of flipping 23 seats (votes are still being tabulated in several close races and…