MOSF 17.13: EAAPAAO Part 1: Dutybound Model Minorities, Dependent Sense of Self, and Dying Inside
erin Khuê Ninh does a stellar cartography of pain points in the Asian American psyche in her two monographs to date, Passing for Perfect: College Impostors and Other Model Minorities (2021), and Ingratitude: The Debt Bound Daughter in Asian American Literature (2011).
API PA helps bring Dems to victory in Pennsylvania
By Eddie Wong. Posted Nov. 19, 2022 Intro: When CNN announced that Democrat John Fetterman had won the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania on election night, progressives throughout the country screamed with joy. Perhaps the night would not be as terrible as predicted for the Dems. Although Trump made several appearances on behalf of Republican…
Multi-Ethnic Coalition Victorious in Michigan – Interview with Rising Voices Interim Executive Director Jungsoo Ahn
By Eddie Wong. Posted November 17, 2022. Democratic candidates in the 2022 midterm elections exceeded expectations in many states as voters pushed back on the extreme right. In Michigan, Rising Voices along with other progressive organizations mounted an aggressive ground game and reached thousands of voters to deliver victories for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of…
Hong Kong 1975 – When You Can’t Remember, Be Grateful You Have Photographs
By Eddie Wong. Posted November 15, 2022. I’m at that point in life when it’s time to sort out piles of photos and figure out what is worth passing along to friends and family. I’ve been blessed to have taken photographs since the 1970s and even made a few documentary films. Photographers and filmmakers sometimes…
Reflections on Ryan Lee Wong’s Which Side Are You On? (2022)
By Susie Ling. Posted November 13, 2022. I just finished the audiobook version of Ryan Lee Wong’s “novel,” read by Scott Takeda. It’s funny and so thought-provoking. The story is about “Reed”, a 21-year-old who has a lot of questions about how to be an effective Asian American activist. From his father’s side, Reed is…
Love, Elsie – Short Story by Charlie Chin
by Charlie Chin. Posted November 12, 2022. Tuesday, June 8, 1909 My Dearest Leong Lim, Never doubt that I love you, deeply and without reservation. What more can I do to prove it? Please don’t turn away from me, I beg you. With kisses, your loving, Elsie. Patrolman Gilliespie shook his head, “I…
Asian Americans Fight Voting Restrictions Before Midterm Elections: Interview with John C. Yang, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian American Justice Center
Interview by Eddie Wong. Posted Oct. 28, 2022. Eddie Wong: Please tell us about the Arizona case where Advancing Justice – AAJC and AZ Asian Americans Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders for Equity Coalition were able to win an injunction against voter purges. John C. Yang: What was most damaging about HB 2243 was that…
Progressive Sheng Thao’s Historic Run for Oakland Mayor
By Joyce Xi. Posted October 24, 2022 If Oakland voters elect Sheng Thao this November, she will be the first Hmong American woman to be mayor in the country. Identity is not an end all be all in politics, especially in a mayoral election with critical issues at stake. However, it is meaningful that Thao…
Asian American films at PBS and DOC NYC, November 2022
November features important new Asian American documentaries on PBS, as well as films at DOC NYC. Plus a look at the dedication of Vicha Ratanapakdee Way in San Francisco on October 1, 2022.
My Summer/Fall Playlist: Films, Music, Books and Art. Enjoy!
By Valerie Soe. Posted Oct. 23, 2022. As summer winds down into fall I wanted to share my most recent playlist of films, music, books, and art that I loved this year. In no particular order, here are some of my Asian/American cultural highlights from the past few months. Everything Everywhere All At Once I…