The following is an unabridged guest post by Sagar Sane, an intern for Sam yoon’s Mayoral campaign in Boston. Sam Yoon is the first Asian-American to hold elected office in Boston and now is making a run to become the first Asian-American mayor of Boston. As an Indian-American and a political junkie, I keep tabs [...]
There’s something going on with this summer’s lineup. This summer perhaps features the most Asian American actors and characters from any lineup before. Pixar’s Up, Terminator Salvation, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek, and G.I. Joe to name a few – each feature Asian American actors in some kind of featured supporting role.
Mark your calendars, as May marks the beginning of Asian Pacific American heritage month, the Taiwanese American Cultural Festival kicks off in San Francisco this Saturday, May 9th. Admission is free and the festival will feature: Taiwanese folk songs and dance Taiwanese snacks and drinks Tourist Exhibits Orchids and food For more information, check out [...]
I came across an interesting article on Google News today about President Obama having done the most most for Asian Americans compared to any other administration. Obama the first Asian-American president? 1 day ago WASHINGTON (AFP) — Barack Obama made history as the first African-American president but in his first 100 days he has also [...]
With the tragic demise of Dr. Lawrence Kutner on House last week (sorry for the spoiler!), arises actor Kal Penn’s new role in politics and the Asian American community as Obama’s liason to Asian American groups.
I recently came across this very interesting diagram illustrating the racial breakdown in the US’s major professional sports organizations. The diagram includes the breakdown for Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Soccer (MLS), and the National Football League (NFL).
Asians Good At Math, Followup
May 20th, 2009 by Will 8 comments »Following the Why Asians Are Good At Math post I wrote back in February, a few comments came up that I feel are necessary to clarify. After reading Malcolm Gladwell’s position and possible explanation to the Asian-Americans are good at math phenomenon, David had this to say: So following his argument, he is insinuating Asian [...]
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