09.26.07
KQED cancels Pacific Time
Pacific Time, the nationally distributed public radio program about Asian and Asian American affairs, is being taken off the air by San Francisco PBS station KQED. Read the rest of this entry »
09.12.07
Thompson: Be wary Asian American political donors
Yellow alert from presidential candidate Fred Thompson, who says Hillary Clinton’s association to illegal fundraising by Asian Americans in 1996 should have made her cautious about accepting $850,000 from fugitive Norman Hsu. Read the rest of this entry »
09.09.07
South Africa border unrest raises apartheid’s spirit
Since visiting last year, I take an interest at any news I come across about South Africa. This Los Angeles Times story highlights a long-simmering problem of social unrest in Zimbabwe and the mass migration of people across the border to South Africa. Read the rest of this entry »
09.06.07
Oscar-winning actress Miyoshi Umeki dies
Miyoshi Umeki, one of the stars of the all-Asian American cast of Flower Drum Song and Oscar winner for Sayonara, died last week. She was 78.
She was the first Asian to win an Oscar, and she did it back in 1957! What are the chances of an Asian or Asian American winning an acting Oscar today? Umeki really was a pioneer.
The only movie of hers I’ve seen is Flower Drum Song, and I only saw it this year, so my appreciation for her is new.
Rest in peace
This post can also be found on Hyphen magazine’s blog.
09.05.07
Whoopi compares Vick case to Chinese eating cats
New The View host Whoopi Goldberg took the plunge into ethnic stereotyping by comparing football star Michael Vick’s cultural upbringing with dog fighting to the Chinese and eating cats. Read the rest of this entry »
