Writer, editor, journalist, educator
“Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus“: the title alone should have kept me away, but flipping through the channels to SyFy, my curiosity was piqued when I saw that it starred 80s teen sensation Debbie Gibson Read More …
That red-faced glow many Asians get when they have a few too many drinks is the result of a genetic mutation that research suggests occurred about the same time farmers began growing rice in China Read More …
Hyphen just published its Trailblazing Issue, with Disgrasian bloggers Diana Nguyen and Jen Wang on the cover. Read all about it on the Hyphen blog and my editor’s note from the magazine.
The legal saga of the Miley Cyrus chinky-eyed photo is coming to an end. A judge has tossed alawsuit filed against Cyrus for posing in the image that’s been all over the Internet.
Fox commentator Bo Dietl goes all-out on Don Imus’ show the other day, even pulling his eyes back to make the point that Katie Couric looks “Oriental.”
For those in urban centers who are insulated from the immigration debate, 9500 Liberty offers revealing view of the contentious battle going on elsewhere in the country. The documentary film, produced by Eric Byler and Read More …
Recent protests over the Pearl Harbor scene in The Goods (in which Ken Jeong’s character gets attacked by fellow car salesmen for looking Japanese) succeeded in getting the offensive bit removed from trailers. But did Read More …
Here’s a package of stories my colleagues and I produced about how University of California campuses are researching issues related to water and drought. I wrote about water policy and environmental problems.
The Nichi Bei Times, which has been covering the Northern California Japanese American community for 63 years, will cease publication after its Sept. 10 issue.
I’d like to thank Margaret Cho for graciously agreeing to be the cover model for Hyphen’s Action Issue. The theme is right up her alley. She’s known as much for her community activism as she is Read More …