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Food section debuts in Hyphen Inside/Out Issue

Posted onApril 11, 2010April 25, 2010Leave a comment

Food and Asian Americans are irrevocably linked. Much of this is due toÂ Â chop suey imagery forged by the likes ofÂ Â TV chef Martin Yan or the perceived exoticness of Asian food and the explosion of fusion cuisine. Because of this, many of the stereotypes about Asian Read More …

Are Asian Americans more prejudiced?

Posted onJuly 9, 2009July 9, 2009Leave a comment

Interesting tidbit from a New York Times story about a study of interracial college roommates: Those who roomed with Asian Americans became more prejudiced. The Times article focused mostly on black-white relationships but this paragraph caught my eye: Several studies have shown that living with Read More …