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In Adversity Lies Future Victory
This week marks the sixtieth anniversary of the creation of Israel as a modern nation.
First, let’s celebrate the power of ideas. From the mind of the Jewish-Austrian journalist and playwright, Theodore Herzl, the concept of Zionism sprang forth in 1896 with his pamphlet The Jewish State. The next -
Letters to the Editor: Obama and APAs, ‘21′: Playing The Game, China and the Olympics
Obama and APAs
In Obama’s books, we can glean a few insights about his attitudes toward Asians (“‘Yellow Peril’ Helps Clinton Sink Obama in Pennsylvania,” Emil Amok, April 25): 1) Obama’s black best friend in high school told him: “Asians are worse than whites.”; 2) His grandmother would tell him about the “Chinese who control the […] -
Happy Mother’s Day
LGBT Perspective
SAN FRANCISCO — Although Mother’s Day is the most commercialized holiday on America’s calendar, underneath all that noise still sparkles the original impulse of a day to pause and show your mother that she is special.
As Asian immigrants and children of Asian immigrants, we have special reasons to adore our mothers. They guided us […] -
Lessons From Virginia Tech
Culturally competent mental health services are essential
Like all Americans, we continue to mourn the senseless tragedy at Virginia Tech a little over one year ago. It hits home for us because our agency, Asian American Recovery Services Inc., is dedicated to serving individuals with mental health and/or substance abuse problems, like Cho Seung-Hui. -
The Disintegration Of Barack Obama
Now you know why Barack Obama has always been reluctant to talk about race during the campaign in all but the most controlled circumstances.
Race is just way too complex to keep from stirring a wasp’s nest of deep-rooted emotions. That’s not a good thing if you’re trying to keep things together during a political campaign. -
Joined in Outrage
After more than 110,000 Japanese Americans were interned in desolate camps for three years during World War II, many said “Never again.”
Never would the United States turn its back on its own citizens — some of whom were born here and had roots in this country stretching back generations — imprisoning them out of widespread […] -
Is the backlash here yet?: Chinese Americans — and all Asian Americans — Should Be Ready
China is now America’s number 3 Enemy. A February 2008 Gallup Poll found that Americans declared that China had replaced North Korea as our number 3 enemy. Is anyone surprised that China is perceived to be a greater threat than the long time trouble maker North Korea? It seems that every day our […]
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Letters to the Editor: China: Learning from the Best, ‘Forbidden Kingdom’ Sounds Familiar?, On-Liner Asian American History, Not Folding Over ‘21′
China: Learning From the Best
Yes, China has plenty to learn from the world’s leading democratic free countries (“Post-Game Wrap on Tibet,” Emil Amok, April 18).
China should take a page from the United States on how to treat unruly natives and start a military campaign to kill as many fighting age Tibetans as possible, like Uncle […] -
‘Yellow Peril’ Helps Clinton Sink Obama in Pennsylvania
Is that so bad?
Clinton = fighter, Obama = wimp.
That was the conclusion of one disgusted Obama supporter in a post-Pennsylvania primary e-mail to me with the subject line, “Obama has to fight back, or he doesn’t deserve it.”
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Ace: Point taken. Agree almost totally. But I think Dong was "reporting" or "reflecting" the common "American" perceptions in this current Sinophobia campaign.
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Dear Ace: Hope you are correct in assuming Roger S. Dong's "warning" is paranoid and unwarranted. But, you yourself are the one who posited the century-long "irrational, racist, and xenojphobic fears commonly perpetuated in western media.
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