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Jenni Young

Notes of a Native Speaker by Eric Liu - 0 views

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    Eric Liu is an Asian American: "I never asked to be white. I am not literally white. That is, I do not have white skin or white ancestors. I have yellow skin and yellow ancestors, hundreds of generations of them. But like so many other Asian Americans of the second generation, I find myself now the bearer of a strange new status: white, by acclamation."
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    Eric Liu is an Asian American: "I never asked to be white. I am not literally white. That is, I do not have white skin or white ancestors. I have yellow skin and yellow ancestors, hundreds of generations of them. But like so many other Asian Americans of the second generation, I find myself now the bearer of a strange new status: white, by acclamation."
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    Eric Liu is an Asian American: "I never asked to be white. I am not literally white. That is, I do not have white skin or white ancestors. I have yellow skin and yellow ancestors, hundreds of generations of them. But like so many other Asian Americans of the second generation, I find myself now the bearer of a strange new status: white, by acclamation."
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    Eric Liu's essay examines the meaning of assimilation, and what it means to be a "banana", an Asian American who identifies as white.
Jenni Young

Walking Dead: No More Asian-American Male Stereotypes - 0 views

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    Walking Dead's Glenn Rhee, played by Korean-American actor Steven Yeun, is not the stereotypical Asian-American male in most Western mainstream media. He is just a former pizza delivery guy from Mi...
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    Walking Dead's Glenn Rhee, played by Korean-American actor Steven Yeun, is not the stereotypical Asian-American male in most Western mainstream media. He is just a former pizza delivery guy from Mi...
Jenni Young

Star Types and Stereotypes: Asian-Americans as Leading Ladies - 0 views

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    Beyond Lucy Liu and Maggie Q's success as female leads on television, Asian-American actresses often play characters shaped to reflect longstanding stereotypes.
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Asian-American Band Fights To Trademark Name 'The Slants' - 0 views

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    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office won't approve a trademark for the band's name on the grounds that it's a disparaging term for people of Asian descent. So the band is taking the fight to federal court.
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My Asian Americana - 1 views

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    Exiles and ex-pats unite as a community to present images of an Americana they left behind. One half live outside the US by choice while the other half has been forcibly returned. All are Americans. Each raised with the memories, mannerisms, and a distinct cultural identity of growing up Asian in America.
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Betty Brown, Texas Republican, asks Asian Americans to simplify names - 0 views

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    report of Texas Republican who asked Asian Americans to make their names "easier for Americans to deal with".
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WTF Spoken Word on Asian-American names - 1 views

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    Spoken word performance by Fong Tran in response to a Texas state representative, Betty Brown, who suggested that Asian Americans should make their names "easier for Americans to deal with".
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Republican wants Asians to change their names - 1 views

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    Response to Texas state representative's suggestion that Asian-Americans change their names to make it "easier for Americans to deal with".
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Texas State: Asian-Americans Need Simple Names To Help ID them? - 1 views

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    video of Texas state representative Betty Brown suggestion that Asian-Americans simplify their names
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Asian-American Contestant, 'Villain' Of 'Jeopardy,' Set To Return : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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    Arthur Chu's aggressive playing style on the game show Jeopardy! led to a four-day winning streak and has stoked racist comments on social media. He is set to appear on the show again on Monday.
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How I Learned To Feel Undesirable : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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    When Noah Cho was young, he thought that couples would be like his parents - that Asian men would be paired with white women. But he writes that when he looks in the mirror and reflects on his own experiences, he feels "unattractive and undesirable."
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Alex Dang - 'What Kind of Asian Are You?' (NPS 2013) - YouTube - 0 views

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    Spoken word from the 2013 National Poetry Slam
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A Fed-Up Actress Says 'Screw You, Hollywood' With An Amazing Plan To Be The Change She ... - 2 views

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    Video of an actor who is tired of film stereotypes of Asians
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