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Hong Kong – The Televised Revolution Nobody is Watching

Philip Yu

In February 2016, Hong Kong made the headlines again. The words “fish ball revolution” flooded the internet and news media for a few days and disappeared into the news cycle.  The Western community  scoffed at the thought that this bunch of kids are up in arms again, this time for the sake of food. Skeptics roll their eyes and dismisses the notion that fish balls are worth fighting over. Yet, a couple thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean, the Hong Kong people are up in arms and on the street, facing down…

What It’s Like Beneath the Bootstraps

Evan Yi

The conversation is incredibly familiar. Your white friend said any of the following: “If you people stopped seeing race everywhere, then it wouldn’t be a problem.” “Stop being so sensitive.” “The American Dream is possible for everyone who is willing to work for it; nobody deserves handouts.” From there, the conversation becomes a series of frustrated attempts to convince them that the experiences are valid. Almost always, your friend maneuvers around their own whiteness while you emerge from the conversation with the same exasperation. Why do conversations about whiteness always…

Yellow Peril and the Docile Chinaman

Helen Mun

It is winter 2015. Venice Beach, California. A group of street performers, an elderly Chinese man, and a crowd of eager onlookers. What could go wrong? I am relishing the sight of black and brown and yellow faces surrounding me, the comfort I feel at simply being one of many faces in a crowd rather than one of the few colored faces in a sea of white. But then the unmistakable “Kung Fu Fighting” starts blasting from the speakers. And then the performers, a group of black and Latino men, chant,…

Racism and (Un)Intentionality

An Ha

  I don’t look for what is and what is not racist. I just happen to have the ability to think. Just last night, I saw a frat pledge dressed as Ash Ketchum from Pokemon, a beloved anime (Japanese animation) which America embraced and broadcasted. It is still popular today among youth and young adults regardless of background, especially on its Nintendo games. The pledge class has a handful of Asians among their total of 26 pledges. This pledge happened to be Asian. My initial reaction was my amusement at the…

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Iqra Tabassum

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Chinese New Year with the Huangs

Melissa McKinney

  Imagine trying to celebrate the biggest holiday of the year with a bunch of strangers instead of family. Imagine instead of a traditional lion dance, you got a high school alligator mascot and a bunch of peppy cheerleaders. Imagine instead of eating delicious pork steam buns you get jelly donuts. Confused? Can’t even begin to picture it? Check out last week’s episode of Fresh Off the Boat. For those of you unfamiliar with ABC’s hit show, Fresh Off the Boat, the show centers around a Chinese family, the Huangs,…

Biological Racism

Kaylie Tram

“You got an A because you’re Asian!” “Women are meant to stay at home. They’re more nurturing.” These statements and many others, link personality characteristics with our biology. Using physical traits to make broad, false claims is historical and once had a scientific basis. Academically, it’s known as “scientific racism” and, clearly, it still has implications today. Science is powerful. It dominates the hierarchy of education by being the epitome of fact and objectivity. Science is logical and rational, separate from any political, religious, or social convictions. It helps us to better understand the world and its…