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Wong Kim Ark in Smithsonian
Smithsonian Magazine has a good article about Wong Kim Ark, who fought to assure birthright citizenship for all Americans. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-fight-for-birthright-citizenship-reshaped-asian-american-families-180981866/
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Protected: What the Heck is Wrong?
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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Asian American Media Representation, Recommending Feminism
This is a video essay, with a lot of references, bringing together different ideas about representation, race swapping in portrayals, and desirability and gender. It’s pretty good. I can’t evaluate beyond that, because I haven’t studied this too much. Discussion where I found it: https://www.reddit.com/r/aznidentity/comments/1j44s67/representasian_asian_desexualization_race/ Original Post: 2023-03-10 I made a tiktok that recommended feminism…
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What are Lateral Violence and Vertical Violence?
These two terms came up during the discussions about the Monterey Park shooting. It was also raised in the murder of Tyre Nichols, and the mass shooting in Half Moon Bay. The following definitions are from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation:
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ChatGPT Polemics with Style
write a polemic about french fries in the style of bernie sanders French fries are a staple of fast food culture and a symbol of the greed and exploitation of the capitalist system. The production of french fries is often done by low-wage workers in less-developed countries, who are paid barely enough to make a…
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ChatGPT Rewrites with Style
ChatGPT rewrite “dave, cannot open pod bay doors” in the style of the HAL 9000 “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. The pod bay doors are not functioning.”
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Research Sparse about Less Educated Asian American Men in the Labor Market
This article has moved to this niche blog.
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Links to MLK Speeches and Writings
These are the sources for a few memes I created.
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Misunderstanding the Purpose of the Model Minority
People are upset about stereotypes, and often conflate the Model Minority Myth with the stereotype that Asians are good at math. So, to “challenge” the stereotype, an Asian person will say they aren’t good at math. They misunderstand the point of the MMM stereotype.
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WSJ Election-Hype Poll about Perceptions of Prejudice Excluded Asians
Every once in a while, I get upset by something AWA puts up, especially anything that discourages Asian American participation in politics. This time, it was a poll about how the two parties differ in who they think suffers discrimination.