February 2012
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Eyes and Ears
“‘In America, we are blind because even though we have eyes, we cannot see. We are deaf because even though we heave ears, we cannot hear.’” Anne Fadiman, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, p. 187
This quote is from a Hmong immigrant speaking of emigrating to America from Thai refugee camps post-Vietnam War. Even though they were in the Land of Opportunity, they could find none. Men who...
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reblogging for my further reading. initial thoughts: it is appropriate to view this as cultural appropriation, but i think there is also validity in appreciating the beauty of people groups. neither are mutually exclusive, however. nor should we recognize one and feign the other.
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Lao American Anthology Calling For Submissions →
: thoughts re: asian american studies and activism →
of-praxis:
this is mostly ranting
asians have to be the most self-loathing racialized group. they are forever clinging to whiteness and striving towards white supremacy. there are moments when they realize this shit wont work and you might be over-represented in higher education (in some…
reblogging for me to read later
January 2012
53 posts
Watchmahaldaddy:
Speechless.
no one listens to street artists that play a classical stringed instrument unless the artist:
has a loop machine
has someone else playing with them
because classical string instruments are soloistic in nature (but are also meant to be played communally) and can get boring very quickly.
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WHAT? Manslaughter Charges Against Danny Chen's... →
fascinasians:
The manslaughter charge against Ryan Offutt has already been dropped.
i'm so glad people don't blog scary things on...
or that i don’t follow scary bloggers…
“To most physicians, my illness is a routine incident in their rounds, while for...”
– Anatole Broyard (via drjeff) - reblogging because I can never forget this. (via drjeff)
What is Race? →
fascinasians:
Here’s a cute little website from PBS about race and whether or not it’s a social construct!
The Cultural Revolution: Chappelle's Show and the... →
peopleofcolor:
In episode five of the Chappelle’s Show’s second season, Dave Chappelle presents a hilarious but frighteningly accurate look into the United States’ prison system. He introduces the sketch by saying, “It’s like there’s two legal systems, damn near,” as major…
entertaining, but not in the shallow sense of the word.
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“I don’t think [African Americans’] loyalty to the country should be...”
– Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. speaking against the Vietnam War
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messages
sending messages on tumblr is really cool now.
not really sure when that changed… which shows you how often i use/check my inbox. *insert forever alone meme*
Frank H. Wu: The Invisibility of Asian American... →
chenyanqing:
Let’s not forget about Homi Bhabha and Edward Said, but I agree with the thrust of what Wu’s saying: where are the East Asian American public intellectuals?
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