White people, I am begging you to stop saying this stupid crap.
See on goodmenproject.com
Asian Americans
Settlement of Asians in the Deep South (1763 – 1882)
See on Scoop.it – Community Village World History
Governor Powell Clayton of Arkansas observed:
Undoubtedly the underlying motive for this effort to bring in Chinese laborers was to punish the negro for having abandoned the control of his old master, and to regulate the conditions of employment and the scale of wages to be paid him.”
Community Village‘s insight:
U.S. business leaders always want the lowest cost labor.
When U.S. unions demanded a living wage with reasonable benefits, instead of complying, businesses moved their manufacturing out of the U.S.
Money and manufacturing easily cross borders. However, (im)migration laws make it difficult for people to cross borders.
See on abagond.wordpress.com
ching chong
“Ching chong” (by 1864) is a racist slur used in the English-speaking world to put down people from East Asia by mocking Chinese. Often it comes with other racist acts, like pushing someone off a playground slide – or burying them in a mine shaft.
It is not just ignorant, insensitive schoolchildren who say it. So do grown people in the US in the 2000s and 2010s. For example:”
See on abagond.wordpress.com
Asians in the Library
See on Scoop.it – Community Village Daily
“Asians in the Library” (2011) is a YouTube video, a three-minute racist rant against Asians made by Alexandra Wallace (pictured), a White American student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). It came right after a tsunami had killed 10,000 people in Japan. Three years later it is still the top suggested completion for “Asians” on Google.
See on abagond.wordpress.com
The model minority myth
Brenda brings another in depth article.
This one covers:
- What the model minority myth is
and - Flaws of the Model Minority Myth
Community Village‘s insight:
Positive stereotypes are just as problematic as negative stereotypes.
Nominations for Asian American History Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is almost upon us! Nominate or second topics you want to see posts on. My own suggestions: Chinese Exclusion Act, Islamophobia, Asiaphilia, …
Community Village‘s insight:
Click through to make your suggestion(s).
See on abagond.wordpress.com
What They’re Saying When They Talk About Us
“From January 1 through June 30 of 2013 (26 weeks) ChangeLab, an Asian American-led racial justice laboratory and the publisher of this blog, conducted a study of what are known as the Sunday political shows in order to learn what they’re saying about Asian Americans. The study focused on what are known as the Big Five Sunday shows: Face the Nation (CBS), Fox News Sunday (Fox), Meet the Press (NBC), State of the Union (CNN), and This Week With George Stephanopoulos (ABC).
In addition, we also studied two MSNBC political talk programs, Melissa Harris Perry and Up with Chris Hayes/Steve Kornacki. Both follow the general format of the Big Five, but run two-hours each on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and serve a somewhat different market, both in terms of size and demographics. For these reasons, we’ll report on them separately.
Those MSNBC shows do a lot more talking about Asians and race in general than the Big Five. But what they have to say is often neither very flattering nor credible”
See on www.racefiles.com
MSNBC is Doing Asian Americans No Favors
“When it comes to racial diversity among the Sunday political talk shows, MSNBC is the undisputed leader. In two studies conducted by ChangeLab(January-June 2012, and January-June 2013), MSNBC’s anchor weekend talk programs, Up with Chris Hayes/Steve Kornacki and Melissa Harris Perryincluded more guests of color and hosted more discussion of issues of race than all of the other networks offering similar programming combined. The difference is not just in quantity but in the depth and quality of the discourse. Now, mind you, the standard established by the major networks is set pretty low, but they do at least exceed it.”
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Community Village‘s insight:
Ignoring groups and spreading misinformation about them is a form of oppression.
And the continually message that some groups are better than others is also a form of oppression.
See on www.racefiles.com
Anti-Asian Bias in College Admissions?: Part 1 – An improper comparison
This post is broken into two parts for the sake of length: Anti-Asian Bias in College Admissions?: Part 1 – An improper comparison Anti-Asian Bias in College Admissions?: Part 2 – In support…
Community Village‘s insight:
My question is, how can we get more students to go to college?
What do we as a culture (U.S. culture) need to provide to our children so they can attend college?
See on reappropriate.co
Your “Preference” is Not Preferable: The History and Harm of Asian Fetishism
**Disclaimer: In this article I focus on the fetishization of Asian females. I acknowledge that there are prevalent fetishes of other races and they are just as problematic. I acknowledge that I c…
Community Village‘s insight:
I love this article and I love it’s title.
Plus it’s an important topic for supporters of racial justice.
It covers:
- What fetishism is
- What about preferences? What if someone just happens to be attracted to a certain race?
- Why are racial fetishes, especially Asian fetishes, such a widespread thing?
- “I’m not sure if I have a racial fetish. How can I tell?”
- The problems and consequences of racial fetishization
- What can we do about racial fetishization?