February 2011
We might not be immigrants, but we're all children... →
via Simon Tam
WatchAn endearing personal narrative told by Brother Khalid Latif on The Moth, USA Network’s Characters Unite Campaign-Stories of Power and Prejudice about being Pakistani American and belonging.
Think Campus Racism is Old Hat? Go Back to School →
asiansnotstudying:
If there is a positive outcome of experience racism as a college student, it’s that it provides a catalyst for organizing and uniting with anti-racist peers from a diverse (hopefully?) group of communities across campus. Sometimes it’s that added level of consciousness to the “I’m Asian American. YEAH!” sentiment that often comes with simply being part of a larger, more...
“”Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes...”
– —Martin Luther King Jr.
[Via Yevin Roh]
WatchTouching video made by my girl Hena Ashraf featuring New Yorkers expressing messages of support for the pro-democracy protestors in Egypt and throughout the Arab world. Thank you, Hena!
—Rika
Send help to Libya! →
fuckyeah-y-u-no-guy:
voicelesslunatic:
wheretheducksgo:
sign the petition!
12276 Signatures Total
this isn’t y u no guy related but it’s a hell of a lot more important than any internet meme.
there’s crisis in Libya and while we can’t do much but keep the protesters in our thoughts and spread awareness, we can sign this petition showing support for those fighting for freedom.
if you...
Asians Not Studying: Asian American Teenage Girls... →
asiansnotstudying:
According to a new report released by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Asian American teenage girls have the highest rate of depressive symptoms of any racial, ethnic or gender group: Asian American Teenage Girls Have Highest Rates of Depression; NAMI Releases Report. The report is…
looking for a filmmaker to produce documentary on...
Got this unusual but fascinating request from a longtime reader… Jon Chang has spent the last five years collecting extensive interviews, photographs and other research on the Korean experience in Soviet Russia, and is looking for a filmmaker to produce a documentary on the amazing stories of these Soviet Koreans. Jon explains:
To Whom It May Concern: My name is Jon Chang and I am looking...
STFU, Islamophobes!: Bahrain, Libya News Roundup:... →
pantslessprogressive:
Here is a news roundup for Bahrain, Libya, and other countries for Monday, February 21. Also check out NewsFlick’s Middle East Situation Update: 21st Feb
Live blogs:
Live Blog - Bahrain | AJE
Live Blog - Libya | AJE
Live Blog - Libya | LibyaFeb17.com
“The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing today on a bill that...”
– Hearing set on bill requiring hospitals to check patients’ immigration status
This is just about the most appalling thing I’ve read in a long time. Women who are hemorrhaging, or who have been beaten or who have sick children use hospitals too. And people wonder how that fucked up shit in Philly...
Watchewwwitzjojo:
“Let Me Speak!: Voices of Queer Asian-American Males” (trailer)
Directed & Produced: Joseph Ruanto-Ramirez A GaGA Film & Production (2010)
Watchhebahkhan:
Inspiring.
hummusradio:
Super insightful performance by Iraqi-Canadian artist The Narcicyst. CHECK IT.
The Hindu: In Conversation - Speaking to Spivak →
SHE IS SO KICKASS!!!
In Conversation: Speaking to Spivak
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, considered by many to be the one of the world’s leading ‘Marxist-feminist-deconstructionists’, talks about notions of identity, her evolution as an intellectual and her present-day concerns. Excerpts from an exclusive interview…
As I wait for Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak in her brand new office at New...
Asian Pacific Coalition: [APC Internship] Winter... →
apcucla:
Please distribute widely.
Asian Pacific Coalition: a 40+ year heritage of Asian American and Pacific Islander student leaders, movers, shakers, and agitators at UCLA and in the greater Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
Asian Pacific Coalition Internship: this isn’t any standard
Immigration game hits wrong note with advocates -... →
The object of Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration is to cross the treacherous US border without losing too many immigrants.
By D.C. DenisonGlobe Staff / February 8, 2011
The battered-looking pickup truck careens over a Southwestern United States landscape, with cartoon men, women, and children bouncing out of the back. As the passengers land on the ground, the truck moves on, belching thick...
I knew an Indonesian guy once. He ate an...
fuckyeahexoticism:
He grew up in Jakarta. I doubt he’d last one second in any jungle.
Audio: My Grandfather →
“My grandfather was a gruff Polish man who lived through WWII and came to the US with no knowledge of English and just one suitcase. More than anyone else, my grandfather raised me. After he died, I thought I would never hear his voice again. Just a year ago, though, I came across my grandmother’s old answering machine and was able to save this last recording of a harsh man who loved...
h2wong asked: http://www.documentariestv.net/social/the-day-the-immigrants-left-video_2412a4557.html
It's a pretty interesting video about the effects of Immigration on the UK. Also about myths about immigrants, like how they "steal" jobs easily and such. I thought of this tumblr when I watched it :)
It's a pretty interesting video about the effects of Immigration on the UK. Also about myths about immigrants, like how they "steal" jobs easily and such. I thought of this tumblr when I watched it :)
Social networking site for immigrants →
meetimmigrants meet immigrants Register with us today and discover our community. You can browse people who live near you who came from your country of origin. Welcome
“This week, we saw a white, Catholic, Republican federal judge murdered on his...”
– Mark Shields on Obama’s Tucson Speech, Calls for Political Civility (via citizens4immigrants)
Love for an Immigrant Family’s Story, in... →
HUMAN RIGHTS FACTS (178): THE “CRIMINAL IMMIGRANT”... →
