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An enduring Asian stereotype in a 1970s TV commercial
“Ancient Chinese secret, huh?” In honor of the final day of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I wanted to share an iconic classic television commercial. I grew up with the accusing tone of the white woman who catches the affable Asian laundry owner in a lie, ringing in my head. The TV commercial was […]
Star of new Disney/Pixar movie “Up” is Asian American
From Channel APA: This one snuck up on me, but the new Disney-Pixar animated feature, “Up,” stars an Asian American character, voiced by an Asian American kid. The part of Russell, the young scout who gloms onto the grumpy old man Carl just as the two take off on a crazy adventure, is read by […]
“Survivor: Cook Islands” winner Yul Kwon is up next on visualizAsian.com
The second interview lined up for visualizAsian.com‘s AAPI Empowerment Series is with Korean American attorney-turned-TV celebrity Yul Kwon. The interview will be held Tuesday, June 9 at 6 pm PDT (9 pm EDT). Erin and I were fortunate to see Yul speak during last year’s Democratic National Convention in Denver, and more recently during Asian […]
Ronald Takaki, pioneering Asian American historian, 1939-2009
There are very few non-fiction books that I would insist that anyone interested in Asian American history and culture must read. There are other important books, but these are the ones that have helped me form my sense of identity as an Asian American. They include Helen Zia’s “Asian American Dreams,” Bill Hosokawa’s “Nisei: The […]
