They Called Me a “Spic”
by Guest Contributor Jehanzeb Dar, originally published at Broken Mystic Over the past week, my friends and I have been playing on a new roller hockey court that isn’t too far from my house. Prior to...
View ArticleWhen Stereotypes Collide: the Persian Jews of Beverly Hills
by Special Correspondent Fatemeh Fakhraie At the airport bookstore, I immediately overlooked Bruce Willis’ and Emma Hemings’ smoldering stares on the cover of this month’s W. My attention went directly...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong With This Picture?
by Guest Contributor Jehanzeb Dar, originally published at Muslim Reverie If you’re having trouble trying to figure out what’s wrong with this newly revealed poster for Disney’s upcoming film, “Prince...
View ArticleAn Interview with Cherien Dabis, the Woman Behind Amreeka
by Special Correspondent Fatemeh Fakhraie Fatemeh Fakhraie spoke with Cherien Dabis, the director behind the film Amreeka, a story about a Palestinian woman and her son as they adjust to their new life...
View ArticleGo After the Privilege, Not the Tits: Afterthoughts on Alexandra Wallace and...
By Sexual Correspondent Andrea (AJ) Plaid As soon-to-be-former UCLA student Alexandra Wallace packs her stuff and leaves the university due to fear for her life, I’ve watched how some people and the...
View ArticleReflections On “The Rise Of Asian Americans,” Or, Don’t Believe Hype
By Guest Contributor Esther Wang, cross-posted from her Facebook page Courtesy: multiculturalfamilia.com Thirty years ago in June of 1982, a Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was murdered in...
View ArticleMeanwhile, On TumblR: Latinas, Lean-ing In, And Asian Privilege
By Andrea Plaid Via latina.com. Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer and author Sheryl Sandberg has faced quite a bit of criticism about her new book, Lean In: Women, Work, And The Will To Lead, a...
View ArticleFriday WTF? “Asian Girlz” Pisses Folks Off–And Rightfully So
By Andrea Plaid Recall the previous post about Guante’s vid and its takeaway about being PC is really about not being a jackass. Well, this next pop cultural item is exactly why political correctness...
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