Organizing Asian America
The highlight for India’s citizens and fans at the Asia Cup this year has been India’s leading scorers, Amrit Pal Singh and Amjyot Singh, who are both turban-wearing Sikhs. They led their team in a win over China at the Asia Cup, a true upset, as China was ranked 12th…
(Italicized words are lyrics taken from the libretto of Miss Saigon) Miss Saigon is a musical about Vietnamese women, who are all victims in need of rescue from the Third World. It is a musical about the inherent goodness of flawed white men. Vietnamese men are all abusive, sexist assholes…
It is March. In Minnesota, it is still snowing. I can hear the metal scrape of a neighbor’s shovel across their driveway. A woman in a red jacket walks briskly in between two houses pushing a stroller. The birds outside are singing louder than the ticking clock on the wall.…
Fascinasians and 18MillionRising.org are pleased to present Gavin McInnes with our inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in Hipster Racism. His recent “Tackling Asian Privilege” is a shining illustration of Mr. McInnes’ leadership in making racism cool again. His writing exemplifies the master using the master’s tools to renovate the master’s warehouse…
It’s been over two weeks since the Senatorial “Gang of 8” released their immigration principles that President Obama followed up with a supportive press conference and principles statement. I find it an interesting coincidence that it was the same week as many in the Asian American community recognized and celebrated…
Actor and producer Dante Basco sounds off in this 18MR exclusive about his new comedy “Hang Loose” co-starring KevJumba – which is directed by, produced by, and starring Asian Americans. As founder and executive producer of Kinetic Films, Basco’s goal is to generate more visbility for Asian Americans in media,…
18MR is pleased to present a livestream of Kao Kalia Yang’s talk, Ethnic Bias on National Public Radio, a part of this weekend’s
Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that upheld women’s abortion rights, turns 40 this week. 18MR partners with the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) discussing what reproductive rights and services are still needed for API women, and inviting you to submit your stories and photos! A…
18MR is very excited to announce that, as of this morning, the “Make Me Asian” and “Make Me Indian” apps get a 404 Error on Google Play! 18MR and Grumpy Cat just say OH HELL NO to racist apps! As of this morning, the “Make me Asian” and “Make me…
Despite national media attention and almost 10,000 total signatures on 18MR and Peter Chin’s petitions combined, Google has refused to remove the Make me Asian and Make me Indian apps from its Google Play store. So what next? 18MR asks the question: what happens when you make Asians “Asian”? The…
