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The Meemao Monster

Culture • January 11, 2015 • By 18MR Staff

I have 30 minutes to write this before my sixteen month old daughter will need me by her side. This morning, I woke up hoping that some other Asian American will have written a response to what transpired yesterday to Asian Americans everywhere during the Golden Globes. I have not…

8 Things Mark Wahlberg Can Do To Atone For His Crimes

Culture • December 7, 2014 • By 18MR Staff

I’ve read a lot of feedback over the past couple of days about our petition to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to reject Mark Wahlberg’s pardon request. The most interesting feedback was the thought-provoking stuff: specifically, let’s assume, for sake of argument, that Wahlberg has changed in the past 25 years.…

A Week of Queer South Asian Rage

Communities • November 30, 2014 • By 18MR Staff

We live in a nation that doesn’t value our lives. President Barack Obama insists that we live in a “nation of laws.” He’s right; we do. We live in a nation of laws where we, as people of color, as immigrants, are less than human. We are denied the right…