RT @jedibunny: "lack of diversity on Radiolab’s staff may have played a role in its perceived insensitivity toward the Hmong people." http://t.co/ekRbZLFQ...
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Recently compiled data finds the South Korea is a more racially intolerant nation in comparison to its neighboring countries, Japan and China, which runs contrary to the profile of prosperous nations.
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Seems to fit the extreme in-group/outgroup mentality and "blood" view of culture. Also reminds me of my MIL freaking out that my Korean American husband would "look like a black man" as he became tan one summer. Delete the scoop?
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South Korea’s trade promotion agency KOTRA recently published a report saying that the podaegi, a traditional Korean baby sling, has become one of the hottest items being sold in the United Kingdom this year.
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Yup! This is how my mother-in-law carried my husband when he was a baby. Delete the scoop?
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Exhibitions at the Museum of Chinese in America show the creative range of Asian-Americans in fashion and other fashion news this week. Delete the scoop?
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"At this college with no Asian American Studies courses and few Asian American faculty members or staff, our history has been largely obscured." Delete the scoop?
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Los Angeles is full of some VERY bad Korean-Americans -- at least according to Anthony Bourdain. Delete the scoop?
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"Korean-American rapper Dumbfoundead used to get the mic pulled out of his hands at rap battles. But the Los Angeles artist has steadily won fans and made a name for himself in the world of hip-hop." Delete the scoop?
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You aren’t authentically Chinese/Taiwanese unless your mother has at some point called you stupid, or as I’ve heard it in Mandarin, bèn (笨). Delete the scoop?
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"I'm pretty sure this is the first time a hot, rugged Korean dude got to be a hero on a wildly popular drama."
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It is most significant for Asian Americans that male role models are coming into their own on wildly popular tv shows, but I'd like to add that from my own perspective as a white girl who is married to a Korean American, it is extremely empowering for me, too. My husband and I basically look like Maggie & Glenn (in the photo), and I didn't realize how left out we felt in depictions of romance in the media until suddenly, there we are! Delete the scoop?
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"The Korean-America authors have a unique stories to tell. Their collective memories of the old country are still fresh, as is their immigrant experience."
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He shares the lead singing in the second most-played song on American radio in the past century, but few Filipinos have heard about him or know the impact he’s had on a generation of Asian American musicians. Delete the scoop?
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"Constancy and Change in Korean Traditional Craft 2013 is now under way at the Triennale di Milano in Italy, satisfying the aesthetic senses of the Milanese with a striking display of craftworks"
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Proud to see Korean traditional crafts getting some love in Milan! Delete the scoop?
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If you're like me, you know plenty of people who aren't quite sure what the difference is between North & South Korea. Help them out with this infographic. Delete the scoop?
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"Let's hope neither half of this Asian couple is Korean. Just kidding, y'all."
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Now if only my last name wasn't "han." Hmmm.... Delete the scoop?
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"The University of California, Irvine, is looking into a video produced by the Asian-American fraternity Lambda Theta Delta that features one of its performers in blackface."
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Proof that belonging to one oppressed minority group doesn't make any individuals immune from doing stupid, racially-insensitive things to members of other groups. What IS heartening is the outpouring of criticism from the Asian American community. Delete the scoop?
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Photo via the Marmot’s Hole It’s well known that plastic surgery in Korea is a booming industry. Considering population size, the beauty-obsessed nation goes under the knife more than any other. Delete the scoop?
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"Perhaps one of the hallmarks of being Korean-American is that we always think we could be better. No matter how good we are, we are not good enough." Delete the scoop?
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"A Korean American woman is suing drugstore chain CVS in federal court after an employee altered her name on a receipt to read, “Ching Chong Lee." Delete the scoop?
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The Goguryeo empire has been gone for centuries -- but it still has a lingering impact on East Asian politics.
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I don't think many Korean Americans harbor fantasies of one day reaquiring Manchuria, but the Jumong founding myth of Korean culture is nonetheless powerfully inspiring, not to mention essential in understanding Koreans' views of their place in the world. Delete the scoop?
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Despite common perceptions, Asian Americans are neither newcomers nor bystanders in the struggle for equality of immigrants in the United States.
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THANK YOU. Delete the scoop?
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Closing the wage gap will bring more Asian American women into leadership positions, give equal opportunity to immigrant women, and bring positive change to all of our communities. Delete the scoop?
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"A Korean American civilian employee working for the Department of Defense was killed in Afghanistan over the weekend in the same suicide attack that killed U.S. diplomat Anne Smedinghoff." Delete the scoop?
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Lillian Harwood with her husband, Delbert Wakinekona | Photo by Marco Garcia for HyphenLillian Harwood is a minister and longtime Hawaiian sovereignty... Delete the scoop?
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