Hair Wars: The Politics of Hair ‘YOU CAN TOUCH MY HAIR’ Exhibit
I’m Asian American and I’ve never really given that much thought to my hair … except that one time. I was on the swim team in high school in Southern California and my hair, from being outdoors in a chemically treated pool three hours a day, bleached out from solid black to dark, dark brown […]
White Privilege and Thoroughly Modern Millie at NNHS
White Privilege is having the prevalence and importance of the English language and finding amusement in ridiculing people of colour/immigrants for their accents and their difficulty in speaking a language that is not their native tongue. I had a long conversation with Pulizer nominated journalist and New York Times best selling author Mitch Zuckoff. Our […]
Meet Grace Lin at Where The Mountain Meets the Moon Show at NNHS
Chinese Historical Society of New England presents Grace Lin Best-Selling Children’s Author & Artist Presentation & Reception in honor of “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” premiering at Wheelock Family Theatre Sunday, April 13 at 1 pm The Film Lecture Hall at Newton North High School 457 Walnut Street, Newton Tickets: $5 for members and […]
More Than Half of Asian American Teens Are Bullied in School
According to survey data released in 2011 by the US Justice Department and Education Department, Asian Americans endure far more bullying in U.S. schools than any other ethnic group, and compared to other teens, Asian American teens are three times as likely to face bullying on the internet. A report released last year by the […]
Dr. Paul Watanabe Speaking at Newton Free Library
Please join Newton Asian Pacific American Network in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month to learn about the culture, traditions, and history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States in a display and a keynote by Paul Watanabe, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Boston on Tuesday, May 6 at 6:30pm […]
Celebrate Asia! Festival
‘Think for yourself, but think of others’ School Motto of the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Sudbury, Massachusetts CELEBRATE ASIA! SAVE THE DATE! APRIL 12! 1st Annual “CELEBRATE ASIA! FESTIVAL” at The Lincoln-Sudbury Memorial School , Saturday, April 12, 10-3 pm. Lot’s of fun activities for kids! Cultural performances! Food! Gift items! Henna tattoos! Martial […]
Wheelock Family Theatre: Where The Mountain Meets the Moon
Wheelock Family Theatre has received rave reviews as a forward-thinking performance arts environment that is bringing a fresh and much needed perspective to musicals. It was also heartening to see Wheelock Family Theatre’s terrific recent production of “Hairspray’’ and note that the lead role of Tracy Turnblad — which typically goes to a white actress — was […]
NECN Broadside: Historical musical sparks controversy at Mass. HS
Broadside: the news with Jim Braude Historical musical sparks controversy at Mass. HS: Thoroughly Modern Millie at Newton North High School Note that they reversed identifying Susan Chinsen ( a Newton North graduate and CEO of the Asian American Film) and Joy Bautista (a teacher and administrator at Boston Arts Academy and representing Massachusetts Asian American Educators […]
‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ play draws controversy in Mass. over racial stereotyping
‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ play draws controversy in Mass. over racial stereotyping from Monitoring, Exposing & Fighting Against Anti-Semitism and Racism: Anti-Semitism, Pro-Jewish, Philo-Semitism, Positive Jewish Issues & Unique Jewish Identity Two characters Ching Ho and Bun Foo, are hapless Asian laundrymen controlled by Mrs. Meers, a third character with chopsticks in her bun, who speaks in a […]
The Colbert Report’s Racist Tweet
Racism against Asians is often “unawares”—a form of racism that flies under the radar due to its widespread acceptance as the norm. Its interactive dynamic resembles that of an unwritten social contract. Asians in the West are expected to accept patronizing remarks and racist taunts so demeaning that perpetrators would think twice before dishing them […]
