This press release was originally sent out by the APALA November 15, 2017 and was originally posted on their website here. Washington, DC – Today, 19 Asian American peaceful protesters, including two of the highest-ranking Asian American leaders in the labor movement, were arrested in an action to demand Congress pass a clean DREAM Act […]
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The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance’s (APALA) Call to Arms: “Tomorrow We Fight” for a Clean DREAM Act
Received this via email from our friends over at APALA (Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance): Tomorrow, we fight. We’re mobilizing over 120 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) immigrant youth and leaders from across the country to demand that the passing of a clean DREAM Act become Congress’s top priority before the end of the […]
White Man Claims he is ‘Transracial’ and Identifies as Filipino
A white man who goes by the name of Ja Du (formerly known as Adam) is claiming that he is ‘transracial’ and identifies as Filipino. He rides around in a hot pink vehicle called a tuk-tuk, which he claims is what they use to get around in the Philippines. See below for a screenshot of the […]
9 Things Asian-Americans are So Tired of Hearing
What’s your nationality? I am American, but if you want to know my ethnicity – I am Filipino. You speak such good English! I have been speaking English since I could start speaking, but thank you? You’re so exotic. Yeah, no. I’m not a plant or animal from the Amazon. How often do you visit […]
The 7 Different Types of Asian Aunts – A Visual GIF Story
Aunt. Auntie. Tía. Tita. Gūmā. Oba. Imo. Chaachee. Bibi. Cô Dì. The list goes on… She’s your Asian aunt! Here’s a list of 8 different types of Asian aunts that we all know and (sometimes) love: The Nosy, Gossip-Crazy One The Sweet, Cute One The Fashionable, Boujee One The Strict, Religious One The Anxious One […]
Why the Next Generation Needs to See Themselves on TV & Film
It’s the YLWRNGR here, reporting on something that is really close to my heart: diversity in Hollywood. As a first generation Asian American women who grew up in the ’90s, my frame of reference for characters played by other AsianAms was few and far between. When I saw Thuy Trang on TV playing the original […]
Why Filipinos Have Spanish-sounding Last Names
“You’re Filipino? So, you’re like basically Spanish.” If you’ve heard something like this before or said it to a Filipino person, you’re in the right place. Chances are you’ve come across a Filipino and wondered why they have Spanish-sounding last names, like Garcia or Rodriguez. They have chinky eyes, brown skin, eat rice with everything […]
What #YLWRNGR Is and Why I Started It
Growing up in 90’s Queens, NY, I was surrounded by almost every type of ethnicity. You name it — Spanish, West Indian, Eastern European and every type of Asian. Black, brown, white, red and yellow. So much of my upbringing and identity is all things Filipino-American. The language, the food, the customs, the everything. I […]
