Most people have probably only encountered the work of Norma Tanega through her song “You’re Dead” which is used as the theme song for both the movie of “What we Do in the Shadows” and the ongoing TV series of the same name. The daughter of a Filipino US Navy Band leader and a Panamanian mother, […]

Jeff Yang and Phil Yu present an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America. What's up, podcast listeners? We've got another episode of our podcast They Call Us Bruce. (Almost) each week, my good friend, writer/columnist Jeff Yang and I host an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America, with a strong focus […]

  https://www.amazon.com/COKOTEE-Gesture-Halloween-Transforming-Festival/dp/B0BVZKQG6T?ref_=ast_slp_dp&th=1&psc=1 I get it in some ways – the kid is supposed to be flying—but sans the other arm, it kind of looks like the kid is just saluting Hitler. And….I mean–I know this is just me–but I feel like the kid underneath the mask could be Asian….and then that would be completely wrong…. […]

Structure of perfluoroundecanoic acid, a member of PFAS group A recent paper concludes that Asian Americans have higher levels of PFAS relative to other groups in the US population.  PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are known as “forever chemicals” because they break down very slowly in the natural environment. Research suggests that high […]

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  That’s it. You get a whole month anyway…. Tim Flores and Genie Kwon, the married chefs and owners of Kasama in Chicago, talk about opening the first Filipino restaurant in the world to be awarded a Michelin star. The husband and wife team also shares a recipe for chicken adobo.

  Picture from the Innocence Project of FL @FLA_Innocence News still needs to come out about this shooting–and that means real news, versus what the GBI, or GSTs want the public to hear–and we need those body cameras. We definitely need to see the body cameras. Maybe they figured after the ruling on Manuel Paez Terán–Tortuguita–they were untouchable? […]

Image credit: Grace Lin Asian America for Advancing Justice (AAJC) has published a list of Asian American books that have been banned over the past few years. Some are children books that I found hard to find any real problem, such as Grace Lin‘s Caldecott Honor Book A Big Mooncake for Little Star. The AAJC […]