The Chinatown You Think You Know Isn't Real
ICYMI: Vida Kuang’s essay on the Chinatown that exists versus the Chinatown that’s imagined in a changing San Francisco. - CM
Filipino Canadian artist & activist Sean Devlin dropping truth at Powershift Atlantic over the weekend. - CM
Hey Bay Area pals: we’re a community partner for this weekend’s Oakland Dis/Orient/Ed Comedy tour shows! If you aren’t familiar, Dis/Orient/Ed is a tour featuring up-and-coming Asian American women comedians and their equally funny friends and supporters. They’re a laugh riot!
Use the discount code “18MILLION” when you check out here. The code is good until 11:55 PM tomorrow (Tuesday, 4/1). So jump on it. - CM
The Muslim Student Association at Florida International University discovered a listening device in their on-campus prayer room last year. The university’s administration has failed to answer their questions about where it came from, who’s been listening, and for how long. The university won’t even move them to a new room.
Coincidentally, FIU Prez Rosenberg will be taking on Twitter today to do a Q&A. The MSA at FIU could use a hand getting their questions to the top of his queue. Use the hashtag #AskRosenberg and #StopBuggingMuslims to demand answers. - CM
Thanks for nothing, Dennis Daugaard. He signed the “sex selective abortion” ban into law today. - CM
via ThinkProgress
What’s the difference between the Yellow Peril and the Model Minority? Not a whole lot according to Indiana University historian Ellen D. Wu. Check out her new book, “The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origin of the Model Minority.” You gotta understand the past to figure out the present and future, ya’ll. - Alice
Happy Friday, good people of Tumblr! - CM
You can help prevent the Anandarajah family from being deported! Even though they came to the U.S. from Sri Lanka to seek asylum, Julian (right) and Kirubanesam (left) are facing deportation and separation from their daughter, Jennifer, who is a DACA recipient.
A call to ICE can help keep this family together. - CM
A call to ICE can help keep this family together. - CM
Which Miyazaki Character Are You?
Take this quiz. It’s your fate.
Yes, I realize it’s a Buzzfeed quiz, but I mostly just wanted to brag that I got Princess Mononoke. Who are you? - CM
Because everyone has a right to healthcare. Don’t forget that the deadline for health insurance through Obamacare is March 31st. There’s an extension until April 15th for those using the HealthCare.gov. Click here for more information on resources on ACA for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. - Alice