18 MILLION RISING

Solidarity with striking Cambodian garment workers! The Cambodian government sent in military police to break up the strikes in Phnom Penh earlier today; it’s not clear how many strikers were injured.

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Melissa Shang wants the 2015 American Girl Doll of the Year to have a disability, like her.

We say: hell yes.

You can support Melissa here.

I needed that.

laina:

ITS TH E MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

merry christmas, for those of you who celebrate.

for those who don’t, here’s a ridiculous dog costume.

(via tetraghost)

I just…yes. Yes please.

[Cyanide and Happiness is awesome, read them!]

Let’s go! The Philippines has requested Temporary Protected Status for Filipinos in the U.S. Now it’s on the State Department to make sure the Philippines starts moving from Relief 2 Recovery. Sign and show your support here.

“But in conversations about #NotYourAsianSidekick, two seemingly conflicting facts stand out. The first is that a global movement around Asian-American feminism has been ignited. The second is that this movement is more than several decades old.”

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Kai Ma wants to know what comes next for #NotYourAsianSidekick

I say, let’s build it!

spiderhouses:

brainstatic:
This is the English word I want to get tattooed on my wrist. It means “to keep breathing even though the water rises all around you.” English is such a mystical exotic language. They can fit so much meaning into so small a word.
Now I want to get 空気タンク tattooed down my back.

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“Today we honor and recognize the hard work and perseverance of the Chinese-American community across the nation…as we continue to build on our shared goal of an America that is rich in opportunity and freedom.”

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Republican lawmakers Lynn Jenkins, Jeff Denham, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Renee Ellmers, Cynthia Lummis and Frank Wolf, in their Chinese Exclusion Act repeal tribute video.

I think it’s appropriate to say that Tessanne Chin is NOT your Asian sidekick.

Congrats Tessanne!