The Inaugural Stereotype-debunking Quote of the Month Award Goes to…

…Bobby Lee, the Korean-American comedian, best known for his MAD TV skits addressing Asian-American stereotypes. During an interview with UCLA’s Asia Institute, his mad comedic mind free-associates on the very issue of Asian stereotypes: “Asians are great at, you know, arithmetic. I used to snort crystal meth off my math book, that’s the only thing [...]

Sanjaya, Only If You Would’ve Worn a Turban…

My dear Sanjaya, when I first heard about you, I was mildly annoyed because “Sanjaya” happens to be the narrator of one of my all-time favorite books, the Bhagavad Gita,  an esteemed literary work and a sacred Hindu text. For some reason, I had some difficulties reconciling the fact that the narrator of a text that has been [...]

Seung-Hui Cho, Yellow Peril, and Yellow Journalism

 First of all, let me preface this post by saying that its intent is to critique the American media’s handling of the Virginia Tech killer’s identity. And as you will see, I am highly critical of the job the media has done and continues to do. However, my expression of this discontent is not to be mistaken as an attempt [...]