Category: Politics
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Recommending Feminism
I made a tiktok that recommended feminism to a commenter, on a thread about Asian American men. Not wanting to just ad lib this topic, I decided to to a quick review of the material, and started down a…
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What are Lateral Violence and Vertical Violence?
These two terms came up during the discussions about the Monterey Park shooting. It was also raised in the murder of Tyre Nichols, and the mass shooting in Half Moon Bay. The following definitions are from the Canadian Race…
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Reading Group Notes
These are some notes I have about different reading groups in which I have participated.
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Research Sparse about Less Educated Asian American Men in the Labor Market
I got into a discussion/argument about labor market discrimination against Asian American men in the working class.
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Misunderstanding the Purpose of the Model Minority
People are upset about stereotypes, and often conflate the Model Minority Myth with the stereotype that Asians are good at math. So, to “challenge” the stereotype, an Asian person will say they aren’t good at math. They misunderstand the…
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WSJ Election-Hype Poll about Perceptions of Prejudice Excluded Asians
Every once in a while, I get upset by something AWA puts up, especially anything that discourages Asian American participation in politics. This time, it was a poll about how the two parties differ in who they think suffers…
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Fascism Videos (Explaining It)
I’m going to accumulate videos explaining this midcentury political movement that’s getting a resurgence today.
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On the Vice Asian American, Model Minority and Asian Hate, Panel Video
This video’s made the rounds, and I felt compelled to write some about it. It’s not a great panel, but it’s good that the video was made and put out there for a general audience that might not be…
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1908 Anarchist Terrorist Plot by Japanese in America Against the Emperor of Japan!
The actions of your tools has made free political action impossible in Japan. We abandon political action as absurd and useless under present conditions, and resort to physical force. We do not believe in war, but you have forced…
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Reading Up on Gang Stalking
I recently made and lost a friend who is going through some hard times. One of the things they raised was that they were a victim of gang stalking. This brought back memories of LA Indymedia, because there were…