AW issued posted this statement today on its website: AsianWeek sincerely regrets and apologizes for publishing New York-based contributor Kenneth Eng’s column in the issue of February 23, 2007. AsianWeek rejects Eng’s biased views on a critical segment of American society, African Americans. While AsianWeek continues to truly believe in diversity of opinion and freedomContinueContinue reading “AsianWeek Suspends Eng”
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Chron’s Jon Carroll Worried About Samson Wong
From today’s column by Jon Carroll: See, the person I worry about is Samson Wong, editor in chief of AsianWeek, a free publication aimed at the Bay Area Asian community and published by the famously powerful Fang family. I put myself in his place. He gets a new column from his feisty young columnist KennethContinueContinue reading “Chron’s Jon Carroll Worried About Samson Wong”
Chronicle: AsianWeek undecided on whether to keep author of racist column
From an article to appear in today’s Chronicle: AsianWeek Editor at large Ted Fang said Tuesday he regrets publishing a controversial column titled “Why I Hate Blacks” in this week’s edition but has not decided whether to keep its author, Kenneth Eng, on his staff. “Whether he will continue is under review,” Fang said. “IContinueContinue reading “Chronicle: AsianWeek undecided on whether to keep author of racist column”