From an article posted today at 2:57 p.m.: The author of the "Why I Hate Blacks" column published Friday in AsianWeek has been dismissed, and editors say publication of the piece was "a serious lapse in editorial judgment." "The failing of our editorial process in allowing this piece to go forward was an insensitive and … Continue reading Chronicle: AsianWeek columnist fired

Read the post on BET.com, asking readers to comment on "From your point of view, in general, what is the relationship between Blacks and Asians? Good or poor?"

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 Kenneth … Continue reading Chron’s Jon Carroll Worried About Samson Wong

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. "I … Continue reading Chronicle: AsianWeek undecided on whether to keep author of racist column

Coverage by AP writer Terence Chea: "It certainly does not speak for the vast majority of Asian Americans," Stewart Kwoh, who heads the Asian Pacific American Legal Center in Los Angeles, said Tuesday. "This kind of inflammatory (column) really can hurt and damage relations with the broader African-American community." ... Mayor Gavin Newsom said in … Continue reading AP: Asian weekly’s “Why I Hate Blacks” column blasted

Article by Leslie Fulbright on the front page of today's San Francisco Chronicle: Ling-chi Wang, retired chairman of the ethnic studies department at UC Berkeley, said there is an urgent need for Asian Americans to be aware of the history of this country and know that Asian American gains have come largely as a result … Continue reading San Francisco Chronicle

The Youth Media Council posts our statement on their site.  Thanks to Karlos Schmieder!

Former AsianWeek editor Neela Banerjee on the article: Long-running Asian American weekly AsianWeek is facing criticism for publishing a column by writer Kenneth Eng entitled “Why I Hate Blacks.” I have to say, I’m not a regular reader of AsianWeek. Available as a free weekly throughout the Bay Area, AsianWeek doesn’t really seem to reach … Continue reading Hyphen blog: ‘AsianWeek Takes the Racist Cake’