I originally wrote this for ningin.com, a site covering Asian media and pop culture. A Black man born in Hawai’i with an Asian sister was sworn into office Tuesday as our President. He took the oath of office on the same bible used by Abraham Lincoln for the exact same oath 148 years ago, realizingContinue reading “Asian America Must Battle Injustice with President Obama”
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Is ‘That One’ American Enough?
The continuing stream of articles dealing with race and the presidential campaign contrasts with the infrequent coverage we saw in the primary season. Just a sampling of articles in the past 24 hours: TIME’s Peter Beinart in an article titled “Is He American Enough?“: “With their incessant talk about who loves their country and whoContinue reading “Is ‘That One’ American Enough?”