If the shoe doesn’t fit
Fresh off the BART
The term Asian American has been powerful in uniting Asian minority groups, but who does this alliance ultimately benefit?
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Waves: An outlived metaphor
Off the Beat
My attempts to look into the history of feminism led me to an internet archive filled with articles referring to the efforts of feminists in “waves.”
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Model Minority
Cal in Color
Seared into my memory is the first time I fought with my friends. We were in ninth-grade world history when my friend offhandedly joked, “Yeah, but Rona’s Asian and has a big house, so she wouldn’t get what we’re going through.” “Excuse me?” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
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‘Faces of Change’: Sandra Oh brought tears of joy to eyes of Asians and here’s why
As an actress, Sandra Oh has paved the way for Asian-American artists, becoming the first Asian-American person to win Best Actress in a Television Drama. As host, she highlighted her community and called out examples of whitewashing.
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Berkeley community members elect 4 Asian American city officials
During the November general election, Berkeley community members elected four Asian American officials, which seems to be the most to ever serve Berkeley at one time, including the first Asian American City Council members in 41 years.
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‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ revives, refreshes the high school romance genre
“To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” uses tradition to its advantage and adds new layers of complexity that make those old tropes all the more interesting.
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ proves need for Asian representation in film
I wondered if Chu had what it takes to make a film that would be able to prove that Asians in leading roles don’t mean box office failure.
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Qui Nguyen’s ‘Vietgone’ raps through Vietnam War, universality of Asian American experiences
Jaime Castañeda’s rendition of “Vietgone” reminds us that wars are not fought by political ideologies but by mothers and fathers, siblings and children.
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For my name’s sake
Berkeley Got Back
As a Korean American, I am always faced with a perhaps trivial decision: Should I go by Dohee Kim or Nicole Kim?
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Annalise: Annalise
At This Point
The exposure to such a vast amount of creative work has played a really crucial part in this Quest to Understand Myself™.
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