It's February 2013, a new month in a new year. So in honor of the year that just passed by, I thought I'd reflect on three areas in which Asian Americans were featured prominently in the news. And the first place we have to start with, of course is ... LINSANITY For those familiar Lin... Read more...
Houston has waited a long time for Jeremy Lin. 10 years to be exact. This week, Lin, arguably the most electrifying point guard in the world of basketball, will play his first game for the Houston Rockets. He's a player that draws both extreme praise and criticism alike. But regardless of Lin... Read more...
I was recently interviewed for my thoughts on the DNC convention and whether the lack of Asian Americans on the main stage and the seeming lack of attention paid to Asian Americans by either political party would result in low voter turnout. Would the lack of representation, in other words, of Asi... Read more...
Comments Off on Different Racisms (Part I): On Jeremy Lin & How the Rules of Racism Are Different for Asian Americans,
25/09/2012,
by Matthew Salesses in Editorial,
Sports
This piece was originally published for The Rumpus and is republished here with permission. You can also read Part II, On Jeremy Lin and Singular Models, here. My senior year in Chapel Hill, I finally got up the courage to take a course in Asian American literature. Stupidly, I treated it ... Read more...
