Maru to infinity!
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Hieu Nguyen - “Buffet Etiquette”
“My childhood is a foreign film. All of my favorite memories have been dubbed in English.”
Hieu is a rising star in the twin cities slam scene. He has competed at the National Poetry Slam with both the Minneapolis and Saint Paul teams, placing 5th and 12th respectively. In 2012, he was a Write Bloody finalist and performed with The Good News Poetry Tour. Also, his poems are really, really good.
Have never connected with a piece as much as this one #gotthecreys
(via 18mr)
From Facebook: Happy May Day, Seattle! — at De Acción Nacional Pro-Reforma Migratoria/National Day for Immigration Reform.
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by Jenn Fang
It’s almost the end of May. Do you know your Asian-American history?
Most of America isn’t aware that May is Asian-American Heritage Month. It’s a celebration that started in 1978, when Congress urged President Jimmy Carter to declare the week of May 4th…
"Racism is not in your intent. Your intent is immaterial in how racist your actions are. This isn’t about you BEING a racist. It’s about you DOING A THING that is racist. Your intent doesn’t change it. Your ignorance of its meaning doesn’t change it. It’s got nothing to do with you as a person and everything to do with the meaning of your action in the context of sociocultural history."
- moniquill (on red face & cultural appropriation)
(Source: nemoomnianovit, via racialicious)
That moment when Michael Fassbender speaks french, german, english and spanish at X-Men First Class
I’ve never asked anyone to reblog anything before, and I probably won’t again. But I am now - because this matters.
The Steubenville rape victim, when offered money for her legal expenses or counselling, asked that people donated to a shelter for abused women and children in her county, Madden…
(Source: pizzaforpresident, via writeswrongs)
18mr:
9 YA Books About Multiracial Characters — Expanded from a list created by Sarah Hannah Gómez at YALSA’s The Hub
Mexican White Boy by Matt De La Pena
Dreams of Significant Girls by Cristina Garcia
If I Tell by Janet Gurtler
Liar by Justine Larbalestier
Black, White, Other: In Search of Nina Armstrong by Joan Steinau Lester
Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa
Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
The Latte Rebellion by Sarah Jamila Stevenson
Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian TamakiA great follow-up on a post from last week.
85th Academy Awards Nominations Luncheon - Portraits
Starting off your morning with some Racialicious Seriously Cute with Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis.
what to wear when…demolishing the imperialist assumption that a woman in a hijab or other head covering can’t be free, feminist, fashionable, flawed, feminine, funny, liberated, brave, badass, modern, innovative, assertive, smart, sexual, critical, cute, confident, complex, competent, or complete (requested by and dreamed up with akitron).
post 76 of an infinity-part series
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**TRIGGER WARNING: Rape, other forms of sexual violence**
Here in Minneapolis, a growing number of Native American women wear red shawls to powwows to honor survivors of sexual violence. The shawls, a traditional symbol of nurturing, flow toward the earth. The women seem cloaked in blood. People hush. Everyone rises, not only in respect, for we are jolted into personal memories and griefs. Men and children hold hands, acknowledging the outward spiral of the violations women suffer.
The Justice Department reports that one in three Native women is raped over her lifetime, while other sources report that many Native women are too demoralized to report rape. Perhaps this is because federal prosecutors decline to prosecute 67 percent of sexual abuse cases, according to the Government Accountability Office. Further tearing at the social fabric of communities, a Native woman battered by her non-Native husband has no recourse for justice in tribal courts, even if both live on reservation ground. More than 80 percent of sex crimes on reservations are committed by non-Indian men, who are immune from prosecution by tribal courts.
The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center says this gap in the law has attracted non-Indian habitual sexual predators to tribal areas. Alexandra Pierce, author of a 2009 report on sexual violence against Indian women in Minnesota, has found that there rapes on upstate reservations increase during hunting season. A non-Indian can drive up from the cities and be home in five hours. The tribal police can’t arrest him.
To protect Native women, tribal authorities must be able to apprehend, charge and try rapists — regardless of race. Tribal courts had such jurisdiction until 1978, when the Supreme Court ruled that they did not have inherent jurisdiction to try non-Indians without specific authorization from Congress. The Senate bill would restore limited jurisdiction over non-Indians suspected of perpetrating sex crimes, but even this unnerves some officials. “You’ve got to have a jury that is a reflection of society as a whole, and on an Indian reservation, it’s going to be made up of Indians, right?” said Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee. “So the non-Indian doesn’t get a fair trial.”
Leaving aside the fact that most Native defendants tried in the United States face Indian-free juries, and disregarding the fulsome notion that Native people can’t be impartial jurists, Mr. Grassley got his facts wrong. Most reservations have substantial non-Indian populations, and Native families are often mixed. The Senate version guarantees non-Indians the right to effective counsel and trial by an impartial jury.
What seems like dry legislation can leave Native women at the mercy of their predators or provide a slim margin of hope for justice. As a Cheyenne proverb goes, a nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground.
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Louise Erdrich, “Rape On The Reservation,” NYT.com 2/26/13 (via racialicious)
18mr:
For those of you who haven’t heard the story yet, last week a fraternity at Duke held a party that’s been getting some attention. The original theme of the party was “Asia Prime,” a pun on the chapter’s name, Eta Prime. After the invitations had been sent, the fraternity was reported to Duke’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. In response, the fraternity sent out a second invitation, changing the name of the party to “International Relations” and issuing an apology for anyone who might have been offended by the original theme. However, the actual party stuck largely to the original theme. Partygoers dressed as geishas, ninjas, sumo wrestlers, and a plethora of other Asian stereotypes.
Pictures of the party were made available on social media and were posted around campus by offended students who sought to start a campus dialogue on racism. They also posted on Facebook and other social media outlets about what had happened, which eventually led to national media attention. In response, some of you may be thinking that Duke might not be the school for you.
If so, I want to challenge you on that. The attention Duke has attracted because of this event is not a product of the severity of the fraternity’s offense. The reason why we have attracted so much attention is because of our reaction to it, which stems from our university’s commitment to diversity and a welcoming and inclusive environment.
Racism is not a problem specific to Duke. Racist party themes are not a problem specific to Duke fraternities. This is a problem that affects American universities and America in general. None of the costumes worn by students at the party were difficult to find. They were available at any party store. Racism in varying degrees is still exceedingly common in our world.
What is not so common is the courage that our community displayed in the face of what so many have become passive about. There has been huge support for the Asian American community, a rally of several hundred students demanding a more inclusive culture on campus in the middle of a week full of midterms, and a meaningful discussion not just about one fraternity or one party but about a larger culture of privilege and oppression.
So when you see Duke’s name alongside words like “racist” and “rager” in headlines and the twittersphere, remember that the reason why is because of the progress we are making and the steps we are taking, rather than the problems we face.
Photo & commentary by Connor Cotton, over on the Duke Admissions Blog.
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Eight common phrases you’ll run into when arguing about pop culture.
