Native Hawaiian

Academic Version: Applying my personal experiences and academic research as a professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies to provide a more complete understanding of political, economic, and cultural issues and current events related to American race relations, and Asia/Asian America in particular.

Plain English: Trying to put my Ph.D. to good use.

October 14, 2010

Written by C.N.

Posts from Years Past: October

You might be interested to read the following posts from October of years past:

2009: Asian American Students Acting Like Idiots
A fight and arrests of Asian American students at a party hosted by the Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity brings up troubling questions of race, hyper-masculinity, and accountability.
2008: Exploring Asian and Latino Connections
New academic research explores historical and cultural connections between Asians and Latinos.
2007: Debating Native Hawaiian Identity
A debate about who exactly is ‘Native Hawaiian’ brings up the larger question of diversity within the Asian American community.
2006: Questions of Loyalty and Asian American Identity
The case of Army lieutenant Ehren Watada’s objection to serving in Iraq reopens old wounds for many Japanese Americans.
2005: The State of Asian American TV Stars
Columnist Jeff Yang summarizes how often and well Asian Americans are represented on TV these days.
2004: Asian American Studies Progress
Congratulations to UCLA ‘s Asian American Studies Department, the first such department at a major research university.

July 5, 2010

Written by C.N.

Posts from Years Past: July

You might be interested to read the following posts from July of years past:

2009: Reflections on a Multiracial Buddhist Retreat
One of my most controversial posts — In an otherwise refreshing and renewing multiracial Buddhist family retreat, two incidents with racial overtones highlight unconscious racial dynamics still present in American society.
2008: The New Yorker’s Obama Cover
The New Yorker’s controversial cartoon cover of Barack and Michelle Obama as terrorists brings up a range of reactions from conservatives and liberals.
2007: Allowing Non-Citizens to Vote
Should immigrants who haven’t become citizens yet be allowed to vote in elections?
2006: “Cute Culture” in Japan
Looking at the rising popularity of “cute culture’s” effect on Japan’s mentality toward outsiders.
2005: Native Hawaiian Sovereignty
Looking at the contentious debate about whether to grant Native Hawaiians sovereignty rights.
2004: Jumping the Gun
Racial paranoia fed by terrorist fears leads to a sad case of racial profiling.

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October 14, 2010

Written by C.N.

Posts from Years Past: October

July 5, 2010

Written by C.N.

Posts from Years Past: July