2021/07/01 |
The Economic Roots of Racism in Singapore
Ethnic minorities have become scapegoated by rising economic inequality in Singapore.
2020/10/28 |
“Your Trend, My Normal”: A Review of ‘Black in Asia’
Through a series of 23 vignettes, 'Black in Asia' examines personal accounts of navigating Asia’s social spaces that lack the lived experience of what it means to be Black.
2020/06/13 |
Black Lives Matter Rallies in Taipei
Hundreds attended a Taipei rally in solidarity with the global Black Lives Matter movement.
2020/03/23 |
They Told Me to Go Back to China. Then Came the Coronavirus.
A Taiwanese student studying in Europe recounts his experience in the weeks leading up to the global lockdown.
2020/03/12 |
Not Just Coronavirus: Asians Have Worn Face Masks for Decades
People from Japan into Southeast Asia cover their mouths to deflect exhaust, pollution, and cold air, while some hide their faces.
2019/08/13 |
'Brownface' Backlash Reveals Systematic Racism in Singapore
Racism is a recurring discussion in Singapore and state-owned companies have done little to reflect on their mistakes.
2017/10/01 |
Does Asia Have a Skin-Deep Racism Problem?
Deep down inside, do we Asians feel that white people are superior to us and other races with darker skins?
2017/07/11 |
Korea's First Black Model is Facing Widespread Racism
Some mixed-race children in South Korea are bullied at school and constantly taunted as 'tuigi,' a derogatory term that literally means cross-bred animals.
2017/06/05 |
BOOK REVIEW: 'The New York Riots of 1964 and The War on Crime'
Resonating with current discussions on racism and police brutality, this book will prove an inspiring read for those questioning the relationship between discourses of law and order and the reproduction of collective fear, writes Eraldo S. Santos.
2017/05/23 |
Why Chinese Everywhere Rallied for Vietnamese-American Passenger
An 18-year-old says treatment of United Airlines passenger speaks to wider prejudice against East Asians.
2017/04/19 |
Airline’s Indigenous Name Bungle Reveals Taiwanese ‘Ignorance’
'When I go to Starbucks and order my drink with my indigenous name, the staff ask me politely if they are not sure how to pronounce my name. That’s called respect.”
2017/02/21 |
China Ups Xinjiang Monitoring; Japan Kindergarten Racism; South Korean Airline Hack; Jakarta Protests
Asia Morning Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/02/01 |
Can Australia Capitalize on its Chinese Advantage?
Australia must capitalize on the Chinese diaspora, writes Peter Cai.
2017/01/17 |
INTERVIEW: Viral Video Blogger on Busting Japan's Sex, Racism and Gender Myths
YouTuber 'That Japanese Man Yuta,' with view counts numbering in the hundreds of thousands, is working to fill the void left by the international media's sweeping coverage of Japanese society.
2016/12/24 |
How Racism Was First Officially Codified in 15th-Century Spain
In 1449, a Toledo edict made racial discrimination legal.
2016/12/06 |
One of the First Hollywood Heartthrobs Was a Smoldering Japanese Actor. What Happened?
Today, there aren't many Asian film hunks. But in 1915, Sessue Hayakawa was among the first sex symbols.
2016/10/18 |
Crime, Racism Tar China-US Study Ties
The rapid increase in the number of Chinese students at U.S. universities has brought a wave of social problems, including isolated incidents of crime and racism.
2016/09/09 |
Are the Chinese Racist?
'It is spurious to claim, without substantial evidence, that racist views are more common among Chinese, not speak of any insinuation that Chinese in general are racists.'
