I go to the movies to be entertained, not to be a movie critic. The point for me is mindless entertainment — to give my non-stop mind a break and let something else fill the void. Black Panther did not disappoint. And after the movie was over, my mind went into overdrive about what this […]
EDITORIAL: Legacy of peace and hope?
“The Olympic Games show us what the world could look like, if we were all guided by the Olympic spirit of respect and understanding,” said International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. This year, during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, both North Korea and South Korea have agreed to march under one flag for the opening […]
EDITORIAL: Diversity isn’t just Black and white
This year’s Oscar nominations, which were announced on Jan. 23, had some significant gaps. Headlines touted the nominations as “diverse,” as several Black actors received nominations — Mary J. Blige in Mudbound, Octavia Spencer in The Shape of Water, Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out, and Denzel Washington for his role in Roman J. Israel, Esq. […]
EDITORIAL: Asians spared in ‘sh**hole countries’ tirade?
By now, you’ve heard President Donald Trump’s reported labeling of Haiti and African nations as “sh**hole countries.” Last week, conservative commentator Carrie Sheffield attempted to argue that Trump isn’t as anti-immigrant or racist as those comments suggested. The president “said he would welcome immigrants from Asia, so he is open to accepting people from other […]
EDITORIAL: Golden Globes protest
“I want all the girls watching here, now, to know that a new day is on the horizon!” said Oprah Winfrey, during her rousing acceptance speech at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards ceremony on Jan. 7. Winfrey was the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement — the first Black woman to […]
EDITORIAL: 3 stories involving the API community to keep watching in 2018
1. Seattle deputy mayors For the first time in Seattle’s history, the city has two Asian American deputy mayors. Newly elected Mayor Jenny Durkan appointed Mike Fong and Shefali Ranganathan as senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor, respectively. Fong was former Mayor Ed Murray’s chief of staff — he left that role earlier this year […]
EDITORIAL: Ed Lee’s legacy
Edwin Mah Lee died on Dec. 12 at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center after suffering a heart attack. Lee, who preferred to be called “Ed,” was born in Seattle to immigrant parents and grew up in Beacon Hill. He graduated from Berkeley Law in 1978. During his time at the school, Lee […]
EDITORIAL: People of color must unite
On Dec. 6, Asian American and Black activists joined forces in Washington, D.C. — urging a clean Dream Act that would facilitate a more seamless path to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants who are recipients of the now-dismantled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. U.S. Capitol Police arrested 182 people that day including Rep. […]
EDITORIAL: Never forget, and be vigilant
76 years have passed since a military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. The attack was the catalyst that launched the United States into World War II (WWII). Over 2,000 service men and women were […]
EDITORIAL: Support Black-AAPI immigrant action day
Next week, over a hundred Black and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) immigrants will join forces for a day of action in Washington, D.C. They will demand that Congress pass a clean DREAM Act and find a permanent solution for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders by Dec. 8. “Our communities are often erased in […]
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