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Defining Asian Americans

September 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vicki Tang SYLP student The words “Dude, stop being so Asian” have become typical words in a young Asian American’s vocabulary. However, most people don’t think about what the expression really means. Of those who do, almost no one thinks about its implications. Being Asian literally means belonging to or having ancestry from the […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Asian Americans, China, Chinese Americans, Chinese Exclusion Act, East Asian, East Asians, Gold Mountain, India, Japanese Americans, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pakistan, SYLP, SYLP 2011, South America, South Korea, United States, Yellow Terror

An update on MARTA’s Yellow Line issue, Asians dissatisfied

December 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Oct. 1, the new name of a rail line in Doraville, Ga., is currently under fire for being racially insensitive. Formerly called the Doraville to Airport Line, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) decided to give its lines color designations instead. The Doraville Line is now called the Yellow Line.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Asian American, Chinese, Doraville Line, East Asians, General Manager, Georgia Asian Times, Helen Kim, John Yasutake, Los Angeles Mass Rapid Transit, MARTA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Reginald Diamond, Vol 28 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, Yellow Line, Yellow Terror, letter

Editorial: The Yellow Line? No, thanks

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Oct. 1, the new name of a rail line in Doraville, Ga., is currently under fire for being racially insensitive. Formerly called the Doraville to Airport Line, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) decided to give its lines color designations instead. The Doraville line is now called the Yellow Line.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2009, Chinese, East Asians, General Manager Beverly Scott, Gold Line, John Yasutake, Los Angeles Asian, MARTA, United States, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, Yellow Line, Yellow Terror, letter

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