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Among the many characters in the web-based shows that are beginning to sweep the internet, one star…

Catherine Zaw • April 1, 2014

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Journal Entry #1st Amendment: "People Tire Me Out..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • March 15, 2014

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Journal Entry #4 Is True!: "Add 'Some' To It..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • March 8, 2014

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Changing the “Everyday” Asian Image: Behind the Scenes of "Marvels & Monsters"

“It was amazing,” Alexandra Chang of New York University (NYU) recalls. “My first…

Darryl Mori • Jan. 21, 2014

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It’s time to take the offensive yellowface of “The Mikado” off the stage

I recently blogged about a video produced by the City of Los Angeles—using taxpayer money&mda…

Gil Asakawa • July 11, 2013

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The Queer Affairs of Yone Noguchi: An Interview with Historian Amy Sueyoshi - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> AL: Well, in terms of making a queer relationship visible, one thing that…

Andrew Way Leong • Jan. 11, 2013

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Journal Entry #About 3 Pounds (On Average): "Pinky And -- "

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Oct. 29, 2011

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Journal Entry #(213)625-XXXX: "Cultural Queries..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • June 20, 2009

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Secret Asian Man: Breaking Barriers with a Comic Strip

Tak Toyoshima’s Asian American-themed comic strip, Secret Asian Man, is now nationally syndic…

Darryl Mori • May 27, 2009

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What Would You Do?

I am a coward. It’s easy to fight racism when it’s in the abstract, but it’s so m…

Koji Steven Sakai • May 7, 2009

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Maya Erskine, of Amazon’s ‘Betas’ TV Show, Challenges Hollywood’s Status Quo

Journal Entry #1st Amendment: "People Tire Me Out..."

Journal Entry #4 Is True!: "Add 'Some' To It..."

Changing the “Everyday” Asian Image: Behind the Scenes of "Marvels & Monsters"

It’s time to take the offensive yellowface of “The Mikado” off the stage

The Queer Affairs of Yone Noguchi: An Interview with Historian Amy Sueyoshi - Part 2

Journal Entry #About 3 Pounds (On Average): "Pinky And -- "

Journal Entry #(213)625-XXXX: "Cultural Queries..."

Secret Asian Man: Breaking Barriers with a Comic Strip

What Would You Do?