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NEWS ABOUT: Asian-Americans

Asian-Americans stories: 9 news summaries

Calif. Gay Marriage Fight Centers on Chinatown

Campaigners hope to repeat success in changing Asian attitudes

Jun 19, 09 3:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Campaigners seeking to bring legalized gay marriage back to California believe their success in Chinatown points the way forward, Reuters reports. The state's Asian communities swung in favor of gay marriage faster than any other group over the last decade as advocates worked to bring taboos into the open and... More »

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California • gay marriage • San Francisco • Chinatown • Asian-Americans • Proposition 8

 Toss Suit Over 
 'Slanty-Eyed' Pic: 
 Miley's Lawyers 

Plaintiff asking $4K for each of LA's Asian-Americans

May 14, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus, probably ruing the day she slanted her eyes in a picture, is pushing to toss a $4 billion lawsuit related to the photo, E! reports. Cyrus’ lawyers challenged Lucie Kim’s suit, citing a civil rights statute that basically says Kim doesn’t deserve money simply for being... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • lawsuit • photograph • Miley Cyrus • bias • Asian-Americans • Lucie Kim

(Newser) - A Republican Texas state legislator has drawn the ire of Democrats, and others, for suggesting Asian voters change their names to ones “easier for Americans to deal with,” the Houston Chronicle reports. The comments from Betty Brown came Tuesday, when the legislature heard testimony from a Chinese-American group... More »

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Texas • race relations • voting rights • Asian-Americans • name change • Chinese Americans • Betty Brown

 Miley Sorry 
 For Real 
 This Time 

Singer apologizes for controversial pic

Feb 10, 09 3:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus has apologized again for slanting her eyes in a photo leaked last week, this time admitting her action might be seen as "hurtful," E! Online reports. In her first half-hearted explanation, Cyrus said she was just being "goofy" in the picture, which was slammed by... More »

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celebrity • photograph • Internet leak • blog • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • racist • Asian-Americans

 Miley: 'I'm 
 Not Racist, 
 Just Goofy' 

Singer defends controversial pic

Feb 6, 09 4:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus apologized—sort of—for slanting her eyes in the photo that sparked accusations of racism and the particular ire of a national Asian-American group, the Daily News reports. “I'm sorry if those people looked at those pics and took them wrong and out of context!” the... More »

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celebrity • photograph • Internet leak • blog • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • racist • Asian-Americans

 Not Your Best Idea Ever, Miley 

Eye-slanting not a good 'example' from Disney star

Feb 3, 09 8:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus’ latest less-than-wholesome stunt? Slanting her eyes in a party pic that's been slammed by an Asian-American group, TMZ reports. “The photograph of Miley Cyrus and other individuals slanting their eyes is offensive to the Asian Pacific American community and sets a terrible example for her many young... More »

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celebrity • photograph • Internet leak • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • racist • Asian-Americans

Mariners Hire Baseball's First Asian-American Manager

Don Wakamatsu, 45, works way up through Rangers, Athletics organization

Nov 19, 08 2:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Don Wakamatsu is the first Asian-American manager of a major league baseball team, AP reports, hired today by the Seattle Mariners. Wakamatsu, 45, played catcher, mainly in the minors, before coaching stints with Texas and Oakland. The Oregon native—who says he knows just a little Japanese—inherits a Mariners... More »

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Oakland Athletics • Texas Rangers • Seattle Mariners • baseball • Asian-Americans • Don Wakamatsu • manager

Lost Children of Vietnam War Seek Their Place

Amerasians, shunted aside in both cultures, want citizenship

Oct 10, 08 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some American servicemen left children behind when they came home from Vietnam and Korea, and those Amerasians, now in their 30s and 40s, are stuck between two cultures that don't fully accept them. "I am not a refugee, but I am being treated as one," says a member... More »

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immigration • US troops • Vietnam War • Korean War • US citizenship • Asian-Americans • Amerasians • biracial

Anti-Obama Asians Accused of Racism

They vastly prefer Clinton, but bigotry charge sparks outrage

Feb 20, 08 8:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's low support among Asian-Americans is sparking cries of racism, Time reports. "On a gut level my reaction is that at least some Asian-Americans are uncomfortable voting for a black candidate," one analyst said. But some Asians resent the charge: A recent CNN show on the topic... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • racism • caucus • Hawaii • Election 2008 • Asian-Americans • African-Americans

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