Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
In the Internet age, crises have a way of turning completely ordinary, unremarkable tools into tremendously powerful instruments for organizing. Think of the way Hong Kong’s democracy protesters used FireChat to message one another in spite of the area’s overloaded cellular networks, or how Syrian rebels turned to Skype as a way to plan their opposition….
Left: Daniel Holtzclaw, half Japanese American, convicted of raping and assaulting 13 black women on the job; Right: Peter Liang, Chinese-American, convicted of fatally shooting an unarmed, innocent black man As my black and brown friends on Facebook express grief and horror at the recorded murders of #AltonSterling and #PhilandoCastile, the majority of my Asian/Asian-American…
Before, it was very narrow with what Asian-Americans should do, the careers they should get into. It was limited to being a doctor, lawyer or business person. We were really comfortable with that and we found our place with the model minority. We’re all model citizens and have a 4.0 GPA, 1600 on SATs. Everything…
A group of caring canines and their human supporters gathered in Chinatown Friday to rally in protest of the annual Chinese dog eating festival in Yulin that starts next week. About 15 dogs paraded in front of the Wyndham Hotel on Bowery. Several were decked out in purple accessories — the color representing animal abuse…
Animal rights protesters gather in NYC’s Chinatown to protest the Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival, which opened today in Southern China. (Photo Credit: NY Daily News / Susan Watts) Since 2009, one festival in China has caused a stir in the animal rights community. The festival — the Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival…