Racism should never become just a normal way of life
By Ray Hanania, AAJA member, Chicago Chapter.
One of the most hurtful stereotypes is a derogatory reference to an individual's physical features, especially sexual.
July 7, 2008
Covering Guam in the 2008 Democratic Primaries
By Michael Lujan Bevacqua.
Guam, an island accustomed to being left off the radar of the American media, has been showered with press coverage. Unfortunately, stories were rife with inaccuracies and important facts were ignored.
June 20, 2008
Baseball: Not in America Only
By Kerwin Berk, AAJA member, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter.
It's unfortunate that Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Furman Bisher has chosen to be an ambassador of a different sort when it comes to baseball in Japan. His column of March 26 in regards to the A's vs. Red Sox games played in Japan is a racist piece of poor journalism.
April 2, 2008
Striving for Fair and Accurate Reporting
By Diane S.W. Lee, AAJA student member.
I had an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach as I watched breaking news of a shooting rampage unfold on Virginia Tech’s campus. A reporter pressed an eyewitness about the gunman’s ethnicity. The witness answered with confidence, describing the shooter as “Asian.”
February 27, 2008
The Daily Princetonian's Rosie/Carolla Defense
By Jeff Yang, AAJA member, New York Chapter.
Hot on the heels of that whole Rosie mess, some of you may have heard of the flap over the Daily Princetonian's publication of a parody op-ed.
January 24, 2007
Yesterday's Racist May Not Be Today's Racist
By Kerwin Berk, past AAJA member, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter.
In regards to the Princeton newspaper column that has upset Asian-American student groups I can say only one thing: Me no rike it either.
January 24, 2007
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