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Ivy Hill makes me, an Oakland-born Chinese-Vietnamese woman, feel at home.
For the first time, I feel part of an Oakland landscape, and can embrace being Chinese-Vietnamese, and second-generation American. […]
Asian American
Culture
Oakland Community Activist Shirley Gee in The Try Guys YouTube Video, “We Need to Talk About Anti-Asian Hate”
In March, the popular YouTube Channel The Try Guys shared “We Need to Talk About Anti-Asian Hate,” a video that has now reached nearly two million views on YouTube. The hour-long video was hosted by […]
Education
Laney College professor placed on leave after telling Vietnamese student to ‘anglicize’ her name
A Laney College professor was placed on administrative leave after he told an Asian American student to ‘anglicize’ her name. […]
2014 East Oakland Project Blogs
Oakland talks ABC’s Asian-American Family Sitcom: “Fresh off the Boat”
Fresh off the boat? No, actually, my mom hopped off a plane with me and my brother clinging to her legs. Perhaps it was her lack of English, America’s lack of Tagalog, and the resulting […]