2 Broke Girls: Long Duck Dong Redux?

I’m a house blogger for the media watchdog and media literacy training organization, Women in Media and News (WIMN), where I analyze the misrepresentation of Asian people in the media. This post originally appeared here.  As tonight’s season finale of CBS’s hit new sitcom 2 Broke Girls illustrates, three decades after Sixteen Candles’ cringe-worthy portrayal of foreign exchange student Long … Continue reading »

Jeremy Lin Coverage Mirrors Media Misunderstanding of Asian Americans

This media analysis originally appeared on WIMN’s Voices on February 28, 2012. Some sports fans may have been surprised by the recent racially “Lin-sensistive” media coverage of suddenly-famous NBA point guard Jeremy Lin. Me? Not so much. Last year, I joined the throng of Asian students who earn spots in America’s top universities—a trend simultaneously heralded as … Continue reading »