Archive for February, 2007

Feb28

Silicon Valley API Leaders Express Dismay At Racist Remarks Printed In Asianweek

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The Asian Pacific Islander Justice Coalition of the Silicon Valley (APIJC) strongly condemns AsianWeek’s decision to print Kenneth Eng’s column “Why I Hate Blacks” in its February 23rd edition. APIJC joins the Asian American Justice Center, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Asian Law Caucus, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans, Asian American [...]

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Feb28

BET.com Readers Respond

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Read the post on BET.com, asking readers to comment on “From your point of view, in general, what is the relationship between Blacks and Asians? Good or poor?”

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Feb28

OCA Finds Kenneth Eng’s Racist Views Offensive

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OCA, a national Asian Pacific American (APA) organization dedicated to ensuring social justice for Asian Pacific Americans, Feb. 28 strongly criticized AsianWeek columnist Kenneth Eng’s recent article, “Why I Hate Blacks.” The short column used inflammatory language to convey the author’s racist opinions towards African Americans. “This column is shameful for its blatant bigotry and [...]

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Feb28

Pelosi Denounces Hateful Views in AsianWeek Column

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement Feb. 28 denouncing a column by Kenneth Eng published in the February 23 edition of AsianWeek: “The hateful views expressed in Kenneth Eng’s column must not be tolerated and AsianWeek’s decision to print them was irresponsible. Eng’s words were not only offensive to African Americans, but to [...]

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Feb28

AsianWeek Suspends Eng

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AW issued posted this statement today on its website:  AsianWeek sincerely regrets and apologizes for publishing New York-based contributor Kenneth Eng’s column in the issue of February 23, 2007. AsianWeek rejects Eng’s biased views on a critical segment of American society, African Americans. While AsianWeek continues to truly believe in diversity of opinion and freedom [...]

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Feb28

Chron’s Jon Carroll Worried About Samson Wong

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From today’s column by Jon Carroll: See, the person I worry about is Samson Wong, editor in chief of AsianWeek, a free publication aimed at the Bay Area Asian community and published by the famously powerful Fang family. I put myself in his place. He gets a new column from his feisty young columnist Kenneth [...]

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Feb28

Chronicle: AsianWeek undecided on whether to keep author of racist column

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From an article to appear in today’s Chronicle: AsianWeek Editor at large Ted Fang said Tuesday he regrets publishing a controversial column titled “Why I Hate Blacks” in this week’s edition but has not decided whether to keep its author, Kenneth Eng, on his staff. “Whether he will continue is under review,” Fang said. “I [...]

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Feb28

Wednesday press conference by local NAACP leader Amos Brown

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Rev. Amos Brown, president of the local chapter of the NAACP will hold a press conference related to the Eng article on Wednesday, February 28, at 10 a.m. at the Third Baptist Church on 1399 McAllister Street in San Francisco.

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