Posts Tagged With: racism
Should Korean-American Small Business Owners Be Emulated and Not Demonized In America?
» by GI Korea May 9th, 2012 at 3:35 am » Comments (51)
Here is an update from Yonhap on the racial tensions in Dallas sparked by a confrontation between a Nation of Islam leader and a Korean gas station owner: [caption id="" align="alignnone" ...more »Journalists Win Pulitzer Prize For Uncovering Racism Against Asian-American Students In Philadelphia
» by GI Korea April 17th, 2012 at 8:03 am » Comments (93)
I remember hearing about this case a long time ago and then it went down the memory hole. Then I was watching PBS Newshour yesterday and saw that a group ...more »Marion Barry Sort of Apologizes for Racist Remarks Towards Asian Business Owners
» by GI Korea April 7th, 2012 at 7:56 am » Comments (58)
You can add this to the growing list of controversies between the black and Asian communities in the US: Washington Councilman and former Mayor Marion Barry spent Thursday firmly defending, explaining ...more »Protests Against Korean Gas Station Owner In Dallas Shown To Be Based On Lies
» by GI Korea March 29th, 2012 at 9:24 pm » Comments (23)
Via a reader tip, below is an update on the Korean gas station owner in Dallas that has been the subject of protests over racial slurs against blacks he supposedly ...more »Nation of Islam & NAACP Protest Korean-American Gas Station Owner In Dallas
» by GI Korea February 1st, 2012 at 11:32 pm » Comments (72)
I know that a few ROK Heads live in Dallas so I am curious to how much media attention this racial dispute in the city is having?: An ongoing racial dispute ...more »Does Race Matter In Korea When A Foreigner Needs Help?
» by GI Korea December 7th, 2011 at 3:54 am » Comments (19)
I think this video is anecdotal and shouldn't be used as evidence to make sweeping accusations of racism in Korea, but interesting none the less: Via the Marmot's Hole. I think appearance ...more »Is Black Racism the Real Problem Now?
» by GI Korea July 22nd, 2010 at 2:46 am » Comments (40)
The way the whole Shirley Sherrod story continues to play out is fascinating to watch because it just shows how bad both journalism and politics in America is. Sherrod has ...more »So Is General McChrystal A Racist for Comments About President Obama?
» by GI Korea June 24th, 2010 at 4:51 pm » Comments (16)
I was checking out the Marmot's Hole comments section on a posting on the General McChrystal issue and of someone is already throwing out a claim that General McChrystal is ...more »Metropolitician Opines on Racism in Korea
» by GI Korea November 5th, 2009 at 4:07 am » Comments (24)
The NY Times article about the bus racism incident in Korea has generated plenty of opinions in the comments section and now Michael Hurt from the Metropolitician has now opined ...more »Bus Racism Incident In Korea Featured In New York Times
» by GI Korea November 2nd, 2009 at 9:35 am » Comments (89)
The story of the Indian man who was racially slurred while sitting on the bus next to a Korean female friend has now if you can believe it, made it ...more »




