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Proof of Residency for Chinese-Americans

Under the provisions of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese immigrants and laborers were required to obtain a certificate as proof of their legal residency.  These two documents are held in the Commissioner’s Case Files for the Second Judicial District of the Arizona Territorial Court.  These case files are held at the National Archives at Riverside. The men pictured were named Ah Stu and Lee Ching Goon.

Observing Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

To pay tribute to the many generations of Asian-Pacific Americans that have enriched our nation’s history, the National Archives at Riverside will be highlighting some of our holdings relating to Asian American history in our region (Southern California, Arizona, and Clark County, NV), including records relating to enforcement of the Chinese Exclusion Act, records relating to Japanese internment and relocation, and many more. 

For more information about Asian-Pacific Heritage Month, see http://asianpacificheritage.gov/

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Sexy Sweaters

I know none of us are rolling in the dough these days, but please consider lightening your pockets just a bit in support of this amazing project.To steal from the Kickstarter:

IN SEARCH OF AVERY WILLARD is a portrait of one of queer art’s most fascinating and elusive innovators.

Broadway photographer, physique artist, gay activist, experimental filmmaker, drag historian, leatherman, pornographer, creator of NY’s first gay newspaper: New York City artist Avery Willard produced a lifetime of historically significant work that has remained widely unseen for decades. 

Through rare interviews with collaborators, friends and preeminent film historians, documentarian Cary Kehayan traces Willard’s provocative career from the 1940s through the 1990s. 

Featuring never-before-seen archival films & photographs, this revealing documentary short tells the story of a lost trailblazer of the queer art movement - a man who was as ambitious as he was self-sabotaging.

IN SEARCH OF AVERY WILLARD was produced concurrently and in partnership with KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, a new feature film directed by Ira Sachs, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won the Teddy Award at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival.

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WE NEED YOUR HELP!

It’s hard to believe that we are only a few weeks into our first wave of submissions, and IN SEARCH OF AVERY WILLARD has already been selected to screen at THE NEW JERSEY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL and many other amazing festivals across the country soon to be announced. We had a remarkable experience making this film and are so grateful to have the opportunity to finally share it with you. However, in order to do so, we need your help!

We’re in the homestretch, but this final leg - the distribution phase - requires funding for travel and exhibition materials that exceeds our micro production budget. We are asking YOU to help IN SEARCH OF AVERY WILLARD reach audiences around the world by making a donation. As a token of our gratitude, we are offering a variety of great rewards for contributors.

On behalf of the entire documentary team, thank you in advance for your generosity and support!

Cary Kehayan

Director, In Search of Avery Willard

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Only graduates of Interplanetary Combatives Training (ICT) program can wear N7 proudly.

Mass Effect Leggings by Alexandra Threw

good lord..

oh dear god I am making this face rn.

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“Me love you long time” came into prominence with Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket,” (from 1987) as a Vietnamese prostitute tries to pick up Matthew Modine’s character with broken English. The phrase was then popularly picked up by 2 Live Crew in the song “Me So Horny.”

“It’s so many different kinds of slurs in one,” comedian Margaret Cho said. “It’s instantly putting you in the position of being a foreigner, an outsider and a sexual stereotype. It’s an all-in-one combo.”

~naturallaw for yahoo questions

The popularization by Mariah Carey’s ‘Love You Long Time,’ Fergie’s ‘London Bridge,’ and Nicki Minaj’s ““Muahhhh me love you long time like I’m asian” demonstrates how this exotification of Asian/A.American women is constantly recycled in the media, perpetuated by celebrities to obtain the hyper-sexualized image needed to make it big, especially if you ain’t got the talent.

I would get started on Nicki’s whole hyper-sexualized, Japanese dolled up shit, but racialious says it best. Well researched: here http://www.racialicious.com/2010/11/01/the-orientalism-of-nicki-minaj/

You can degrade yourself, but no, my sisters and I will NOT love you long time.

Yes for the commentary.

i absolutely HATE hearing this slur

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I really did cry last night. I didn’t weep or come undone or wail like a widow, but I cried.

I posted a quick, from my guts post about my anger and sadness at hearing and seeing this. The response to my post is overwhelming. I can’t believe that many…