The name from the project came from the husband and partner of Nancy Wang, a psychotherapist as well as an ASIA member and a founder of Eth-Noh-TEC, Robert Kukuchi-Yngoho, who came up with ‘Strong Like Bamboo.’ “There’s an ancient anecdote that a single bamboo piece can be bent and eventually broken,” said Kukuchi-Yngoho. “But when you put together many bamboos, they are strong like iron. As Asian Americans that’s who we are as a community.” | By Emil Guillermo During the pandemic, I was in a group of Asian American storytellers based in the Bay Area on a weekly Zoom call when six Korean American women were killed in what has come to be known as the Atlanta Spa killings in March of 2021. From that point on, the storytellers of
In recent polls, both old and young haven’t been polite about the No. 1 reason they think Biden shouldn’t run again. It’s his age. And no one is whispering it. It’s loud and clear. As I’ve mentioned in a previous column, when most people think of Joe Biden for president again, they think Geritol. If that’s you, you probably remember the old TV ads on the “Ted Mack Amateur Hour.” If so, that’s a tribute to your mental acuity at your advanced age. Have a little compassion for your
When it comes to gun violence in America, it’s go big or get ignored. No one cares about the single victim. Unless there’s some strange twist, it won’t get the kind of media coverage that results in public outrage, with hundreds of people in the streets demanding that politicians take action. Emil Guillermo When it comes to gun violence in America, it’s go big or get ignored. No one cares about the single victim. Unless there’s some strange twist, it won’t get the kind of media coverage that results in public outrage, with hundreds of people in the streets demanding that politicians take action. We saw
Since it happened over the Easter holiday, the parallel cannot be overlooked. Resurrection was in the air. Just five days after his political death, Oakland native Justin Jones, the newly minted voice of the voiceless, an advocate for an assault-weapons ban and an overall generational change for a more inclusive democracy in America, was not just back in the Tennessee state house–to all the world, he was also Black. By Emil Guillermo Since it happened over the Easter holiday, the parallel cannot be overlooked. Resurrection was in the air. Just five days after his political death, Oakland native Justin Jones, the newly minted voice of the voiceless, an advocate for an assault-weapons ban and an overall generational change for a more inclusive democracy in