Residents Push For Asian-American History To Be Taught In Schools
“The recent surge in anti-Asian hate crimes and violence has highlighted the woefully inadequate education pertaining to Asian American history that our children receive,” the letter reads.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
On Monday, over 2,500 Asian-American New Yorkers, most of them parents, signed an open letter addressed to Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross-Porter, calling for Asian-American history to be taught in New York City public schools. Over 750 of those signatures came from members of Brooklyn’s Asian-American community. The open letter was created by Xia Li, Ting Yu, and Joseph Chou, parents at Queens’ MS 158 Marie School in Bayside, Queens, as well as Yiatin Chu and Lulu Song, whose children attend PS184M Shuang Wen School in Chinatown.
Move over RuPaul, the Drag Kings are ready to rule
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By: Frank DeCaro
The blurring of gender boundaries has allowed for more freedom in online pageants and soon, it s hoped, back in the clubs. It should not be a big hairy deal that a 32-year-old Chicago-based drag performer named Tenderoni will be vying in a virtual talent competition Sunday, and yet it is truly a reason to wig out.
The pageant is called Drag Queen of the Year 2021. But despite a penchant for lip-syncing to Missy Elliott, Tenderoni isn t a drag queen. He s a drag king, which, generally speaking, means a performer born female who takes the stage in men s clothes. He is what was once called a male impersonator, pencilled-on moustache, compressed chest and all.
Published March 4, 2021Updated March 5, 2021
It should not be a big hairy deal that a 32-year-old Chicago-based drag performer named Tenderoni will be vying in a virtual talent competition on Sunday, and yet it is truly a reason to wig out.
The pageant is called Drag Queen of the Year 2021. But despite a penchant for lip-syncing to Missy Elliott, Tenderoni isn’t a drag queen. He’s a drag
king, which, generally speaking means a performer born female, who takes the stage in men’s clothes. He is what was once called a “male impersonator,” penciled-on mustache, compressed chest and all.