Man Charged With Vincent Chin's Death Seeks Lien Removed, Still Owes Millions - NBC News

Written with Emil Guillermo for NBC News Asian America

"It is beyond outrageous that this unremorseful killer is suing for attorney's fees that would allow him to continue evading payment for beating Vincent Chin to death 23 years ago," Zia said.

Man Charged With Vincent Chin's Death Seeks Lien Removed, Still Owes Millions - NBC News

How the first turbaned NCAA basketball player responded to becoming a racist meme - The Washington Post

Hey look, I'm quoted in the Washington Post. This just keeps getting more and more fun.

How the first turbaned NCAA basketball player responded to becoming a racist meme - The Washington Post

Here's How This Sikh Man Went From Being A Racist Meme to an Internet Hero... | Cosmopolitan India

Here's How This Sikh Man Went From Being A Racist Meme to an Internet Hero... from Cosmopolitan India

Sikh-American Teen Writes Book to Raise Awareness About Bullying - NBC News

So while you were sleeping, this high school student conducted a study and wrote a book. My article for NBC News Asian America

"Sikh-American youth are largely unrepresented and do not seem to have a voice on the national stage or in the media, especially when it comes to bullying," Pannu told NBC News. "I wanted to help in any way I could to alleviate this pain and suffering which children from my faith go through on a daily basis."

Sikh-American Teen Writes Book to Raise Awareness About Bullying - NBC News

Darsh Singh: They turned my picture into a racist meme. What happened next is an inspiration. | Dallas Morning News

Here's the best part, an essay from Darsh Singh in Dallas Morning News:

Darsh Singh: They turned my picture into a racist meme. What happened next is an inspiration. | Dallas Morning News

After This Sikh Guy Became Part Of A Racist Meme, The Internet Helped Turn Him Into A Hero | Buzzfeed

and Buzzfeed is copying us too? Cool!

After This Sikh Guy Became Part Of A Racist Meme, The Internet Helped Turn Him Into A Hero

California Sikh Temple Vandalized in Possible Hate Crime - NBC News

my article for NBC Asian America

"We are saddened that someone would target our peace loving community in this way," Inderjot Singh, president of the gurdwara, told NBC News. "This is the place we come to pray and recognize everyone's common humanity."

California Sikh Temple Vandalized in Possible Hate Crime - NBC News

#BeLikeDarsh Fights Hate, Celebrates Sikh Basketball Pioneer | Colorlines

Thanks for the shout out, Colorlines!

#BeLikeDarsh Fights Hate, Celebrates Sikh Basketball Pioneer | Colorlines

Tung Hui-Hu Reading at Bookbound

Thursday, December 10 at 7:00 pm
Open Mic and Share Poetry Series
Bookbound bookstore, Ann Arbor
featuring UM Professor Tung-Hui Hu

Bookbound - An Independent Community Bookstore

Why Everyone Wants to #BeLikeDarsh - NBC News

My article for NBC Asian America on #BeLikeDarsh, thanks to the Smithsonian APA Center

"We see opportunities for learning in everything and our goal is to always shift public discourse in positive ways," Konrad Ng, director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, told NBC News. "Our multimedia team has a talent for framing the Asian Pacific American experience in aspirational terms — that is the essence of the American spirit. #BeLikeDarsh represents America."

Why Everyone Wants to #BeLikeDarsh - NBC News

New Report Discusses Impact of Mass Incarceration on AAPI Community - NBC News

my article for NBC Asian America

"By raising awareness about the intersections of the school-to-prison-to-deportation pipeline that exists in the AAPI community, we are hopeful that this historic report will serve as a critical resource to insert the AAPI community voice in the larger arena around criminal justice reform.

New Report Discusses Impact of Mass Incarceration on AAPI Community - NBC News

'His Name Is Darsh Singh': Pushback Against 'Joke' Goes Viral - NBC News

My article for NBC Asian America

"As it becomes increasingly acceptable to discriminate against people based on how they look, we need people of various communities to lend their voices and to remind us of our shared values," Singh said.

'His Name Is Darsh Singh': Pushback Against 'Joke' Goes Viral - NBC News

Teaching Winter 2016 at University of Michigan

Tell your UM students to sign up for my course! American Culture 301, Section 003, Asian Pacific Islander Americans in the Civil Rights Movement, Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00 am - 11:30 am, Winter Term starting January 6, 2016, 1459 Mason Hall, listed under Professor Roland Hwang
This course is an overview of how federal and state laws have affected the Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) experience and presence in the United States, covering a variety of civil rights cases and civil wrongs against APIAs. The course features lectures, movies, and guest lecturers from the movement, including me and Ron Aramaki.

Poetry Reading Tung-Hui Hu at Bookbound Thursday

Poetry Reading Tung-Hui Hu
Bookbound bookstore, Ann Arbor
Thursday, December 10 at 7:00 pm
Open Mic and Share Poetry Series

Bookbound - An Independent Community Bookstore

English Special Workshop: Dare to Dream - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & Community Development

Cancelled due to insufficient enrollment. :(  Next time register earlier! :)

Jumpstart that big writing project today at WCC. Come join us for what I only half-jokingly call "Dare to Dream--The Mid-life Crisis Writing Workshop."

Facing a big change or opportunity in your life? Terrified or thrilled out of your wits? Not sure if you trust that you know what you know? Learn simple but powerful methods to get the ideas out of your head and onto the page in order to write your way through this challenge. Part journaling, part business plan, lots of short writing exercises, this class aspires to create the space in your head and the courage in your heart to take those first dizzying steps as you dare to dream. Bring a notebook and pen.

English Special Workshop: Dare to Dream - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & Community Development

'Haikus With Hotties' Wants to Help You Ring in the New Year - NBC News

What you need this weekend, my article for NBC Asian America re "Haikus with Hotties"

"'Haikus with Hotties' first started because I was assigned to write a profile about [model and actor] Godfrey Gao for Audrey Magazine, and I was a little bummed that it was going to be an email interview because it's difficult to experience Godfrey Gao's hotness through email," series and calendar creator Ada Tsengtold NBC News. "But I thought if he was going to write me, it'd be funny if I could get him to exchange mediocre poetry with me about his hotness."

'Haikus With Hotties' Wants to Help You Ring in the New Year - NBC News

Leaders Warn Against Stereotyping and Backlash After San Bernardino Shooting - NBC News

My article for NBC Asian America after San Bernardino shotings

"We grieve yet again for the victims of a mass shooting, this time so close to home," said Stewart Kwoh, president and executive director of AAAJ-LA. "But we also stand vigilant against any backlash against Muslim and South Asian members of our community that may follow the identification of the suspects in yesterday's shooting. We urge community members to report suspected hate crimes and we ask law enforcement to stand with us to denounce any such attacks against members of our community."

Leaders Warn Against Stereotyping and Backlash After San Bernardino Shooting - NBC News

'Iggy and the Inhalers': Doctors Take Creative Approach to Educate Patients About Asthma - NBC News

My article for NBC News Asian America on "Iggy and the Inhalers"

"If you ask a 9-year-old to explain dinosaurs or Pokemon, they could tell you everything," Thomas, a Chicago-based pediatric allergist and cartoonist, told NBC News. "But have them describe a bronchodilator, and it's confusing. It's not that they don't have the capacity. So that's how we styled this...using characters to describe what inhalers they should be using."

'Iggy and the Inhalers': Doctors Take Creative Approach to Educate Patients About Asthma - NBC News

Chinese Food: Customs and Culture - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & Community Development

Launching a fun new "experimental" class at WCC today. Join us for lots of foodie fun!

Explore Chinese Food Customs and Culture in the classroom, in the grocery store and at the dinner table. Learn about the customs, traditions and stories surrounding Chinese food and festivals. Challenge yourself to adventure beyond General Tso's Chicken. Learn how to put together a Chinese meal and how to pick the freshest tofu. What is the difference between Szechuan and Cantonese cooking? Where were fortune cookies invented? Wha tis the difference between Chinese and Western table manners? And who was General Tso anyway and why are we eating his chicken?

Chinese Food: Customs and Culture - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & Community Development

On #GivingTuesday, AAPI Organizations Also Encourage #GiveAPA - NBC News

My article for NBC Asian America for #GivingTuesday #GiveAPA

"This #GivingTuesday, we hope you'll support the wonderful #AAPI organizations serving your community. #GiveAPA"

On #GivingTuesday, AAPI Organizations Also Encourage #GiveAPA - NBC News