Yellow Journalist: Dispatches from Asian America

Publication Credits

PublicationCredits “American Dream, Chinatown Branch” was originally published as “Chinatown, My Chinatown ” in East Bay Express, July 30, 1999. “A ‘Manong’ with Magical Hands” was originally published as “Barber George Catambay: From Hair to Eternity” in Filipinas, October 1998, pp. 60–63. Reprinted with permission from Filipinas magazine. “Traditions: Old and New” was originally published under Bill Wong’s byline in Asian Week, February 26, 1993. “‘Rock On, Mr. President’” was originally published as “Rock on, Mr. President” in San Francisco Examiner, November 5, 1996. “Conquering Frontiers and Barriers” was originally published as “Angel Island: For Chinese , it was misnamed” in San Francisco Examiner, May 7, 1998. “Wong Is an American Name” was originally published as “Wong Kim Ark’s Legacy” in Asian Week, April 30, 1998. “The ‘Forgotten Holocaust’” was originally published as “Remembering China’s ‘forgotten Holocaust’” in San Francisco Examiner, July 23, 1998. “Healing Wounds, or Opening Them?” was originally published as “East is not always East” in Salon.com at http://www.Salon.com, August 3, 1999. “The Price of Memories” was originally published as “Saving Our Heritage” in Asian Week, April 16, 1998. “Still Searching for Gold Mountain” was originally published under Bill Wong’s byline in Asian Week, June 18, 1993. “Second-Class Citizenship” was originally published as “U.S. to huddled masses, yearning to breathe free: Get lost” in San Francisco Examiner, September 27, 1996. “Downsize Your SUV” was originally published as “Environmentalists and Immigration” in San Francisco Examiner, March 11, 1998. “Se Habla English” was originally published as “No reason to fear a multilingual society” in San Francisco Examiner, March 27, 1998. 253 “A State of Mind” was originally published as “Is There an Asian America?” in Filipinas, May 1999, pp. 25–27. Reprinted with permission from Filipinas Magazine. “So That’s Why I Can’t Lose Weight” was originally published as “The hidden essence of being ‘Oriental’” in Oakland Tribune, January 30, 1989. “Yellow Chic” was originally published as “Exploit ‘Asian chic’ fad while it’s hot” in Oakland Tribune, February 3, 1989. “A Tumultuous World in Transition” was originally published as “The Seap family’s tumultuous world” in Oakland Tribune, February 3, 1993. “‘We Lost a Country’” was originally published as “Missing in action in Vietnam retrospective : The Vietnamese themselves” in Asian Week, May 5, 1995. “Who’s a Bonehead Now?” was originally published as “How Prop. 227 May Hurt Families ” in Asian Week, May 14, 1998. “Paradise Lost” was originally published under Bill Wong’s byline in Asian Week, January 15, 1993. “Minnesota Chow Mein” was originally published as “The Search for the Perfect Chow Mein” in East-West News, July 21, 1988. “Best Friend or Best Meal?” was originally published as “Controversy over man’s best friend” in Oakland Tribune, March 24, 1989. “Violating the Crustacean Creed” was originally published as “Crabs have feelings too” in San Francisco Examiner, May 8, 1997. “Parenting, Chinese Style” was originally published under Bill Wong’s byline in Asian Week, October 5, 1990. “The American Nightmare” was originally published under Bill Wong’s byline in Asian Week, July 15, 1994. “‘The Boat People Own Everything’” was originally published under Bill Wong’s byline in Asian Week, October 18, 1989. “Learning from the Vincent Chin Case” was originally published under Bill Wong’s byline in Asian Week, October 6, 1989. “Escaping Racism: No Way Out” was originally published as “Why do Asian Americans get racist comments when race isn’t germane?” In Asian Week, April 21, 1995. “The Golden State of Bigotry” was originally published under Bill Wong’s byline in Asian Week, October 22, 1993. “Swastikas in the Sunset” was originally published as “Swastikas shock Asian Americans” in San Francisco Examiner, March 28, 1997. “Un-American Christians” was originally published as “Non-whites as ‘targets of opportunity ’” in San Francisco Examiner, August 24, 1999. “I Am a Gook” was originally published as “Sen. McCain: I am a gook . . . ,” in San Francisco Examiner, February 23, 2000. 254 Publication Credits “Picking on the Most Vulnerable” was originally published as “Asian-Americans and Welfare Reform” in Nieman Reports, Summer 1999, pp. 47–48. “New Global Capitalists” was originally published as “Moneyed Interests: Class in the campaign finance controversy” in Asian Week, November 28, 1997. “An Obnoxious Status Quest” was originally published as “Our Classroom Status” in Asian Week, September 10, 1998. “The Rich Can Be Nice Too” was originally published as “Asian donors...