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Racial Caricature on Adidas HUF/TWIST sneaker

Apr 25, 2006MANAACampaignsadidas, campaign, caricature, merchandise, press release, racial stereotype, racism, racist image, shoes, yellowface

INCIDENT UPDATE: After their first press release, Adidas continued to receive negative response and pressure from those who found the shoe caricature offensive. On April 26, 2006, Adidas released another announcement that it would pull the remaining shoes from the marketplace.

At the March general meeting, MANAA members discussed the controversy over a new Adidas sneaker with a caricature of a buck toothed, slant-eyed Asian. The image is reminiscent of those used in late 1800s and WWII to spread anti-Asian American sentiment.

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MANAA Founding President to appear on Adam Carolla Show

Apr 25, 2006MANAAAnnouncements/Updates, Radioadam carolla, guy aoki, press, radio show, the adam carolla show

Campaign: Adam Carolla Offends Asian Americans Again

Feb 25, 2006MANAACampaignsadam carolla, campaign, cbs radio, letter, radio, transcript

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MANAA General Meeting – February 16, 2006

Feb 6, 2006MANAAGeneral Meetingsgeneral meeting, spencers

MANAA General Meeting Please join MANAA at our monthly meeting next week Thursday, February 16th, at 7:30 pm at the Chinatown Public Safety Association (details below). We welcome your input and thoughts on pressing issues regarding the portrayal of Asian Americans in print, radio, television and movies. Among the issues we will be discussing are:…

Adam Carolla Offends Asian American Community Again

Jan 24, 2006MANAACampaignsadam carolla, campaign, cbs radio, radio, radio show, the adam carolla show

MANAA needs your help to call and write CBS Radio and urge the company to severely discipline syndicated radio host Adam Carolla for his most recent offensive comments against the Asian American community. Dear MANAA Supporter: We need your help. Our organization has sent more letters of complaint to Adam Carolla than anyone…

MANAA announces 2004 Scholarship Winner – Shalini Kantayya

Jul 24, 2004MANAAAnnouncements/Updates, Filmactivist, filmmaker, scholarship, shalini kantayya, winner

Shalini Kantayya, filmmaker, educator, and activist uses film/video as a tool to educate, inspire, and empower audiences. Shalini recently received the 2001 William D. Fulbright Fellowship to make a documentary film about political street theatre in India. Her recent documentary, MANTHAN ( THE CHURNING ) received the first prize award for best documentary at…

MANAA Announces its 4th Annual Media Scholarship!

Mar 1, 2004MANAAAnnouncements/Updatesscholarship

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Protest Against Detail’s Article “Gay or Asian”

Feb 24, 2004MANAACampaignsarticle, campaign, detail, magazine, protest

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Pilots Featuring Asian Pacific Americans In Contention for the Fall 2004

Feb 24, 2004MANAACampaignscampaign, casting, hawaii blue, Jason Mamoa, john cho, navi rawat, nbc, pilots, The Men's Room, the north shore

The casting of Jason Mamoa and South Asian Navi Rawat on the already picked-up Fox drama, “The North Shore” already guarantees that there two Asian Pacific American series regulars on TV this coming season. If you’re concern about negative portrayal in “North Shore” Navi character is very strong and if you know Jason’s work or if you seen any of his photos, you know that Fox did not cast him to be a geeky side kick.

But most of the pilots are not picked up and some of them have Asian Pacific Americans in prominent roles. MANAA is encouraging the Asian and Pacific Islander American to be as vocal as possible either by writing, emailing or calling in your support of these shows. Please let these networks know that you’re:

1) You’re Asian American or Pacific Islander
2) You are a viable consumer/demographic.
3) You will support positive Asian American and Pacific Islander portrayals.

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Campaign Against Mr. Wong!

Feb 10, 2004MANAACampaignsamazon, campaign, dvd, mr. wong

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