by Carmen Van Kerckhove

If you’re in the NYC area and have an interest in Asian-American issues, register for the 2nd New York City Asian American Student Conference, happening this Saturday, April 12th!

I’ll be one of the speakers at the conference, appearing on a panel discussion titled Challenging the Mainstream: Asian Americans in the Ethnic Blogosphere along with Kai Chang (Zuky), Jenn Fang (Reappropriate), William Lee (Fallout Central), Jen Wang and Diana Nguyen (Disgrasian), Phil Yu (Angry Asian Man).

Here’s the official description:

Since its advent, the internet has been a crucial medium through which APA activists channel their thoughts and opinions about progressive issues. From it, the growing phenomenon of writing web logs, or “blogging”, has allowed activists and ethnic commentators to challenge mainstream media’s opinions of society. The Boston Globe has called such blogs “places where people of color gather to refine ideas or form thoughts about race relations, racial inequities, and the role pop culture has in exacerbating stereotypes.” In this workshop, the bloggers behind Angry Asian Man, Racialicious, Zuky, Fallout Central, Reappropriate, and Disgrasian will discuss their own issues, challenges and inspirations in keeping Asian American issues blogs. Learn how you can begin your own such process of blogging as a form of activism in order to challenge mainstream media and its dialogues upon race and Asian Americana.

Hope to see you there!