April General Meeting
We just passed our 20th anniversary last week! Please help us celebrate as we discuss how to improve media depictions of Asian Americans.
Agenda items include:
- Jay Leno’s insistence on continuing to do jokes about Chinese and Korean people eating dog
- Celebration to mark MANAA’s 20th anniversary
- MANAA’s quarterly meeting with NBC
- MANAA on Dr. Drew’s HeadLine News/CNN TV show
- “Chinaman” on Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update”
MANAA Praises DirecTV for Reprimanding Former Howard Stern Disc Jockey For Soliciting Racist Jokes Inspired By Jeremy Lin
LOS ANGELES-Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA)--the only organization solely dedicated to monitoring the media and advocating balanced, sensitive, and positive depiction and coverage of Asian Americans--is praising DirecTV for disciplining two on-air talent who, after discussing New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, asked their listeners to call in with “the most racist Asian jokes you know.”
MANAA on Kababayan LA - March 7, 2012
Speak Out to Diversify Hollywood for Asian-Ams
Social Repercussions of Asian Stereotypes in Media
Asian Men Stereotypes in Media
March General Meeting
Please join our discussion on how to improve media depictions of Asian Americans as we near our 20th anniversary.
Agenda items include:
- Syndicated DJs on probation after MANAA complains about their “call in with your most racist Asian jokes” stunt “inspired” by Jeremy Lin
- MANAA on NBC4 & Kababayan L.A. talking about stereotypes and Jeremy Lin.
- Heejun Han & Jessica Sanchez, popular contestants on “American Idol”
MANAA's reaction to ESPN comments
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