Author / Vincent Ann

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  • Navigating Asian Masculinity Images and Stereotypes

    The opening scene of the iconic movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s shows actor Mickey Rooney playing the role of the bumbling landlord, Mr. Yunioshi. In his character, a painful caricature of an Asian man is brought to life. Rooney wears a protruding buck-toothed mouthpiece, has artificially slanted (read: taped) eyes, and wears “yellowface” makeup. Mr. Yunioshi…

  • Voter ID Laws: They’re Wrong, But Not For the Reasons You Might Think

    The right to vote has been treated as a right that is fundamental, even sacred, by citizens and Supreme Court justices alike. So what explains the estimated 1 million minority citizens who are expected to be disenfranchised by voter ID laws this November? An even better question: why are these laws legal? Have we taken…