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Oh my god. Thanks to mtevc for the tip on this priceless Italian commercial for laundry detergent — Coloreria Italiana. Not much to say. Watch it and be astounded by the beautiful black man cliche. (”Coloured is better”?!?!?) Also notice the change in music. Frighteningly predictable.

LL (MMW guest contributor!)
Former Miss Hawai’i, Miss USA, and Miss Universe Brook Lee hosts the semi-new show Pacific Fusion. The show’s description seems good enough:
“PACIFIC FUSION is an innovative and dynamic weekly half-hour, English-language television magazine that explores and illuminates the diversity and flair of Asian Pacific American (APA) people and lifestyles.
Our social goals are […]

JC
Here’s an opinion piece that is obviously meant to be funny/sarcastic – the author imagines a quiz  to be given to all Chinese minorities at birth. But check out the references to mixing. Intermarriage is one possible solution to avoiding persecution, but then you are obviously a sell-out.
The third question:
Q. What are the long-term solutions to the persecution of your community in […]

JC
The Herald published a story on Eric Duke, a young professor in the Africana Studies department at the University of South Florida. I think it’s a good piece that really answers the question, “do you really have to be X in order to teach about X?” This article answers, no. As long as you have expertise […]

JC & CVK
A brand-new episode of Addicted to Race is out! If you haven’t already, please subscribe to our podcast in iTunes. Click here to launch iTunes and subscribe today, it’s absolutely free.
Episode 21 is a bonus mini-episode in which we share with you Carmen’s keynote address at the 10th Annual National Student Conference on […]