I'm attending a screening of this film about post-9/11 anti-Skih violence on April 19th at the Northwest Film Forum for an article I'm working on. Click on the link about screening events to RSVP for the Seattle one... it's free and the filmmaker and one of the film's subjects will be attending.

Quoted: One of America’s first post 9/11 hate crime murders punctuated a growing wave of violence against Sikhs in retaliation for the terror attacks. Told from the perspective of the victim’s brother, A DREAM IN DOUBT travels to Mesa, Arizona to reveal a story of national tragedy, murder, community and the American dream.

Sounds like the new test will require studying. I like the idea of the questions being conceptual, rather than nit-picky. But at the same time, the test will be much harder to pass, which makes me wonder who we're trying to keep out...

Quoted: The rationale behind the test tweak is that immigrants who understand the most appealing qualities of life in the US are more likely to fall in love with it. But some people are already nervous that the test will discriminate against applicants with weaker educational backgrounds.

An interesting analysis of what it means to be a "model minority" and why that's actually a problematic view.

Quoted: Being Asian and American is often a complex balancing act. The "model minority" stereotype -- a phrase often used to describe the economic and academic success of the Asian-American community relative to other minorities -- is a debilitating factor, even it is sometimes viewed as praise.

Redotted from Megha

Apparently the student republican group is sticking an actor in the crowd with a label saying "illegal immigrant." I fail to see how this raises awareness about anything.

Quoted: They’re not exactly descending upon Washington Square Park with horse and hound, but members of the College Republican club of New York University have certainly managed to offend some rather more proletariat sensibilities with their “Find the Illegal Immigrant” challenge, scheduled for today.