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 Posted: Tue 8:53, 06 Aug 2013 Post subject: Fuck Yeah API History. |
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| Hello Tom Horne, I Am Your Worst Nightmare Ta-Nehisi Coates Jan 13 2011, 9:00 AM ET Tweet More Email Print Courtesy of The Sikh Coalitionby Julianne HingYesterday I got stuck on a photo from a new Tumblr I heard about, Fuck Yeah API History. (You can explore the meme here.) It's a new blog on the block that's just black and white photos of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans doing their thing. One photo in particular from the site, of a Sikh parade in Stockton, California, made me pause. Sikhs have a long history in the region--the first gurdwara in North America was built in Stockton in 1912. But on May 11, 1945, Sikh men in turbans and beards--and plenty without either--and a few women gathered for a dignified photo that was jarring to my eyes in 2011. When I saw that photo I saw old Asian people, old and proud of their heritage and who they were. Look at those old cars! The beautiful cut of the men's suits! There could be a hundred people in that photo. I stared at it for a long time.It made me think about |
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