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- Raguel: Time to get your concealed carry licences, folks!
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I agree with everything you said. About #1…I think...
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Tag Archives: military
Two podcasts that address racism in the military, and Danny Chen the person
1. Check out this old podcast (before I had my awesome mic!) in July of 2009 that I did with my good friend Hoang Nguyen for the Thymos Book Project: http://thymos.org/book-project/ It’s the first interview. (For those waiting for the book project, it’s coming out in the next few months!) Hoang is a former Marine who served in Iraq during the first Bush’s administration, and he talks about racism in the Marines. He talks about one issue he had with a Vietnam vet where he had to leave his platoon for a little while in order to prevent violence.
Posted in Asian American, Citizenship, racism
Tagged Dan Choi, Hoang Nguyen, Kwong Eng, military, racism
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The Trial of Danny Chen’s Abusers: In the U.S. or Afghanistan? / Killing a Man with his own tongue
Su Zhen Chen (right), mother of Pvt. Danny Chen
Thanks, American Girl, for sending this MSNBC article: Slain Chinese-American GI’s family wants soldiers tried in U.S. As you know, we’ve been following this case, in which Chinese American soldier Danny Chen was hazed by his army comrades. He eventually either killed himself or was killed by his colleagues. Eight soldiers have been charged in his death, with the most serious charges being manslaughter and negligent homicide against five of these soldiers. It appears that this is the first time manslaughter and negligent homicide charges have arisen from hazing in the U.S. military.
Posted in Asian American, Citizenship, racism
Tagged Asian American, Danny Chen, military
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Military Hazing and Race and Religion
Check out Jeff Yang’s excellent Wall Street Journal piece on military hazing, especially in light of the recent incidents with Pvt. Danny Chen and Lance Corporal Henry Lew: Afghanistan Hazing Echoes ‘A Few Good Men.’
Jeff interviews Lieutenant Dan Choi, who says:
“You now have a much less diverse army, one whose culture is very southern, very Christian and very white,” says military activist and former Army Lieutenant Dan Choi. “And anyone who’s a minority in that culture has to accept that they’re an outsider if they want to survive, and try their best to fit in. If you’re different in any regard, you stick out. And the Asian saying applies: The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.”
The Death of Private Danny Chen
Diane asked me to post this story: Soldier’s Death Raises Suspicions in Chinatown. It’s sad. Private Danny Chen died of a gunshot wound, and the army is saying that it may have been a suicide, even though many people don’t believe he was suicidal. There is evidence that Chen was racially harassed while serving. They are conducting an investigation into his death.
The article says:
For decades, Asian-Americans have had an uneasy relationship with the military, enlisting at lower rates than other ethnic groups.
Real Band of Brothers
Story about seven Japanese and Japanese American brothers on both sides of the war: Brothers went to war, but not all on the same side. Happy Veterans Day.
Posted in Asian American, history, Knowledge
Tagged Japanese American, military, World War II
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CNN Heroes
The Choes
Really sad story: Moving on when mom is killed at war. Navy Lt. Florence Bacong Choe, married to Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jay Choe, was murdered in cold blood when an Afghan soldier, trained by the U.S. Army to protect our military, opened fire on four unarmed U.S. service members who were taking a jog. Lt. Choe and her husband were parents of a beautiful little girl named Kristin.
It’s a really sad story, but it’s good that CNN is honoring some of our men and women in the armed forces who have given their lives for our country.
First Vietnamese American to Command a Navy Destroyer
Cmdr. H.B. Le and family member
In the NY Times today, there’s an inspiring story about H.B. Le, the first Vietnamese American to command a U.S. Navy destroyer. The article discusses Le’s history as a boat person, his father’s history as a military man, and his return visit to the country of his birth.
Ever since my grandfather’s passing, I’ve been reading a lot about wars in which my grandfather participated. I’ve mostly been reading about the Merchant Marine, but since many cargo ships depended on the Navy for protection (when they decided to provide it), I’m also reading about war vessels. I didn’t realize this, but according to wiki, destroyers are now the largest ships in the Navy since they no longer employ battleships. So congrats to Cmdr. Le.
Army Psychiatrist Murders 13
Nidal Hasan, suspected gunman
Most of you have probably seen the news of the Fort Hood shootings. A trained and working Army psychiatrist, complete with a degree for Virginia Tech (my heart goes out to students at that school), Nidal Hasan allegedly opened fire at a military processing center, killing 12 soldiers and 1 civilian. According to a report by the Washington Post, Hasan had endured religious harassment after 9/11 for his religious beliefs, and he snapped. His aunt says that he tried to be discharged, but that the authorities wouldn’t do it.
Gays in the Military
So let me get this straight–Dan Choi is an Iraq veteran, he graduated from West Point, he’s fluent in Arabic, he actually wants to be deployed, and yet they’re firing him only because he happens to be attracted to men? Sounds like a big ol’ waste of my taxpayer money to me. Sounds like a big ol’ waste of human resources by the American military. I hope Obama does something about this ridiculousness.
