Don’t be fooled by the Republican spin. The historic indictment, arrest and arraignment in New York City of the twice-impeached former President Donald J. Trump was not, as one might say, “weak sauce.” You try defending yourself from 34 felony charges and see how weak the rule of law is. By Emil Guillermo Don’t be fooled by the Republican spin. The historic indictment, arrest and arraignment in New York City of the twice-impeached former President Donald J. Trump was not, as one might say, “weak sauce.” You try defending yourself from 34 felony charges and see how weak the rule of law is. Trump, the
Was the Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg the man who could make history as the first prosecutor to indict a former president an affirmative action recipient? Why would anyone ask that? But we know it’s the kind of slight all people of color face. After the incredulous ask, “What are you doing here?” By Emil Guillermo Was the Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg the man who could make history as the first prosecutor to indict a former president an affirmative action recipient? Why would anyone ask that? But we know it’s the kind of slight all people of color face. After the incredulous ask, “What are you
After the Oscars, when Asian Americans were everywhere on the winners list, from actors, writers, directors, but also makeup artists, and not just in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” but also in movies like “The Whale,” I turn to the Oakland playwright Ishmael Reed who must be wondering will Asian Americans now go for the Whiteness Prize? | By Emil Guillermo After the Oscars, when Asian Americans were everywhere on the winners list, from actors, writers, directors, but also makeup artists, and not just in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” but also in movies like “The Whale,” I turn to the Oakland playwright Ishmael Reed who must be wondering will Asian Americans now
Filipinos weren’t enslaved, but as colonized people the tens of thousands who came as laborers were convenient replacements to come and work the agricultural fields of California. There’s not much difference between how Filipino colonials were treated compared with Blacks post-slavery. Filipinos, like Blacks, couldn’t be citizens, couldn’t intermarry, couldn’t own land, couldn’t vote. | By Emil Guillermo “Emil Amok: Lost NPR Host…,” the one-man show I’m doing at Under St. Marks Theater in New York City until March 4, wasn’t really intended as a history show. But it has turned into that. I talk about how Filipino Americans continue to overcome the legacy of being America’s first colony in