Some thoughts on the failed insurrection:
IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW THE MOB AND LYNCHING ARE INTER-RELATED, NOTE THAT “#HANGMIKEPENCE” WAS TRENDING ON TWITTER. Filipinos were lynched and murdered in the Jim Crow parts of California in the 1930s. On Jan. 6, 2021, insurrectionists were looking for the vice-president whom they regarded as a traitor.
Video of the mob chanting “hang Mike Pence.” pic.twitter.com/K4EcKK2rab
— American Times Film (@ExportedFromMI) January 9, 2021
Happy New Year in Manila? Another Emil Amok’s Takeout in this vloggy formaat:
See all my columns at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund.
What’s wrong with Filipino American History Month? The specific FAHM discussion starts around 2:11:00
It’s me and Prof.Daniel Phil Gonzales.
It’s Filipino American History Month, right? But is it right?
You can also watch the entire show right here to get a snapshot of the 2020 Filipino American electorate based on the National Asian American Voter Survey.
NOTE TO regular viewers:
Sorry about the website being down. We have things corrected!
And don’t forget to read all my columns on the AALDEF blog.
Why bother celebrating a guy who thought he was going to Asia, ended up in the Bahamas, then gets credited for discovering America?
That’s what I call an “upward fail.”
Check it out:
And read my emil amok columns here.
