Tag: asian american

Chinese Americans, don’t let rapper YG boil your blood

November 3, 2016February 25, 2020 The Guardsman Dakari Thomas, YG, Censorship, hip-hop, protest, asian american, rap, opinion

After numerous critically acclaimed mixtapes, California-based rapper YG released his debut album “My Krazy Life” in 2014. Track 6 of that LP has a skit titled “Meet the Flockers” that explains the process and emotions he associated with robberies in his neighborhood.

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17-year-old Asian American victim valued his life more than his reprisal

January 20, 2012February 25, 2020 The Guardsman asian american, teen bullying, teen violence

A 17-year-old Asian American male from Chicago was beaten up by six teenagers—the majority of them wore hoods to conceal their identities–on January 17th.