Kenneth Eng: remember him? "Why I Hate Blacks" and the weird dragon fetish? Well, after he got fired from his columnist gig at San Francisco's Asianweek, we've gotten quite a bit of news updates about him -- his YouTube clips, his weird statements after the Virginia Tech tragedy, and, most intriguingly, a copy of the book proposal he was shopping around -- but we decided as an editorial matter we weren't going to run anything else about the guy because he didn't deserve the attention. (which is why we're not giving you links to any of those news items as well.) more ›

Remember dragon-loving, African-American hating Asianweek columnist Kenneth Eng, and the stir he set off a few weeks ago? Well, after national embarrassment, red-faced apologies, and the now-obligatory pro-tolerance panel attendance by its staff and board, Asianweek finally announced that it's taken action, and quietly demoted Samson Wong, the editor who allowed Eng's piece to run in the first place. (We know, we know, it's old news -- but we were on vacation and just heard about it now is our excuse for running it relatively late.) more ›

A thoughtful reader sent us this link from racist Asianweek columnist Kenneth Eng's interview on Fox News with John Gibson. Can we just pass along the following quotes? more ›

So what's the latest with those two Asian-American embarrassments of last week, racist Kenneth Eng and Gavin-obsessed Han Shin? Or, as we call them around here, Green Dragon and Purple Glove! more ›

Ah yes, the weekend. Finally! It's been a hectic week-- earthquakes, landslides, the whole Kenneth Eng fiasco, those purple latex gloves-- where will it all end? We don't know but we could sure use a drink and a good old fashioned shindig-- too bad that most of the Noise Pop shows have sold out. We've put together a list of runner-ups for the weekend in the city. Sure, its not Ted Leo, Cake or The Donnas, but you can get just as drunk for half the price. Here's a rundown of the haps: more ›

Update as of 10 a.m. 3/2/07: new link found in our quest to collect all the entertaining Kenneth Eng links on the Internet after the jump! This one quotes Maya Angelou! more ›

We've heard the self-proclaimed "Voice of Asian America," and it's apologizing profusely. SFist Jim stopped by yesterday's NAACP press conference with Amos Brown (.mp3 of his comments) and a shell-shocked Asianweek editor-at-large Ted Fang (at right), where Fang announced that "Why I Hate Blacks" columnist (and sci-fi enthusiast) Kenneth Eng had been fired from their publication. more ›

Okay, we're a local news junkie Asian-American, and we're just going to say it -- we're a little embarrassed for our people from yesterday. Or, rather, we're going to strongly support investing more resources into Asian-American mental health advocacy and support groups. more ›

Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. The local newsweekly Asianweek is in a heap of trouble after running an opinion piece titled "Why I Hate Blacks," by a local 24-year-old Asian-American young-adult science fiction author named Kenneth Eng. The article has been taken off the Asianweek website, but is still available in the print copy currently on newsstands. [Update: .pdf of the article at page 2 of this link.] Other articles by Eng remain available online too, like "why I hate Asians," why he hates Caucasians, negative incidents he experienced in New York, and a mildly-violent fantasy, all compiled under his column, "God of the Universe." Great. more ›