"In honor of Asian History Month:
http://race.change.org/blog/view/10_facts_you_may_not_know_about_asian-american_history"
The stereotype is that of the submissive, passive Asian. The little known fact of the role played by asians in forming some of the earliest labor unions reminded me of another like "fact" -- the existence of Richard Aoki, field marshall of the Black Panthers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Aoki
Joanna