Author Archives: Jack Stephens

Identity, Class Politics, and the Burgis

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Jack Stephens

Originally posted on my blog The Mustard Seed. My lifelong friend (since 1st grade ya’ll!) and activists and organizer in the Filipino American community, Carlo, recently posted a piece on his blog on Asian American Studies (specifically at San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Architectural Occupation and Israel’s Borders

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Jack Stephens

Hello, again, to everyone here in Amptoons Int3rWebzzz L4nd!  It’s been a while since I’ve been posting on here, not sure why, crazy life got in the way, I guess.  But I have been posting regularly at my blog The … Continue reading →

Posted in Colonialism, In the news, Palestine & Israel | 6 Comments

Baliksambayanan: Day 1, "You are surrounded by Victims."

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Jack Stephens

Cross-posted from The Mustard Seed. Latter on when I got back to the BAYAN office, after the noise barrage (and after having lunch with the Secretary-General of Bayan, Nato Reyes, in where I had a soft drink, rice, curry chicken, … Continue reading →

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Baliksambayanan: Day 1, Getting Oriented

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Jack Stephens

Cross-posted from The Mustard Seed. Today is the day I start my series on how my experience was in the Philippines. Basically I’ll be digging through my notebook and photos and will be posting a post or two a day … Continue reading →

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My Trip in the Philippines

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Jack Stephens

Mendiola St., Manila, Philippines: Protesters apart of BAYAN (Bagong Alyansang Makabayan) gather at Mendiola in Manila to oppose the president’s plans to change the constitution to allow her to become Prime Minister and hold power after 2010 (Photo by Jack … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Manong Al Robles: "For years I have been preparing for this thing called the community."

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Jack Stephens

Recently Al Robles, a figure prominent in the San Francisco Bay Area Filipino American community passed away.  Here is a short excerpt from a post I did on him: Manong Al was a native San Franciscan and fought for the … Continue reading →

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Japanese Women Fight Back Against Domestic Violence

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Jack Stephens

Found this good report on Al Jazeera English.

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc, Feminism, sexism, etc, In the news | 6 Comments

Obama and Chavez: "Hombres del Fuego"

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Jack Stephens

I knew Fox News was bad and wasn’t even really an actual journalistic television station, but this? Damn! The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c This Week in Demagogues – Ahmadinejad & Chavez thedailyshow.com Daily … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news, Latin America, Media criticism, Popular (and unpopular) culture, The Obama Administration | 5 Comments

Sometimes I Sit and Wonder…

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Jack Stephens

…what exactly the Internet is for and what it has unleashed upon our society…

Posted in Mind-blowing Miscellania and other Neat Stuff | 4 Comments

33rd Carnival of Socialism

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Jack Stephens

Jim Jay blogs:
The 33rd Carnival of Socialism is out now over at Harpy Marx. A damn fine job it is too!
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