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☆ For Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Hair Is Rooted in Pride
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Martha Schwendener | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Black hair has been a rousing topic for politicians, comedians and artists for decades. Malcolm X argued that straightening Black hair to conform to white beauty standards was a form of racist brainwashing. Regina Kimbell made a documentary with the brilliant title “My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage” (2010) and the comedian Chris Rock made a similar documentary, “Good Hair” (2009), about the Black hair industry (and, of course, got in trouble at the Oscars for mentioning a Black actress’s lack of hair). Now a Broadway play, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” written by Jocelyn Bioh, celebrates the “masterpieces” created by West African immigrants on women’s heads in a Harlem braiding shop. What’s often missing from the Black hair narrative is the experience of Black nonbinary people.

Persons: Malcolm X, Regina Kimbell, ”, Chris Rock, “, Jocelyn Bioh, What’s, Black, Jonathan Lyndon Chase’s Organizations: West Locations: Harlem, Philadelphia

The research found this was due to a perception that other accents thwart communication, to accent prejudices — or both. Are language courses a solution? But accent reduction courses that promise to get rid of a certain accent in a short period of time are more popular, she said. It horrifies me that companies would train people to anglicize their accent — that is a direct reinforcement of … racism. Elizabeth likens learning an American accent to "just one of the tools" in her arsenal — one she can deploy when needed.

Persons: Elizabeth, she's, they've, Jessica Spence, Jessica Spence The, Regina Kim, Tracey Derwing, Ritu, Brad Harris, Ritu Bhasin, Kim, who's, Bhasin, I'm Organizations: CNBC, The University of Queensland, Society, Personality, Jessica Spence The University of Queensland, Fairfield University's Dolan School of Business, University of Alberta, HEC Paris, York University, Brad Harris Management, HEC Paris Business Locations: Singapore, Asia, Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Malaysia, York

Accent bias in the workplaceIt's not surprising that employees' accents play a role in determining business travel, said Regina Kim, an assistant professor of management at Fairfield University's Dolan School of Business. An 'accent hierarchy'Leadership specialist and author Ritu Bhasin said there's an "accent hierarchy" in today's globalized world. Kim agreed, saying studies show that the Standard British English accent has a "covert prestige," with speakers being perceived as more trustworthy, intelligent and attractive. "For example, having a French accent in a wine industry may be 'better' because there's an industry-accent fit," she said. Accent bias can be worsened by national stereotypes that listeners associate with the way their colleagues talk, said Kim.

Persons: they've, Shan, Tracey Derwing, Derwing, Regina Kim, Kim, Ritu Bhasin, it's, Bhasin, Elizabeth Elizabeth, she's, Elizabeth Organizations: SAP, CNBC, Employees, New Zealand, University of Alberta, Fairfield University's Dolan School of Business Locations: —, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Pacific, New, Indonesia, Vietnam, United States, American, New York, Britain, Canada, East Asia, South Asia, West Asia, China, Europe

☆ Opinion: ‘Joy Ride’ is the Asian American-centered movie that all audiences need to see
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Opinion Regina Kim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —When I first heard about the film “Joy Ride,” an unabashedly raunchy comedy about four Asian American friends and their misadventures in China, I couldn’t contain my excitement. Regina Kim Courtesy Regina KimIt felt exactly like the kind of movie that the Asian American community had been waiting for. To be perfectly honest, after going to a screening of “Joy Ride,” it took me two days to fully process what I’d seen. Perhaps I was so startled because I wasn’t used to seeing Asian Americans — especially Asian American women — depicted like this. I’m hoping that more people will realize that Asian American women can be sassy, outspoken, hilarious, weird or all of the above — but, most importantly, that we, too, are human.

Persons: Regina Kim, Stone, ELLE, who’ve, – we’ve, Adele Lim, Rich, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Teresa Hsiao, Ashley Park, Audrey, Stephanie Hsu, Kat, Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu, I’d, —, Lolo, White, ”, it’s, direly Organizations: Twitter, CNN, American, Asian, Facebook Locations: China, American, America

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