User:Yellowworld

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Yellowworld.org is a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit community portal dedicated to the cultivation of a collective Asian political and social consciousness. By fostering positive interaction and relationships, we seek to provide a medium in which the distinctions of ethnicity, class and self-interest are buffered by a foundation of trust, responsibility and respect.

Founded in January 2002, it originally began as a community "blog" for Asians on LiveJournal.com, and later officially launched on May 8, 2002 under its own domain. Since then the site has attracted nearly 1,000 members, who have contributed an astonishing 90,000 posts in our forums http://forums.yellowworld.org. The forums, widely considered to be one of the best Asian discussion venues on the net, are led by a moderating group of 15 talented professionals and students -- they are indeed the core of YW and have been instrumental in creating the positive communal atmosphere.

[edit] Online Grassroots Advocacy?

In May 2003, Yellowworld.org began Project SARSfund, on online donation to purchase medical supplies and equipment for health workers in China battling the SARS epidemic.

In February 2003, Yellowworld.org joined other Asian American advocacy organizations in denouncing U.S. Congressman Howard Coble's endorsement of the Japanese American internment during World War II and launched RemoveCoble!, calling for his resignation as Chair of the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security.

In November of 2002, Yellowworld.org helped launch the Justice for Anna Guo campaign, a collaborative effort of Yellowworld.org, the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA), the Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA) and Assemblymember Judy Chu (D-Monterey) to bring about justice for a 14-year old girl shot three times by police yet convicted for felony assault.

In October 2002, Yellowworld.org launched one of the most successful Asian online advocacy campaigns ever -- Project Anti-Disguise, a campaign to raise awareness about costume manufacturer Disguise, Inc. and their racist mask, "Kung Fool." In only eight days, over 8,300 people signed the campaign site's online petition, calling for the immediate recall of the costume, while generating nationwide television, print, and radio media coverage. By the end of the eigth day of the campaign, Disguise, Inc. issued a nationwide recall of "Kung Fool" and its major retailers -- Walmart, Spencer Gifts and Party City -- capitulated, pulling the product from their shelves.