Gidra Reborn
The first issue of Gidra was published in 1969 by a group of 5 Asian American students at UCLA who each pitched in $100 of their own money. Gidra began just one year after the term “Asian-American” was coined by Yuji…
Ding Dong, George Tyndall Has Been Arrested and Charged with 29 Felony Counts of Sexual Assault/Abuse
We’ll keep updating this post as more media publications report on Tyndall’s arrest. We have been emailing and calling key figures and media outlets allover the world for the past several months. We will not rest until his name is…
Eugene Lee Yang of the Try Guys came out as gay on June 15, 2019
By Brian Kim Korean American Yang is a graduate of USC film school. He’s most famous as one of the light hearted “Try Guys”, first at Buzzfeed, then with their own YouTube channel. However, Yang displays his chops in visual…
Open Letter to Wanda Austin (Interim President at USC) and Carol Folt (President Elect, July 1, 2019)
We demand criminal charges be filed against George Tyndall By Gidra Media, This is an email we sent to Wanda Austin and Carol Folt today. Dear Interim president Wanda Austin and president elect Carol Folt,Gidra Media and Asian Americans in…
Dr. Sarah Van Orman’s Cover-Up of George Tyndall, Serial Sexual Predator of Asian Girls and Young Asian Women. The Women of USC Who Protect George Tyndall
By Tiffanie Ma Hello Dr. Sarah Van Orman, We are still waiting for a response from you for our email dated May 17, 2019. We asked the LA Times to help us obtain USC’s secret records of George Tyndall’s case. …
Get Lacey Off Tyndall’s Case, and Out of the DA’s Office
Jackie Lacey is on the side of the powerful, not the weak. Asian Americans in Los Angeles have good reason to join Black Lives Matter in saying #ByeJackie. The most galling thing about the George Tyndall case, aside from his…
Don’t Send Letters to The Editor, Send Letters to Writers: George Tyndall of USC is a Serial Sexual Predator against Asian Girls and Young Women
By Gidra Staff, We felt strongly that USC and the YT-Stream Media did an exceedingly poor job of putting the spotlight on George Tyndall’s predatory behavior against Asian girls and women. We emailed writers and reporters directly including Matt Hamilton,…
5/18 Gwangju Uprising: Re-imaging Global Korea
By Kamilah Sou-Yeon Zadi This was written for an Asian American Studies class at UCLA, “The Art of Protest: South Korea” Reflection: Korean Resource Center Presents 39th Anniversary of Gwangju People’s Uprising On May 24, 2019, The Korean Resource Center’s celebration…
May 26, 2019 Chinatown is Not for Sale, March and Rally Videos
By Gidra Staff More videos, photos, and synopses coming soon. Video credits: Susan P Photo credits: Bryan S, Sophat P, CCED http://www.gidramedia.com/bwg_gallery/photo-credits-bryan-s-sophat-p-chinatown-is-not-for-sale-march-and-rally-may-26/ There was much camaraderie, empathy, and love at the march and rally to declare that “Chinatown is Not…
Coast to Coast Chinatowns Against Displacement: March 26, L.A. Chinatown is Not for Sale March and Rally
By Gidra Media Many thanks to CCEDLA.org and Chinatown residents for welcoming Gidra staff to the march and rally. We were honored to document the protest with lots of photos, videos, and gathering of collective memory. We were tempted to…
Send Noodz: The Unofficial API Dragcon Afterparty, May 26, 2019, 10:00 pm -1:00 am DTLA
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