Wow, there has been a lot of buzz about the question of whether Asian American citizens should have to change their names to be "easier for Americans to deal with," and, whether or not minorities should have equal protection with regard to the right to vote.

I say no for the first, yes for the second.  Click here to read an article that explains it all in a way that is fair to both sides.

And here is a video of the exchange between Rep. Betty Brown and Ramy Ko. Ramy is a friend of mine who did a great job responding to Rep. Brown, and has a really hard name to deal with.



PS:  Annabel and I are both more busy on Twitter and Facebook these days than on MySpace or our Through Our Lens blog on the AsianWeek site.

http://twitter.com/ericbyler

http://twitter.com/annabelpark

We are finishing up a documentary called "9500 Liberty" and looking forward to making narrative films again after some of our political goals are achieved, including comprehensive immigration reform.  I have been thinking a lot about marriage equality, as many Americans have been due to recent events.