Category Archives: Diversity

Business, Diversity, Politics, Race Relations

NATIVE HAWAIIANS WANT DONALD TRUMP EVICTED FROM WAIKIKI

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imageHONOLULU, Hawaii (The Adobo Chronicles ) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may be having a dose of his own medicine, thanks to Native Hawaiians who want the real estate mogul evicted from Waikiki.

All of Hawaii’s land of course belonged to the Native Hawaiians before the Americans overthrew the Monarchy in 1893 and annexed the islands to the United States. The Nation of Hawaii still maintains that all non-Hawaiian land and building owners are sitting on  illegally acquired property.

In 2009, Trump built a luxury tower in Waikiki, just a stone’s throw away from the beach.

Trump of course has gone on record as saying that all undocumented immigrants should be deported and that a great wall be built along the U.S. southern border with Mexico. But not only is Trump a foreigner himself because he is not Native American; his Trump Towers in Waikiki (and technically, the rest of his real estate property elsewhere in the U.S.) is built on stolen land.

The Hawaiians have given Trump until the end of this month to vacate, after which the Trump Towers will become the official headquarters of the Nation of Hawaii.

Diversity, Social Media

HAWAIIANS TO MARK ZUCKERBERG: “WHERE’S THE SHAKA BUTTON?”

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imageHONOLULU, Hawaii (The Adobo Chronicles) – Starting today, Facebook users will be able to express love, awe, humor and sadness through a click of the button. That is, if you live in Ireland or Spain.

On his Facebook page, Mark Zuckerberg announced the rolling out of new buttons, called ‘Reactions’ to add to the overused and misused ‘Like’ button.

In his message, Zuckerberg said:

“For many years though, people have asked us to add a “dislike” button. Not every moment is a good moment, and sometimes you just want a way to express empathy. These are important moments where you need the power to share more than ever, and a Like might not be the best way to express yourself.

Reactions gives you new ways to express love, awe, humor and sadness. It’s not a dislike button, but it does give you the power to easily express sorrow and empathy — in addition to delight and warmth. You’ll be able to express these reactions by long pressing or hovering over the Like button.

We’re starting to test Reactions in Ireland and Spain and will learn from this before we bring the experience to everyone. We hope you like this – or can better express how you’re feeling!”

Many Facebook users have expressed disappointment that the popular social media network still refuses to add a “Dislike” button.

In Hawaii, Native Hawaiians and Hawaii residents are clamoring for even more, like a “Shaka” button.

Also known as a “hang loose” sign, Shaka is a hand expression of ‘Aloha’ which is more than just a casual greeting.

“We need more ways to express ourselves other than just liking or disliking, or letting people know that we’re sad, happy or in awe,” one Hawaii resident said. “We need a button that will allow us to spread the spirit of Aloha.”

Facebook has not returned our calls for reaction to the ‘Shaka’ button movement in Hawaii.

Arts, Diversity, Entertainment, Music

‘THE MIKADO’ CANCELLED, NO MORE FILIPINOS IN ‘MISS SAIGON,’ ONLY FRENCH ACTORS IN ‘LES MIZ’

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imageNEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – In response to backlash on using white actors to portray Japanese characters, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players had just announced that their stage production of THE MIKADO, scheduled for the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts this December has been cancelled.

The musical, penned by librettist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan (Pirates of Penzance, H.M.D. Pinafore) premiered at The Savoy Theatre in 1885. The play is set in the fictional Japanese town of Titipu.

Many modern-day critics and Asian American groups have called for the re-writing of the play and demanded that Asian actors play the characters in new productions. The cancellation of the New York production is regarded as a victory for political correctness in the increasing diversity of societies worldwide.

But as BroadwayWorld’s Michael Dale wrote in his column  titled, “Is It Time to Rewrite THE MIKADO?” :  “It’s unlikely that Gilbert had meant THE MIKADO to be taken as a serious attack on insensitive white people appropriating another culture for their own entertainment. He was more concerned with lightheartedly satirizing his countrymen’s foibles.”

THE MIKADO controversy is giving theater production groups some chills and they are being proactive in making sure that their stage productions will not be dealt with similar protests and controversy.

For starters, future productions of ‘Miss Saigon’ (where Filipino musicians have dominated the casting) will now only feature Vietnamese actors playing Vietnamese characters.

Likewise, “Les Miserables” productions will now ban non-French actors.

Political correctness gone too correct.