Why I Can’t Support Chi-Fi 2015
Chi-Fi 2015 is taking place in Chicago this weekend. I won’t be attending. I’m appalled by the lack of professionalism that has characterized this year’s event. Over the last several Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Cons
Recounting C2E2 2014 and Looking Forward to C2E2 2015
A lot of this post was something I’d intended to write after C2E2 2014, but of course life happened and next thing I knew, it was time to prepare for Continue Reading →
Capricon 35 Panel Schedule
I’ll be attending my very first Capricon in Wheeling, IL, next month, so of course, this means PANELS! Specifically, three panels over the course of the con, which runs February 12-15… Continue Reading →
Panel Appearances at Wizard World Chicago
It’s that time of year again: Wizard World Chicago is August 21-24 in Rosemont and I will be on two panels this year! Yellow Fever, Yellow Peril, and the Yellow Ranger: Asian Americans in Geek Culture & History Saturday, August 23, 1:30-2:15pm, Room 6 Continue Reading →
Debunking the Fairy Tale of WisCon, Feminism and Safe Spaces
This isn’t the blog entry about WisCon that I wanted to write. WisCon 38 was the first WisCon I’d ever attended. I’d heard about the self-styled “World’s Leading Feminist Science Continue Reading →
More Panel Videos from ChiFi 0 and The University of Chicago
Yes, I know. It’s been nearly a month since a new blog entry. To put it bluntly, May kicked my ass. Between recovering from C2E2 (and yes, there’s still a Continue Reading →
C2E2 Panel Video 2: “Opening the Clubhouse Doors: Creating More Inclusive Geek Communities”
As promised, here is the full video for our C2E2 panel on geek communities, inclusivity, diversity and representation: “Opening the Clubhouse Doors: Creating More Inclusive Geek Communities.”* (UPDATE: The following discussion Continue Reading →
C2E2 2014 Panel Video 1: Glass Ceilings, Missing Stairs & Gatekeepers: Geeks Still Deal With Sexism
Just over a week after C2E2 and here we are – the full video of our “Glass Ceilings, Missing Stairs & Gatekeepers: Geeks Still Deal With Sexism” panel from Saturday, Continue Reading →
C2E2 2014 Spotlight: “Glass Ceilings, Missing Stairs and Gatekeepers: Geeks Still Deal With Sexism”
Yes, I wish we didn’t need to keep having this conversation too, but even though we’re barely three months into the new year, there have already been several high-profile blow-ups Continue Reading →
C2E2 and Responding to Criticism
Between recovering from Chi-Fi on Saturday and a nasty migraine, I’m a little behind. I’m pleased to say, however, that C2E2/ReedPOP responded positively to the open letter expressing concerns about Continue Reading →