[01-29-2006]Racism against Asians on Adam Corolla Show

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Take a moment, express your outrage.

AAJC Demands that CBS Reprimands Radio Host for Mocking Asian Americans
Washington, DC, Jan. 27, 2006 – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) today expressed
outrage over the insensitive and racist segment in the Jan. 24 radio show of Adam Carolla mocking the Asian
Excellence Awards, which will be aired on AZN Television this Sunday, Jan. 29.
“Adam Carolla demeaned the work of Asian American actors, directors, and producers and
perpetuated the stereotype of Asian Americans as foreigners,” said Karen K. Narasaki, president and
executive director of the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC). “Unless Adam Carolla is strongly
reprimanded, and the station and CBS Radio apologize, we will be forced to ask advertisers to withdraw their
support of his show.”
The Adam Carolla Show, aired through CBS Radio’s 97.1 Free FM (KLSX-FM) in Los Angeles,
referred to the Asian Excellence Awards as a joke and repeatedly used the sounds “ching-chong” in
recreating a segment of the awards, which were actually done in English. The Adam Carolla Show is aired in
10 West Coast cities that have the largest Asian American populations in the U.S.
The Asian (AX) Excellence Awards honors Asian Americans in media who have made a difference
in the United States. The awards will also pay a special tribute to the late actor, Pat Morita.
AAJC is encouraging people to call or email the following CBS Radio executives:
• Joel Hollander, chairman and chief executive officer, CBS Radio, tel: 212-846-3939, email:
joel.hollander@infinitybroadcasting.com
• Dana L. McClintock, senior vice president, CBS Communications Group, tel: 212-975-1077,
email: dlmcclintock@cbs.com
A clip of the Jan. 24 Adam Carolla Show is available at:
http://www.reelplay.com/adamcarollaclips.html
AAJC’s affiliate, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California, and other
organizations like the Korean American Coalition of Los Angeles, and the Media Action Network for Asian
Americans, have also criticized the Adam Carolla Show.
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The Asian American Justice Center (www.advancingequality.org) is a national organization dedicated to defending and advancing the civil and
human rights of Asian Americans. It works closely with three affiliates – the Asian American Institute of Chicago (www.aaichicago.org), the
Asian Law Caucus (www.asianlawcaucus.org) in San Francisco, and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (www.apalc.org) in Los Angeles
– and 102 community partners in 47 cities and 24 states in the country.
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Adlai J. Amor
Tel: 202-296-2300 ext 135
Email: aamor@advancingequality.org
www.advancingequality.org

http://www.advancingequality.org/fil...a%5B1%5D%2Epdf

[PropellerheadCP]

Wow... not only was it insulting... This Adam Corolla guy's voice sounds incredibly annoying. It was extremely painful to have listened to that. I can't believe that it's legal in the US to say stuff like that on radio.

[Faithless]

It's hard to believe that people can be so obviously racially offensive in this day and age.

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Looking for someone to email?

CBS radio exec names: http://www.cbsradio.com/press_center/index.php

Found this one on the web: karen.mateo@cbsradio.com

[SunWuKong]

merged.

[greenbraces01]

I bet you if he even said anything bad about blacks, or dare call them the 'N' word, the NAACP would have Corolla fired in a day.