8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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WeChat Pay, Alipay, and the Future of Digital Payments in China
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Monthly Archives: December 2007
One Year Ago Today: Remembering James Kim (1971 – 2006)
Today marks the one year anniversary of the passing of James Kim. For those of you who don’t know or remember James Kim, he was a Senior Editor at CNET.com in San Francisco. James and his family became the focus … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations
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Filipino Man the new Lead Singer of Journey via YouTube
Okay, this is just awesome: Journey has been without iconic lead singer Steve Perry since 1998. After a string of lead singers, guitarist Neal Schion found Filipino vocalist Arnel Pineda, front man of cover band “The Zoos.” But how exactly … Continue reading
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Filipino Food: The New In Thing?
Ever since I read in Saveur Magazine last year in their Top 100 issue declaring that Filipino food was considered the “soul food of Asia,” I’ve noticed an interest in a lot of different foods Filipino, particularly in San Francisco … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink
Tagged Bittersweet Cafe, Filipino food, Mitchell's Ice Cream, Palencia, Poleng Lounge, Saveur, Tribu Grill
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WSJ: Bloggers In China Start Testing Limits Of ‘Mental Firewall’
In tomorrow’s Wall Street Journal, the newspaper reports on “Bloggers In China Start Testing Limits Of ‘Mental Firewall’ “: “Inside China, however, some of the smartest thinkers about the Internet believe the biggest hurdle to free speech in China isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Politics
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Asians and Alcohol: Why the Yellow get Red
Asians are known for getting red when they drink. Known as Asian blush, Asian glow, or hahaha you’re all flushed, there is no scientific name for this condition. However it does have a scientific basis. There are two major enzymes … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles
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Asian guys with white girls: Redux
Funny thing happened this last weekend. See, the whole Asian guy, white girl thing? It’s even more uncommon in the South. But yet, in the last couple of years, gradually the number of couples where the male is Asian, and … Continue reading
George Takei is not creepy and can call me “sweetie” anytime.
George Takei rules. And he returns for another week on Howard Stern Show on Sirius Satellite Radio Beginning Dec. 3! That is all. From the New York Post on 12/2/07: Why Sulu Got Beamed Off THE producers of “The Simpsons” … Continue reading
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Should Asian Americans support English as the only language?
It’s interesting that this topic is coming up left and right in the political realm right now due to the amount of immigrants that have migrated to the United States. While the current topic seems to surround the Latino community … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics
Tagged Asian, English, language, support
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Asian Americans flex political muscle in wider Bay Area
In today’s Sunday San Francisco Chronicle Front Page, the newspaper reports: “Asian Americans flex political muscle in wider Bay Area” and goes on to discuss the background, challenges and progress Asian Americans have made in Bay Area local politics: “…In … Continue reading
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