Monthly Archives: June 2009

Paul Fong: California, Apologize for the Persecution of Chinese Immigrants

Posted on June 18, 2009 by John

Paul Fong, “Godfather” of Silicon Valley’s Asian American’s political community and current California State Assembly member, last week introduced resolution ACR 42 calling on the state of California to offer the first formal apology to Chinese Americans for unjust laws … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Local, Observations, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California | 4 Comments

Freaky Japanese Weight Loss “Boneless Belt” Makes You Look Worse Than Being a Fatty

Posted on June 18, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Crazy weight loss gimmicks are certainly not unique to Japan, but I’m trying to figure out why anyone would use this “Boneless Belt” underneath their clothes. An anonymous commenter says that “the name supposedly comes from the term “boneless ham,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Health, Lifestyles, Technology, WTF | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Family Obligation May Lessen Depression Symptoms for Chinese American Teens

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Ernie

Okay, so by now we know that suicide is the second-leading cause for death for Asian American women ages 15-24, the highest rate of all ethnicities. We’ve blogged about the pressure from parents to achieve academically, and even the study … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Health, Lifestyles | Leave a comment

Our Earwax is Flakier Than Yours

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Moye

Former Best Group Weblog competitor Jezebel posted a photograph from Bangkok featuring a mother cleaning her daughter’s ear with a Q-tip, although I have no idea what this has to do with the recession hitting the Thai economy. My first … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Lifestyles | 11 Comments

8 Questions for Bang-yao Liu, the creator of DEADLINE (Post-It Animation piece)

Posted on June 17, 2009 by jozjozjoz

I found myself wanting to know more about the person behind that awesome video DEADLINE, so I reached out to the creator, Bang-yao Liu (劉邦耀), who was kind enough to answer 8 Questions (the first in a new series) for … Continue reading →

Posted in 8Questions, Entertainment, Movies, The Arts, Video Games | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Goh Nakamura, Live on the Internet (and in San Francisco)

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Ernie

The internet has been pretty good to Goh Nakamura. After becoming a YouTube celebrity for his video Embarcadero Blues, he returned the favor to his Internet fans by making MP3’s from his newest album, Ulysses, available for free. But an … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music, San Francisco Bay Area | Leave a comment

Oh, You Crazy Test Studying Asians Trying to Get Into College

Posted on June 16, 2009 by John

In the past two weeks, I noticed the New York Times reporting on college entrance exam preparation in South Korea and in China. The U.S. media often covers how stressful and college entrance exams are in Asia, but rarely do … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Education, Observations | 8 Comments

Alex Wong on So You Think You Can Dance

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Jen

So You Think You Can Dance seems to have some really good ballet dancers that end up on the show, Danny Tidwell being the most memorable in a recent season. I used to see Danny Tidwell dance with the American … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, The Arts | 5 Comments

U.S. Births Hint at Bias for Boys in Asian Families

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Linda

The Fiancé and I have talked about how many kids we want, and what names we’ll call them. We have more girl names than boy names, mainly because in my opinion, girl names are a lot more fun to think … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles | 12 Comments

Steven Ho, Hollywood Stunt Coordinator

Posted on June 15, 2009 by John

Last week, I was looking at the my DVR’s electronic programming guide and wondering why the hell Time’s former Man-of-the-Year David Ho was going to be on the new Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. Then I saw Steven Ho listed … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | 4 Comments

Chinese Elders Rush For Help as TV Goes Digital

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Tim

The U.S. switched to digital TV last Friday June 12, and it’s estimated there were around 60,000 unprepared households in the San Francisco Bay Area, including many Chinese and Asian elders, who have larger difficulties preparing for the transition than … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, San Francisco Bay Area, Technology | Tagged | 1 Comment

Asian American Whiz Kid and Activist: Sejal Hathi

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Jeff

Sejal Hathi is an excellent student, earning the highest academic honors at her high school, winning the Presidential Scholar Award and the Principal’s Leadership Award, and going to Yale in the fall.  On top of that, she has become an … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Local, San Francisco Bay Area | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment