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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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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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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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Clean Slate”
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Was Jesus Asian?
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Why So Few Asians in Oregon?
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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Everything Gives You Cancer
Joe Jackson had a song called “Cancer” on his 1982 Night and Day Album, featuring the lyric “Everything Gives You Cancer.” It seems in this day and age, that truly everything does give you cancer, and if you’re Asian, you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health
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Japanese McDonald’s Ad Campaign Makes Fun of White People
Well, this is an example of the tables being turned: after all the talk about the role of two sushi chefs being portrayed in an American KFC commercial, a McDonalds ad campaign in Japan is drawing criticism after featuring an … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Food & Drink
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Jay Sean: Asian Male Hits #6 on Billboard’s Hot 100
“He’s Punjabi just like me!” That’s what The Daughter’s Friend J said about Jay Sean, whose song “Down (Featuring Lil Wayne)” is number 6 on Billboard’s Hot 100 at the time of this post. I had heard the song before, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Music
Tagged billboard hot 100, Down, Jay Sean, Punjabi
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Dawen’s Cover of Maxwell’s “Pretty Wings”
It’s not often you hear neo soul covered by Asian Americans. (Okay, there’s Renee Sebastian, but you don’t see everyone trying to cover Goapele at your local Asian American Idol.) Wikipedia describes neo soul as being more “ethnocentric” to its … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Southern California
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“Ocean of Pearls,” a movie exploring one Sihk’s journey to find inner peace: Win tickets to opening weekend in SF!
UPDATE: Congrats to the winner, DavidNam811, who will receive a pair of tickets to watch “Ocean of Pearls” during its theatrical run in SF! When was the last time you saw a trailer and you were overwhelmed with the urge … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Promotions, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Bay area, career, identity, Movies, sf, Sihkism, Sihks, ticket giveaway, tickets
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Jamie Chung (Probably) Gets Killed Off in Sorority Row
Oh, Jamie Chung. We remember her, right? She was on Real World: San Diego where she was the even-tempered good girl, but mostly because she had plead guilty to drunk driving charges just a few months before. Then she starred … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
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Filipino Language Classes in High School
On our family vacation to San Diego, we visited friends in the heavily Filipino city of Chula Vista. To my surprise, one of my friend’s sons was studying for his Filipino quiz the next day! I blogged about language retention … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Local, Southern California
Tagged Chula Vista, Filipino, Otay Ranch High School, Rancho Bernardo High School, Tagalog
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Indian Muslim Actor Racially-Profiled in US (While Promoting Film About Racial Profiling)
I don’t blame Indian Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan for feeling “angry and humiliated” for being detained and questioned at a U.S. airport. Khan is one of India’s best-known actors (he was named by Newsweek last year as one of … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Entertainment, Movies, WTF
Tagged bollywood, racial profiling, terrorism, travel
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Shut Out at Home, Americans Go to China
As the prolonged recession has gripped the United States, more and more Americans – especially college graduates, are considering working abroad. And a popular destination, according to the New York Times, is China: “Shanghai and Beijing are becoming new lands … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events
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DramaFever – Asian Television Dramas (and more!)
Last Thursday, I was invited to attend the launch party for DramaFever, a new online video start-up focusing on fully licensed Asian dramas. In their own words: DramaFever will be starting off with over 50 Korean Dramas, adding Chinese and … Continue reading
Posted in 8Questions, Entertainment, Local, New York
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Asians, Westerners, and Hand Gestures
By Maricris Color and facial appearances are not the only defining factor to being Asian. Neither are our facial expressions as covered by Linda in her recent post, nor the fact that we are notorious for eating rice in all … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Observations
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Asian American Influences in Real Estate: Silicon Valley and Beyond
“You Asians Ruined Everything!” My Brother-In-Law, a realtor in Silicon Valley, was taken aback when a white real estate agent suddenly said this to him. The agent was complaining about the negative practices of some Asian-American real estate agents. My … Continue reading