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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Realtors learn about Asian-American Community Traits
Every day I drive by an unsold house near my home. It’s been on the market for months. It’s not that the economy is stopping sales – the house next door to me sold in a week. The problem is … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Local, Real Estate, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged feng shui, Silicon Valley real estate
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This Week on GASP! Street Fighter Dunks, You Are Awesome, Multigrain & More
We’re wrapping up another week over at GASP!, our sister site that focuses on products made by and for the API community. Here’s some of the stuff we covered over the past couple of days: Street Fighter Nike Dunks You … Continue reading
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L.A.: TN Party is This Weekend in Little Tokyo
How many times do we need to tell you about Tuesday Night Cafe before you decide to show up for yourself? This is your final reminder to come down to tomorrow evening’s TN Party! And now, a couple more videos … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Entertainment, Music, Southern California, The Arts
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Viral Like SARS: Taiwan Speculates Over Sarah Palin
Taiwan’s Apple Daily does it again with another animation news reel account of their take on former Alaskan governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her prospects for a presidential run in 2012. If you ever wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics, Viral Like SARS
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VIRAL LIKE SARS: Iron Chef America’s Secret Ingredients
Food Network’s Iron Chef America is much like the original Iron Chef: have two chefs complete courses revolving around a secret ingredient, with a campy actor as a host. While the original Chairman Kaga took the show to campy levels … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, TV, Viral Like SARS
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Yellow Goat’s You Are Awesome Necklace
You are awesome. But you knew that, right? So why not spread your awesomeness (and perhaps overinflated ego) with this cheerful sterling silver necklace ($83) from Yellow Goat, a handmade jewelry line that features unique and quirky pendants, rings and … Continue reading
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DUDE WTF ASIA: Japanese People Laugh at Scaredy Bear
A bunch of people sent this video to me saying that I’d find it funny, but I just watched this in horror. Basically this video is of a cute little bear cub being scared out of its wits by a … Continue reading
Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: Depression & Suicide Among Asian American Women
By Kristina Wong Kristina Wong delves deep into the sky high rates of depression and suicide among Asian American Women to make ‘Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.’ “I’m Definitely Not Crazy. But I Probably am Lying.” My earliest memories … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Movies, Observations, The Arts
Tagged depression, film, Kristina Wong, mental health, suicide
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Sakura Wall Clock by Stephanie Han Windham
Steph Han Windham is an artist showing and selling work all around southern California. She has a BFA in Illustration from the Laguna College of Art & Design in and an MFA in Illustration from The School of Visual Arts … Continue reading
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Letterpress Cards from Fugu Fugu Press
Don’t you know? Letterpress is the new black. It looks and feels so swanky, especially if they’re cards made from recycled paper and printed with soy based ink like these from Fugu Fugu Press. These cards ($4.00) feature designs by … Continue reading
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DJ Qbert to Appear in DJ Hero 2
Filipinos, rejoice! World famous DJ Qbert, he of Invisibl Skratch Piklz and Scratch, the synonymous documentary on turntablism, will be converted into CGI-generated goodness and will appear in Activision’s music based video game, DJ Hero 2. Which makes sense, right? … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Video Games
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Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese
First thing first: Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese ($12.21) is targeted towards “young adults” — it won a Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, and it’s a very quick read for that reason. All of that said, this … Continue reading