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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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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AAPI DJs put their own Spin on Club Culture
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Monthly Archives: January 2011
3 Minutes with Harry Shum Jr. and Stephen “tWitch” Boss
If you don’t have the attention span for a full 24 hours, how about just 3 Minutes? This bite-sized action short features Harry Shum Jr. (Glee), Stephen “tWitch” Boss (So You Think You Can Dance) and Katrina Law (Spartacus: Blood … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
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Looking Into the Future: Amy Chua’s Parenting Style
By Zahira Bring together all the stereotypes you know about Asian-American families: hard driving, 1970s immigrants, two highly educated parents with professional careers, free from praise, and full of expectations. Take them all to the extreme, and what do you … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyles, Observations
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San Francisco Assured of First Asian American Mayor
In breaking news reported by SFGate, San Francisco’s current board of supervisors just voted Ed Lee to be its first Asian American mayor. Although there will be a new board of supervisors once current mayor Gavin Newsom takes on his … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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KoreAm: Glee Get Its Asian Characters “Mostly Wrong”
KoreAm Magazine criticizes the portrayal of Glee’s Asian American characters in a recent article: “Unfortunately, when it comes to Mike and Tina (also dubbed Mina, Tike, Chang-Chang, or Chang Squared), the show gets the whole Asian thing mostly wrong. For … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Entertainment, TV
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APA Spotlight: Debra A. Fong, Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Community Fund
Debra A. Fong is the Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Community Fund. Continue reading
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Dim Sum Disaster on Top Chef All-Stars
If you’ve ever wanted to watch an entire cast of Top Chef crash and burn, then throw them into a Chinese restaurant, force them to cook dim sum and then serve it all to a crowd of non-English speaking Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food & Drink, TV
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Rei Kawakubo Talks Smack About New Designers
Rei Kawakubo, founder of the directional fashion label, Comme des Garçons isn’t necessarily an open book. In fact, she is quite recluse. One thing is for certain: she really knows how to make some brilliant anti-fashion including “inside-out” tennis shoes, … Continue reading
Supervisor Eric Mar Discusses San Francisco’s Happy Meal Ban on The Daily Show
Earlier this week on The Daily Show, Aasif Mandvi interviewed San Francisco City Supervisor (District 1 / Richmond) Eric Mar, who helped author a city-wide ban on McDonald’s Happy Meal type kids meals unless those meals, and others like it … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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Will Comptroller John Liu Be New York’s Future Mayor?
This past week, the Wall Street Journal had a high profile article on New York City’s Comptroller, John Liu. Last year, Liu became New York City’s first citywide elected Asian American. His past first year has had its up’s and … Continue reading
Posted in Local, New York, Politics
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Ed Lee Likely to be Interim Mayor of San Francisco
With current San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom about to be sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of California, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors have to elect an interim mayor. Seven members have already pledged to support City Administrator Ed Lee. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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The Green Hornet: Taking a Joy Ride in Black Beauty
In the upcoming movie adaptation of the beloved comic, The Green Hornet (and it’s in 3D!) Taiwanese sensation Jay Chou steps into the role of Kato and Seth Rogen plays the title character. But let’s face it — let’s face … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Black Beauty, Jay Chou, Seth Rogen, The Green Hornet
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Jean Quan Sworn in as Mayor of Oakland, California
This past Monday was a historic day for Oakland and possibly for America, with the swearing in of Jean Quan as mayor, Oakland’s first woman and Asian American to elected to that role. In fact, she may be the first … Continue reading