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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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Frozen Flower: Reviews via Chat
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
ABC’s Modern Family Gets an New Older Lily
As you know, I am a big fan of the show, Modern Family. I think it’s hilarious and have blogged about the only permanent Asian American character on the show, baby Lily. However, babies being babies, they can’t really talk … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, TV
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The 8Asians Talk About: Foreign Languages on Storefronts
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, New York, Observations, TalkAbout
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Tickets on Sale for the 2nd Annual Kollaboration SF [SPONSORED POST]
“The second annual Kollaboration San Francisco show is fast approaching, and tickets are on sale NOW! Kollaboration San Francisco is the largest Asian American entertainment event of the Bay Area, and one of the fastest growing chapters of a nationwide … Continue reading
SF Interim Mayor Ed Lee’s Family Ties to Chinatown
When I was growing up in Western Massachusetts, I remember my family befriended a Chinese family who moved into the area to open a family business. I learned one day that they were descendants of Confucius–in fact, something like the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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Asian Baller Dunks On LeBron James (Or Does He?)
This video, titled “Asian Baller Schools and Dunks on Lebron James,” has been making the rounds. Lebron James was playing on an NBA goodwill tour at a game in Taiwan when, as you can see at 0:15, one of the … Continue reading
Alleged Human Traffickers Released In Hawaii
For about 44 Thai immigrants to Hawaii, life was not a paradise. They had been allegedly brought to the islands on false claims, and their case was the subject of a federal investigation. Earlier this month, however, the human trafficking … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
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Keanu Reeves to Direct and Act in Kung Fu Movie
Dude, Keanu Reeves knows kung-fu. And by “knows,” I mean “directs”: “Keanu Reeves is in negotiations with China Film Group and Village Roadshow Pictures to get funding for Man of Tai Chi, a Mandarin-and-English-language movie that Reeves will star in … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Entertainment, Movies
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Over 15 Million Americans Perform Karaoke Every Month
According to ABC’s Nightline, over 15 million Americans perform karaoke every month at over 100,000 bars. Karaoke, imported from Japan, has been in the U.S. for over 35 years! A high school friend of mine is a karaoke singing machine … Continue reading
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The Beauty Department’s Asian Beauty Focus Falls Short
I have an unhealthy obsession with Lauren “LC” Conrad of The Hills and Laguna Beach fame (probably from watching marathons of her shows on MTV and the fact that her voice always gets weirdly hoarse every time she gets upset….how … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Lifestyles
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POP 88 #50 – Special Non-Stop FemBOTmix
This is my first time using Ableton for a Non-stop mix. You’d think beat matching software would be easier (PLo balked when I told him I was about to go back to Garageband. *thehorror!thehorror!* Really, I just need more time … Continue reading
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Height Differentials Between Eastern and Western-born Asians
By Sheldon A few weeks ago, I blogged about The New Visibility of Asian Athletes and suggested that Asian parents should allow their children to deviate from studying and piano playing to develop their athleticism. Little did I know, shortly … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles
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China’s Poorly Translated English Signs Lead To Laughs
I caught this Marketplace radio piece on In China, signs translated into English baffle. There’s always a good laugh on how poorly translated Chinese into English can be really funny, as an example: ‘The Chinese Ethnic Culture Park’ being translated … Continue reading
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