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: November 2011
Inside Out Project: Calling Artists in NYC
So what’s this Inside Out Project? Well, it was founded by JR, winner of a TED prize. As a part of this project, Stefanie emailed us saying that she’s working on a project specifically to talk about the under-representation of Asian … Continue reading
Posted in New York, The Arts
Tagged art project, artists, inside out project, NYC, photos
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Big Inari Sushi Kitty Pillow
It’s been a long time since we featured an item focused on our favorite thing: sushi. So when we found this Big Inari Sushi Kitty Pillow ($29.99), we had to jump on the opportunity. Measuring a whopping 14 inches across, … Continue reading
Posted in Home Decor
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Can One Baby Girl Change A Nation?
India is one of those countries where there’s a serious imbalance between males and females, where the number of male babies seems to outstrip that of females every year, even with laws against gender selection. The birth this week of … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment
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CNN: Why Yul Kwon Ditched Law for TV
Yul Kwon was recently interviewed for CNN’s “In America – You define America. What defines you?” blog about identity. If you’ve seen him speak before, I don’t think this interview necessarily reveals anything too new, but you can watch or … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, TV
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The College Admissions Game, Part 3: An Admissions Officer Speaks
College admissions officers have been criticized about things like caps on Asians Americans and decisions about who gets in and who does not. But what do they really think? The Daughter’s high school held a session where a college admissions … Continue reading
Nintendo Controller Tracksuit
As winter nears, it’s harder and harder to show your personality, especially since geeky clothes are usually limited to things like t-shirts. Sure, you could buy a geeky hoodie but a track-suit is all the more fashionable. This Nintendo Controller … Continue reading
Posted in Apparel
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Japanese Restaurant Charged With Serving Sake To Toddler
A two-year-old was served sake at a Japanese restaurant in Ohio and “served” may be an overstatement. The cook, Mingyang Zhu, after giving rice wine to all the adults at the table, apparently squirted some sake into the youngster’s mouth … Continue reading
Philadelphia Elects First Asian American, David Oh, to City Council
After counting the provisional ballots from election day last week, Philadelphia has spoken. In a nail-biter, Republican David Oh edged out his opponent: Oh today finally bested Al Taubenberger in last week’s election, after absentee, military and provisional ballots were … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics
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Asians Make Up Only 0.4% Of Stars On Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame
In light of Shakira’s recent addition to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, CNN’s recent article on minorities in Hollywood calculates some fairly depressing statistics on diversity in the biz – only 0.4% of the 2,354 stars are Asians. That’s TEN STARS. … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Entertainment
Tagged Asians in Hollywood, Entertainment
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Asian Egg Donors In High Demand
If you’ve been trying to have children without success, and you’ve investigated IVF (In Vitro Fertilization), then it’s probably not a surprise to you that there are fees associated with acquiring eggs from an egg donor. It’s probably also not … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health
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