Monthly Archives: March 2012

LA Area Giveaway: Jin Akanishi Concert Tickets at Club Nokia

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Guest Writer

UPDATED 3/8/2012: Congrats to the winner, JamesY! The previous lead singer of J-Pop band KAT-TUN, Jin Akanishi has recently risen into global stardom as a solo artist. This week, Akanishi is gearing up for the release of his debut U.S. … Continue reading →

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Asian New Yorker Smoking Rates Are Not Dropping

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Mary

I have been to New York a couple of times and I was too focused on the face paced environment that it had not occurred to me how many cities like New York that are populated with many Asian Americans … Continue reading →

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Minority Students And Education Media Coverage Ignores APAs

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Lexington

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said on Monday that “minority students across America face much harsher discipline than non-minorities, even within the same school” after the release of a study breaking down student racial demographics and suspension rates. The … Continue reading →

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Gold Skull Earrings

Posted on March 7, 2012 by sachi

Sometimes, gold jewelry can be so mundane. Sure it’s shiny, but where’s its sense of humor? With these Gold Skull Earrings ($15), you can now have it all. Measuring just over an inch long, these earrings feature jet-black crystal beads … Continue reading →

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Tila Tequila Hospitalized for Brain Aneurysm, Drug Overdose‎

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Ernie

Via Fox News: “Reality TV star Tila Tequila was recovering Monday following a week in a hospital after suffering a brain aneurism, Radar Online reported. The 30-year-old also overdosed on drugs in the wake of the potentially fatal aneurism.” While … Continue reading →

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“The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Guest Writer

The Namesake ($24.00) is a compelling and powerful novel about a Bengali son who struggles with his identity as both an Asian American and a Bangladeshi. The novel takes you through his life from childhood to end, and shares the … Continue reading →

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Before the Linsanity: “Who is the Best Asian-American Athlete?” Redux

Posted on March 6, 2012 by jozjozjoz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIvTcCfRStw It was just over a month ago (right before Linsanity started) that I made a post entitled: TMZ Asks Apolo Anton Ohno, “Who is the Best Asian-American Athlete?” after a TMZ cameraman stalked Apolo Ohno while he was leaving … Continue reading →

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Jin Akanishi’s Japonicana Album and US Debut

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Xxxtine

Jin Akanishi’s US debut album Japonicana releases today (March 6th) on iTunes US and in stores everywhere. If the ticket sales for his Japonicana Tour were anything like his Yellow Gold Tour, chances are they would be hard to get. … Continue reading →

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Racism On The Playground

Posted on March 6, 2012 by tinabot

With April being National Poetry Month, spring is poetry season, and this spring, while reading through Childhood’s Favorites and Fairy Stories, an anthology collected back 1927 in New York, I found this little poem, “Foreign Children” by Scottish novelist Robert … Continue reading →

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Scandal – Scandal Show

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Guest Writer

You’ve heard their song “Harakuze” on Bleach, now you can get their album on Amazon! This week Scandal – Scandal Show ($8.99) goes on sale, complete with their hit song. Like Bleach theme song alum, YUI, these J-Rock girls show … Continue reading →

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More Korean Students Want To Go Overseas

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Mihee

From Korea Times: “About 50 percent of middle and high school students think Korea is not a good country to live in. The survey was conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute (NYPI) on some 9,400 elementary and secondary school … Continue reading →

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Paul Qui Wins Top Chef: Texas

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Moye

Congratulations to Paul Qui for winning Top Chef: Texas! The Uchiko chef is not the first Asian American chef to take the highest honors of the Bravo reality show (I think that title goes to Hung) but he IS the … Continue reading →

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