Monthly Archives: May 2012

How High Heels Are Today’s Foot-binding

Posted on May 10, 2012 by tinabot

When I read the article about Chinese foot-binding in the Los Angeles Times, I really found it highlighted the complexity of the practice of foot-binding. On the one hand it was a painful, dangerous, demeaning, and debilitating practice that women … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Most Likely To Own A Smartphone

Posted on May 9, 2012 by John

I caught this tidbit of news the other day from Nielsen: 67.3 percent of Asian Americans have a smartphone, higher than any other ethnicity within the United States. This should come as any big surprise – Pew Internet & American … Continue reading →

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What The Pho T-Shirt

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Guest Writer

Start up companies have been a recent phenomenon with the ease of promoting and advertising products using today’s website technologies.  ASN Clothing, a small online clothing shop, produces t-shirts with cute panda prints and phrases.  The one pictured above is … Continue reading →

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100 Years Of Asian American Immigration Documents To Be Publicly Available

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Jeff

I have always envied white Americans who talked about researching their genealogy as what little of my family’s written records were lost in WWII, but soon, some other Asian Americans will not have that envy. Immigration records for Asian Americans, … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: ‘Dark Shadows’ Prize Package

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Guest Writer

UPDATE 5/14/2012: Congrats to Grand Prize Winner: ChimeTea! Congrats also to the five runner up winners: Lien M, Sand Lopez, Dean N, Simon Tam, Stephen Nettles! For the last few years, vampires have been officially in. And the trend hasn’t … Continue reading →

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The Crumbles: Lessons From Making Original Music For An Indie Film

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Akira Boch The Crumbles is a slice-of-life tragicomedy about a talented but directionless indie band that is stuck in their garage. The film is not an idealized portrait of what it means to be in a band—it’s grounded in … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Nationwide Insurance

Posted on May 8, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/g1VZQfH2Xy8 I caught this Nationwide Insurance commercial recently and recognized the actress,  Diane Mizota. She’s been in VW, Verizon Wireless and Cadillac commercials, to name a few. She’s also been the VP of Pop Culture for Popchips, which has recently … Continue reading →

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Princeton University To Offer Asian American Studies Course For Fall 2012

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Jeff

As an alumnus of Princeton University, I was happy to hear that a course on Asian Americans will be offered at Princeton in the fall of 2012. Students there hope that the course “Asian-American Law, Bodies and the Everyday” taught … Continue reading →

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HBO’s Girls: The Story of a Multi-Coloured Girl

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Guest Writer

This article was originally published here and has been posted here with permission. By Nicole Lee I love Lena Dunham. Say what you will, but the fact that the girl wrote, directed and acted in her own show, while at … Continue reading →

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Will Asian Americans Be 2012’s Stealth Swing Vote?

Posted on May 7, 2012 by John

Although Asian Americans make up almost 6% of the U.S. population, you might not think that we might be “swing voters” that could help determine the next president of the United States this fall. Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote … Continue reading →

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Ninja Rider Threadless T-Shirt

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Guest Writer

Just because you’re a ninja doesn’t mean that you can’t be efficient. This Ninja Rider Threadless T-Shirt ($12.95) shows that not all ninjas just run around and and throw shuriken–they can go on a pretty mean bike ride, too. Since … Continue reading →

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HELPLESS (화차) Korean Mystery Thriller Review

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Xxxtine

Prepare yourself for a compellingly complex and layered mystery thriller that leaves you wondering who really is left Helpless. Soon to be married Mun-ho (LEE Sun-kyun) and Seon-yeong (KIM Min-hee) are on their way to Mun-ho’s parents place when they … Continue reading →

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