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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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Jeremy Lin in Public Service Announcement about Dating Violence
Jeremy Lin has joined Eli Manning, David Beckham and others in this Public Service Announcement about dating violence. This is was produced by the White House as part of the 1is2many campaign. According to the White House: “Despite the significant … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Dating
Tagged 1is2many campaign, dating violence, domestic violence, Jeremy Lin, PSA, Public Service Announcement
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Awesome Dance Lessons With Mike Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAoQZ4XG2Vs Have you always wanted to dance and actually look awesome while doing it? Thanks to Mike Song here (from KABA Modern fame), he is providing a fantastic service where a new dance tutorial will be released every Tuesday. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
Tagged America's Best Dance Crew, dance, dance tutorials, Mike Song, tutting, youtube
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Spencer Yee, 10-year-old Archery Prodigy
For the Chinese American Western I’m writing, COWBOY NINJA, I have a lot of fun going out and “researching” the subject, and one thing on my list for this summer is archery classes. So I was especially impressed when I … Continue reading
“Asians Tops Hispanic For the First Time” Graphic Accurate, but Pretty Damn Funny
Yes, it’s true – Asians are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, beating out Latinos and Hispanics. You could even say – according to this local television screen grab from San Francisco’s KRON 4 – that Asians … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT, Lifestyles
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All About My Wife: Korean Movie Review
All About My Wife (내 아내의 모든 것) tells the story of Doo-hyun (LEE Sun-kyun) who after seven years of marriage wants to divorce his beautiful wife, Jung-In (LIM Soo-jung). After all the nagging, whining and complaining, he’s at his … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Reviews
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Asians are the Fastest Growing Racial Group in U.S.
From the New York Times: “Asians have surpassed Hispanics as the largest wave of new immigrants to the United States, pushing the population of Asian descent to a record 18.2 million and helping to make Asians the fastest-growing racial group … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events
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House Passes Resolution Expressing Regret for Chinese Exclusion Laws
Back in 2009, I had blogged about how the state of California apologized for its role in the Chinese Exclusion Acts. On Monday, the House of Representatives, lead by California Congresswoman Judy Chu (the first Chinese American woman ever elected … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Politics, TV
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At Left Brain, Turn Right: the APA Oxymoron of Creative Over Thinkers
By Van Tran A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted a really visually striking Mercedes advert showing an overhead cross section of the brain. The left side –a dreary color palette along with words such as “scientist,” “analytical,” … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Observations, TV
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The College Admissions Game, Part 7: Applications
Stories about caps on the number of Asian Americans admitted to elite universities might make a student applying for college wonder if he or she should check the box for Asian American. That applicant might balk at applying to many … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged applications, college admissions, Facebook, social networking
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Tina’s Top Ten Delicious Taiwanese Dishes
Fifteen years ago, when I was in my last year of college, I considered applying for the Watson Fellowship, an award that basically funds a yearlong adventure in which you do something outlandishly bold like trek the Silk Road, study … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Lifestyles
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Do Asians Sleep the Least?
Ever since I took this class called Psychobiology of Sleep and Dreams, which discusses many topics on sleep disorders, studies regarding sleep and the significance of their findings, and even a comparative analysis of sleep amongst many animal groups, I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Lifestyles
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Squid No Go: Korean Woman’s Mouth Gets Inseminated by a Squid
According to a paper published in the Journal of Parasitology, a 63 year old Korean woman’s tongue, cheek, and gums got inseminated by the cooked squid she had just eaten. This abstract explains further: We present a case of stinging … Continue reading