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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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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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WeChat Pay, Alipay, and the Future of Digital Payments in China
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
8Asians Talks To Otto Lee & His Run For Congress
Although I bumped into Otto Lee, former Mayor and city council member of Sunnyvale, California, at the Democratic National Convention,I never did get a chance to interview him like I did with Jay Chen. Lee is running for Congress, for … Continue reading
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“Vote For The American” Racist Yard Sign Attacks Jay Chen’s Run For Congress
I have been a supporter of Jay Chen, who is running for Congress and even had a chance to briefly interview him at the Democratic National Convention this past October. I recently received this email from the Jay Chen for … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Politics
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Whitewashing On Bravo’s Start-Ups: Silicon Valley
When Bravo put out a preview of their upcoming series, Start-Ups: Silicon Valley, one comment about it on Gizmodo said that Asians apparently don’t exist in the Hollywood version of Silicon Valley. As a Silicon Valley resident who watched the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Entertainment, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged Bravo TV, Silicon Valley, Startups: Silicon Valley, whitewashing
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Randall Park is “Asian Jim” on ‘The Office’
We’ve been covering Randall Park for ages and it’s great to see him appearing on The Office as “Asian Jim.” I love how Dwight’s mind is blown when Pam and Jim have their actor friend Steve (played by Randall) pretend … Continue reading
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George Takei On Why We Should Be Actively Involved In The Electoral Process
Last Friday night, I was pleasantly surprised to get an email addressed from actor George Takei with the subject heading: “I’m asking you: Please register to vote.” More because I didn’t know that Takei was actively involved in the Obama … Continue reading
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The Slants: Pacific Rock for Everyone
When hearing the main chorus of a song is playing on loop in my head as it penetrates my dreams and follows me to my morning shower as I imagine driving around in a Delorean at eighty-eight miles per hour, … Continue reading
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MSNBC Richard Lui’s Op-Ed On Asian Americans As The Ultimate Swing Vote
Much has been reported on regarding the 2012 presidential election regarding the Asian American vote, including MSNBC’s Richard Lui. I had the chance to briefly meet and chat with him after a panel at the National Association of Asian American … Continue reading
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A Response To Roger Lotchins’ “There Were No Concentration Camps In America” Article
The first lesson I want to teach my son is that there are idiots in the world. Lots of them. And just because you teach a class in college or you have a degree does not mean you are not … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History
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Stanford University Seeking Survey Respondents On Patients’ Trust In Primary Care Doctors
Researchers at Stanford University’s School of Medicine are conducting a study on patients’ trust in their primary care doctors. By partaking in this study, you have the opportunity to add to the knowledge about doctor-patient relationships. Your participation and answers … Continue reading
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National Asian American Survey (NAAS)’s Results On Californian Asian Americans
A week or so ago, the National Asian American Survey(NAAS) released a national report on the political views of Asian Americans as well as their thoughts on issues. Here in California, Asian Americans are specials – since NAAS a few … Continue reading
Asian American Medical Hazard: Tuberculosis
My wife tested positive for tuberculosis (TB). While this is more of a hassle for her than a health crisis (I’ll explain why later), for other Asian Americans, it is a serious problem. As this article from US Department of … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: ExxonMobil’s Michael Lin Talks About His Most Inspiring Teacher
http://youtu.be/weXYpOolhIY I caught this ExxonMobile commercial recently and I was a bit incredulous – here we have an Asian American ExxonMobil engineer / scientist Michael Lin talking about how in high school he was a bad student who wasn’t interested … Continue reading
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