Monthly Archives: February 2013

San Francisco: 2013 Lunar New Year Celebration Presented by Verizon

Posted on February 8, 2013 by John

Last Saturday, February 2nd, I was able to attend the 2013 Lunar New Year Celebration in San Francisco sponsored by Verizon, which took place in Union Square and lasted all afternoon. The event was hosted by Nicki Sun and David … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Honda’s Clockwork Commute

Posted on February 8, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/9gwxutiCJ_A In Honda’s latest 2013 ‘Civic Hybrid Interactive Tour: “Clockwork Commute”‘, the lovely actress Emily Chang plays the friend or girlfriend of a Honda Civic owner running errands and driving around a city. Chang was most recently seen in similar … Continue reading →

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Participate: Research Study On Chinese Americans’ Experience of Racial Discrimination

Posted on February 8, 2013 by jozjozjoz

G Wei Ng, a Counseling Psychology Doctoral Student at University of Missouri Kansas-City (UMKC) invites qualifying individuals to participate in an online research study study to better understand Chinese Americans’ experience of racism. You are eligible to participate in this … Continue reading →

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San Francisco: Asian Americans Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade

Posted on February 7, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/Yt5MXk_jaG4 A few weekends ago was the 40th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that decided on the issue of abortion, allowing a woman the right to choose to have an abortion or not. To be … Continue reading →

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8Questions With Eugenia Yuan, Actress

Posted on February 7, 2013 by tinabot

I can imagine it must be tough to have a wuxia martial arts legend for your mom, but for Eugenia Yuan, being the daughter of the legendary Cheng Pei Pei doesn’t faze her at all. Not only has she pursued … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Have the Highest Suicide Rate for American Women Over 65

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Jeff

Asian American women above the age of 65 have the highest suicide rate of any American ethnic group of women, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.  Their suicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 was followed by white … Continue reading →

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Racist Rager: Duke Students Protest Against Racist Asian Themed Fraternity Party

Posted on February 6, 2013 by John

This past Wednesday, the Duke Student Government and Asian Students Association co-hosted a rally (“Race Is Not a Party: Rally for an Inclusive Duke”)  where over 500 students of all ethnicities gathered to protest over a racist Asian-themed fraternity party … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination | 24 Comments

‘Do Not Marry Before Age 30’ Author Joy Chen is Misanthropic and Myopic

Posted on February 6, 2013 by JohnnyC

It is a truth universally acknowledged that [those who assume] a man in good fortune must be in want of a wife. Bullshit, I say, as I try to purge my mind from the insidious exposure I have had to … Continue reading →

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Study Concludes that Bilinguals Have Faster Brains

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Jeff

This study conducted by neuroscientist Brian Gold finds that people who have been bilingual since childhood have faster brains and suggests that this kind of bilingualism can slow the mental decline in aging.  Both seniors and younger people’s bilingual brains … Continue reading →

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‘Cute Girl Movie Review’ Web Show Created by Cindy Fang

Posted on February 6, 2013 by jozjozjoz

http://youtu.be/iOeZ_HL-IbU Cindy Fang is an Asian American female comedy writer currently working in television, and in her spare time, she makes her own web content. Her belief is that by encouraging and supporting Asian American writers/filmmakers, she can help change … Continue reading →

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AALDEF: Asian American Vote in 2012 Varied by Ethnic Group and Geographic Location

Posted on February 5, 2013 by John

Back in November, it was widely reported from a national exit poll that President Obama captured 73% of the Asian American vote. Since election day, I had blogged about another poll and study entitled Behind the Numbers: Post-Election Survey of … Continue reading →

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Strange Serendipities in Ceylon (Part 3)

Posted on February 5, 2013 by JohnnyC

[In 2009, the decades-long civil war in Sri Lanka between the terrorist LTTE or Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan Government finally ended, but left behind a legacy of war that endures, further complicated by global climate change. In 2012, Johnny … Continue reading →

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