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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Frozen Flower: Reviews via Chat
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Traveling Taiwan: The National Palace Museum (Part 8 of 24)
The National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan holds the largest collection of Chinese art and artifacts in the world. The collection at this museum is so large that it takes 12 years for them to display every single item before … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, History, Lifestyles
Tagged Chinese art, chinese history, Kuo Ming Tang, National Palace Museum, Silk Palace, Taipei, Taiwan
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Deadline Today: Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s (OACC) #APIVoices Video Contest
The Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s (OACC) #APIVoices video contest will conclude today MONDAY, 4/14! Submit a brief 30 second to 3 minute video about an issue you care about as an API for the chance to win $50, shoutouts from … Continue reading
Posted in Community, San Francisco Bay Area
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8Asians Visits Asian America: Asian American Writer’s Workshop
Visit Asian America. Asian America is not just an identity or an idea, it’s a place as well. It is America, and certain parts of America distinctly embody the Asian American homeland. Join us as we highlight different Asian American … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Lifestyles, Local, New York
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Experience Irwindale Sriracha “Nuisance” For Yourself
So apparently the controversy over the sriracha smell in Irwindale is not over. Residents of the city are still complaining about the spicy smell and sting in their eyes from the sauce making factory, and just yesterday, LA Times reported … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community, Food & Drink, Local, Southern California
Tagged factory, factory tour, hot sauce, sriracha
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California Shark Fin Ban Upheld by Federal Judge
I’ve blogged about the initial efforts to ban shark fin soup in California. Last July, the ban went into effect. I was aware of, but didn’t know exactly all the details of a law suit trying to overturn the law, … Continue reading
“GUN FU” by Just Kidding Films
I’ve been a long time fan of Just Kidding Films, but this has got to be by far my favorite of their video productions. I was laughing until I was wiping away tears. From research into APIA history in the … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History
Tagged american old west, chinese american, cowboys, gun fu, history, just kidding films, old west, western
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Colbert Responds to #CancelCobert, as does a Surprising Other Person
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,Video Archive Earlier we presented opinions both pro and con on #CancelColbert. The Nerdist has shared Stephen Colbert response, and the first part of his response is shown above. While … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, TV
Tagged #CancelColbert, Arthur Chu, Stephen Colbert, Suey Park, twitter
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s Mickey “Mr. Yunioshi” Rooney Dies at 93
Recently, Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney died at age 93. To be honest, I am not sure what movies I had seen him in, but I do remember being incredibly disgusted by his yellow face performance as Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Movies
Tagged breakfast at tiffany's, mickey rooney, mr. yunioshi
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Traveling Taiwan: Lung Shan Temple, Taipei (Part 7 of 24)
The Lungshan Temple located in Taipei, Taiwan, was built in 1738 by immigrants from the Fukien (Fujian) province of China who settled in Taiwan. It is primarily a Buddhist temple but has incorporated Daoist and Matzu tradition, a Goddess of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lifestyles, Religion
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Transamerica – A Promotion at Work is the Time to Invest
http://youtu.be/Y82_fmVUQDw I saw this commercial as well during March Madness, with a fictional Susan getting a promotion and thinking now she can invest in her financial future, in this Transmerica television commercial. However, I think this commercial sends the wrong … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Entertainment, TV
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The Karate Hottie and The Submissive Asian Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxcqDYtG6nU I hate to share videos that objectify women mainly because it makes me want to throw up. Just watching that video I found above has left me with no appetite for the rest of my breakfast. Nevertheless, I thought … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Discrimination, Health, Health and Beauty
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8Asians Visits Asian America: Asian American Resource Center at Pomona College
Visit Asian America. Asian America is not just an identity or an idea, it’s a place as well. It is America, and certain parts of America distinctly embody the Asian American homeland. Join us as we highlight different Asian American … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History
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