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 2015
‘Fresh off the Boat’ Non-Spoiler Episode Preview: “So Chineez”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 1, Episode 13 (Season Finale): “So Chineez” Original airdate April 21, 2015. Microsynopsis: Louis and Jessica are invited to join a local country club, and while at first Jessica is excited, she begins to worry … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, constance wu, Eddie Huang, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Ian Chen, Randall Park
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8Books Review: Island, Second Edition
Shortly before the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay was scheduled for demolition in 1970, a California State Park Ranger discovered poems carved in the walls of the former detention center and so began a grassroots movement to preserve … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Michelle Waterson for Samsung in “Into the Galaxy”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1kJBw7Fa8 MMA fighter, former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion, and mother Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson is featured in one of these new Samsung “Into the Galaxy” series commercials. The theme of this series appears to be people who are trying … Continue reading
Watch online: ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ (Episode 12: “Dribbling Tiger, Bounce Pass Dragon”)
Season 1 of Fresh Off the Boat is almost over. Here we are at Episode 12 (out of 13). (Catch up online: Episodes 1 and 2, Episodes 3 and 4, Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9, … Continue reading
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Non-Spoiler Episode Preview: “Dribbling Tiger, Bounce Pass Dragon”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 1, Episode 12: “Dribbling Tiger, Bounce Pass Dragon” Original airdate April 14, 2015. Microsynopsis: Louis volunteers as coach for Eddie’s basketball team, a group of boys who don’t value team effort. Jessica volunteers as director … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, constance wu, Eddie Huang, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Ian Chen, Randall Park
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Giveaway: Ultimate Origami for Beginners and Hokusai Origami Paper from Tuttle
Origami, the art of paper folding, is a great arts and crafts project for young and old. Tuttle, a publishing company focusing on Asian language, history, and culture, with the tagline “Books to Span the East and West,” offers a wide … Continue reading
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History of San Jose Japantown on KQED Radio
When I first moved to San Jose from the East Bay 25 years ago, one very pleasant discovery has been San Jose’s Japantown. As one of the three remaining Japantowns in the US, I always thought it had much more … Continue reading
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Tagged Curt Fukuda, Ralph M Pearce, San Jose Japantown
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ian Chen and Lynn Chen in 2015 Porsche Cayenne Ad, “Are We There Yet?”
Do you recognize the Asians in this? Here’s the “Are We There Yet?” ad for the 2015 Porsche Cayenne, which began airing in November 2014, featuring Ian Chen (who plays Evan Huang on Fresh Off the Boat) asking his mom … Continue reading
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Tagged Ian Chen, lynn chen, Porsche
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Best Anime MMA Walk Out Songs
My Naruto poster came that I got on eBay!!! ナルトのポスターが来た！ #Naruto #anime A photo posted by @roxyfighter on Jan 31, 2015 at 6:58am PST Last fall, two Invicta FC fighters, Roxanne Modafferi and Jenny Liou (who will both fight in … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Entertainment, Music, Sports, TV
Tagged anime, Bruce Lee, ghost in a shell, invicta fc, Japan, japanese, jenny liou, martial arts, mixed martial arts, MMA, ninja, samurai, Spike Lee, wmma, womens mixed martial arts
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Watch online: ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ (Episode 11: “Very Superstitious”)
Season 1 of Fresh Off the Boat is almost over. Here we are at Episode 11 (out of 13). (Catch up online: Episodes 1 and 2, Episodes 3 and 4, Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9, … Continue reading
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Tagged constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, Randall Park
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Very Superstitious”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 1, Episode 11: “Very Superstitious” Original airdate April 7, 2015. Microsynopsis: Jessica gets her first commission, but her superstitions prevent her from cashing the check. Louis cashes it without her knowledge and convinces the boys … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, constance wu, Eddie Huang, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Ian Chen, Randall Park, Scottie Pippen
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8Books Sale Announcement: $2.99 eBooks
Everyone loves a good sale, and this one doesn’t even hog space on your bookshelf! For the entire month of April, the University of Illinois Press is offering three Asian American-interest titles for only $2.99. All e-books are available on Kindle, … Continue reading
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