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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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Asian American Commercial Watch: Congressman Mike Honda’s Attack Ad: “Speed Dial” Against Ro Khanna
https://youtu.be/Bx4Vo711pak Back in April, I had blogged that Ro Khanna was running again (he first ran in 2014) against Congressman Mike Honda for California’s 17th Congressional District. Since then, I haven’t really been following that election except to see whether or … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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White Flight from Asian Neighborhoods and Schools
While many white liberals declare themselves strong advocates of diversity, in her essay “Ghosts of White People Past: Witnessing White Flight From an Asian Ethnoburb,” Anjali Enjeti says that for many of them, that advocacy ends when a certain percentage … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Real Estate
Tagged Anjali Enjeti, Johns Creek, segregation, white flight
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Louisween”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 3, Episode 3: “Louisween” Original airdate October 25, 2016. Microsynopsis: It’s Louis’s favorite holiday, Halloween, and he’s as enthusiastic about it as ever, but Jessica refuses to participate even a little, choosing instead to work … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, TV
Tagged ABC, Chelsey Crisp, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, luna blaise, Randall Park
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8Questions: The Big Bachi Team
Last week I wrote an article about my involvement with the new feature film, The Big Bachi, and why I thought it was important and worthwhile project. I thought it’d be great opportunity to speak to some of the principals behind the production. … Continue reading
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‘Dr. Ken’ Episode Review: “D.K.’s Korean Ghost Story”
Dr. Ken, Season 2, Episode 5: “D.K.’s Korean Ghost Story” Original airdate October 21, 2016. Open up and say aaaah. Allison is heartbroken because Dave seems to be in a rush to grow up. No longer his mother’s little boy, … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, albert tsai, dana lee, dave foley, dr. ken, jonathan slavin, Ken Jeong, krista marie yu, suzy nakamura, tisha campbell-martin
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Seamless – stereotypical or racist?
https://youtu.be/eqLpLONAzss A friend of mine posted on Facebook recently this TV commercial that he saw air during prime time on network television by Seamless: “Ah, New York City. The people, the culture, the food. It just doesn’t get any better than … Continue reading
‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Breaking Chains”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 3, Episode 2: “Breaking Chains” Original airdate October 18, 2016. Microsynopsis: Emery’s excitement about beginning middle school is dampened when Eddie gives him a binder in which he’s kept track of all the lies he’s … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, lucille soong, Randall Park
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8Books Review: “The Wangs vs. The World” by Jade Chang
Jade Chang’s novel The Wangs vs. The World follows one crazy Chinese American family as they try to piece their lives back together after the economic recession of 2008. Mr. Charles Wang is a self-made man who immigrated from Taiwan and … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Books, Business, Dating, Entertainment, Family, Lifestyles, Reviews
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‘Dr. Ken’ Episode Review: “Dr. Ken: Child of Divorce”
Dr. Ken, Season 2, Episode 4: “Dr. Ken: Child of Divorce” Original airdate October 14, 2016. Symptoms? Ken learns that his parents have been divorced for a couple of years. He pretends to take it in stride, but it makes … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, albert tsai, dana lee, dave foley, dr. ken, jonathan slavin, Ken Jeong, krista marie yu, suzy nakamura, tisha campbell-martin
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‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Coming from America”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 3, Episode 1: “Coming from America” Original airdate October 11, 2016. Microsynopsis: Continuing the story begun in the season 2 finale, Louis follows his brother Gene back to Taiwan, hoping to bury the hatchet (again) … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, Ken Jeong, lucille soong, Randall Park
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Support ‘The Big Bachi’
As a programmer at the Japanese American National Museum, I have been on the front lines of Asian American culture for more than a decade. That’s why when Fresh Off the Boat came out on ABC, we were excited and … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
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‘Dr. Ken’ Episode Review: “Ken’s Banquet Snub”
Dr. Ken, Season 2, Episode 3: “Ken’s Banquet Snub” Original airdate October 7, 2016. Doctor, doctor, gimme the news. Pat is asked to host the Welltopia banquet this year, instead of Ken, who has done the honors for the past … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, TV
Tagged ABC, albert tsai, dana lee, dave foley, dr. ken, jonathan slavin, Ken Jeong, krista marie yu, suzy nakamura, tisha campbell-martin
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