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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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Instacart | Big Sister
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Asian American Frozen Foods: Royal Asia’s ‘Prawn Hacao With Soy Ginger Sauce’
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Asian and Asian American Serial Killers
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Monthly Archives: September 2020
Medium: The Potential Power of Asian-American Voters in the 2020 Election
Image source: The potential power of Asian-American voters in the 2020 election When I saw this Medium article posted titled “The potential power of Asian-American voters in the 2020 election,” I was reminded of and learned some interesting and frustrating … Continue reading
“A Sugar and Spice Holiday”, An Asian American Christmas Movie, Premieres December 2020
Lifetime channel is premiering “A Sugar & Spice Holiday,” which is the channel’s first movie featuring Asian American leads, in December 2020. Tzi Ma (Mulan, The Farewell), Jacky Lai (V-Wars), and Tony Giroux (Motherland: Fort Salem) headline this feature. In … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, TV
Tagged A Sugar & Spice Holiday, Jacky Lai, Lifetime, Tony Giroux, Tzi Ma
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2020 Asian American Voter Survey (AAVS) Results
The 2020 election is coming up, and every presidential election cycle the non-profit and non-partisan group AAPI Data does their Asian American Voter Survey (AAVS). 2020 is no different, and AAPI Data released the results of their survey recently. The … Continue reading
8Books Review: The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
Nancy Jooyoun Kim’s first novel The Last Story of Mina Lee is a thoughtful, heart-wrenching dive into the story of a mother and daughter. When Margot Lee’s mother–the eponymous Mina Lee–stops answering her phone, Margot wonders what could have happened. … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Family
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Asian Americans using the Covid-19 Lockdown to learn Family Languages
Like a lot of millennials, the Daughter moved back in with us after college. One surprising result of her move was that she began to pick up Tagalog. Although she grew up in an Asian neighborhood and some her aunts … Continue reading
Din Tai Fung Las Vegas Opening October 19th
Back in February before the COVID-19 pandemic (which seems like years ago), I was in Las Vegas and had seen and had blogged about Din Tai Fung “steaming this summer” at the Aria. I thought that due to the pandemic, … Continue reading
ESPN/ABC Commentator Jalen Rose shares some Filipino Culture during the NBA Playoffs (Walis!)
Even though Filipino and Filipino Americans are known to really love basketball, I was still surprised when ESPN/ABC commentator Jalen Rose pulled out a Filipino broom during the Milwaukee Bucks/Miami Heat pregame show this weekend and said “Walis!” Walis refers … Continue reading
The First US Television series featuring an Asian American Actor is Lost and Probably Gone Forever
The blog title above might make you wonder if something happened to Fresh off the Boat. Perhaps if you were older or well versed in pop culture, you might wonder if something happened to copies of All American Girl (1994), … Continue reading
Posted in History, TV
Tagged Anna May Wong, The DuMont Television Network, The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong
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