8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
- In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
- Asian American Frozen Foods: MìLà’s “Soup Dumplings” found at Costco
- Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
- ‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Clean Slate”
- Asian Americans Malls Thriving Despite General Shopping Mall Decline
- Do Asians Have Body Hair?
- Asian American Commercial Watch: Instacart | Big Sister
- Asian American Frozen Foods: Synear’s ‘Pork Soup Dumplings’
Monthly Archives: June 2023
American Born Chinese: Jin & Amelia
Posted in Dating, Entertainment, Lifestyles, Observations, TV
Tagged American Born Chinese, Ben Wang, Sydney Taylor
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Asian American Frozen Foods: MìLà’s “Soup Dumplings” found at Costco
I saw a friend of mine post this photo on Facebook after she went shopping at the same Costco in Silicon Valley where I shop. I’ve been aware of MìLà‘s (formerly known as Xiao Chi Jie) Xiao Long Bao (“XLB”) … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Frozen Foods, Food & Drink
Tagged Costco, Mila, Simu Liu, Synear, xiao long bao, XLB
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Randall Park’s UCLA 2023 Commencement Address
This past week, actor, comedian, writer, director, and UCLA Alumnus Randall Park delivered the keynote speech at all three UCLA 2023 college commencements. In this speech, he walks through his career ups and downs and how they shaped himself to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education, Entertainment, Local, Southern California
Tagged Randall Park, ucla
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Asian American Medical Hazard: Hidden Fat and Hidden Diabetes
“Hidden fat” at first glance doesn’t look like a bad thing. Who wants to have everyone see where your fat is? But for Asian Americans Pacific Islanders and the Filipino, South Asian, and Pacific Islander subgroups in particular, fat tends … Continue reading
SF DocFest: How to Have an American Baby
I had first heard of ‘birth tourism’ from a former co-worker/friend of mine more than a decade ago. When I heard that Chinese women were coming Southern California to give birth so that their kids could get U.S. citizenship, I … Continue reading
Smartwatch Heart Rate Monitoring for Darker Skin
As a smartwatch user who uses one to track health and fitness statistics, I have wondered how accurate it is, especially since my skin tone is on the darker side (see picture). We have written about how pulse oximeters have … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles, Technology
Tagged heart rate monitoring, photoplethysmography, smartwatch
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CAAMFest 2023: Review – Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story
I was supposed to review Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story (trailer here) during or around CAAMFest 2023, but I let the screener link expire and the screening during CAAMFest was on Mother’s Day. I finally reached out to the … Continue reading