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Monthly Archives: April 2025
Scientists Study World Record Setting 77 year-old Runner Jeannie Rice
77-year-old runner Jeannie Rice has broken every women’s distance world record for the 75-79 age group. Most runners slow down significantly after 70, but she has not. So when British scientists heard that she was running in the London Marathon … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles, Sports
Tagged aging, Jeannie Rice, running
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US Chinatowns Feeling the Effects of Tariffs
US Chinatowns from Honolulu and San Francisco to Las Vegas and New York are feeling the effects of the Trump Administration’s tariffs. Many business in these Chinatowns have low margins and price-sensitive customers, and cost increases have a tremendous impact. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, New York, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Chinatown, Costco, tariffs
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Netflix Japan’s “First Love”
Utada Hikaru’s “First Love” was a big hit, but it was more popular within Japan itself than anywhere else in the world. It’s a testament to its indelible place in modern Japanese consciousness that an entire Netflix produced drama would … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, TV
Tagged First love, Hikari Mitsushima, j-drama, Japan, japanese, japanese drama, Rikako Yahi, Taisei Kido, Takeru Satoh, utada hikaru
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Kaitlyn Chen Drafted by the Golden State Valkyries of the WNBA
Kaitlyn Chen was selected on Monday April 14th by the Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA draft. She was drafted in the 3rd round and 30th overall. We mentioned previously that she did not declare for the draft, but since … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged basketball, Golden State Valkyries, Kaitlyn Chen, Natalie Nakase
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Former Navy SEAL and Doctor Jonny Kim Finally Making First Trip To Space
Back in January of 2020, I had blogged about the incredible Jonny Kim, who was selected by NASA to become an astronaut. Well, a few days ago of this writing, Kim finally made it into space and talks about it … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Tech, Technology
Tagged Asian American Veterans, astronaut, Jonny Kim, NASA, space, Veterans
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Netflix’s House of Ninjas
Haru Tawara (Kento Kaku) refills vendings machines for a living and lives in a run-down old Japanese home compound with his motley family. Despite his father Soichi’s (Yosuke Eguchi) claims that they are a normal Japanese family, all evidence suggests … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, TV
Tagged Aju Makita, house of ninjas, Kento Kaku, Netflix, ninjas, Nobuko Miyamoto, shinobi, Tae Kimura, Tenta Banka, Yosuke Eguchi
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Kaitlyn Chen’s Path to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship
One doesn’t see many Asian faces in in American basketball championships (the last time I can recall was when Jeremy Lin won the NBA championship with the 2019 Toronto Raptors), so it was a pleasant surprise to see Kaitlyn Chen … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, Kaitlyn Chen, Princeton University, University of Connecticut
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Mayor Michelle Wu Playing Rhapsody in Blue with the Boston Pops
Although this concert happened last year, I just recently saw this video of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu performing George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue on the piano with the Boston Pops orchestra. Rhapsody in Blue is a difficult piece (rated as … Continue reading
‘Home Court’ Now Streaming on All PBS Platforms
Last year, I had the opportunity to see and review Home Court at CAAMFest: “Ashley Chea is a Cambodian American basketball phenom. Home Court, filmed over three years, is a coming-of-age story that relays the highs and lows of her immigrant family, … Continue reading