Author Archives: akrypti

About akrypti

small town roots. enthusiast of many trades. oh, and yeah, high-maintenance like you wouldn't believe. tweet with me @akrypti.

A Comment on Asian Christians

Posted on September 4, 2007 by akrypti

It’s never appropriate to criticize another’s religion. Each of our faiths represent a personalized fusion of our family influences, how we were educated, the social, abstract and spacial conditions of our upbringing, and what we in all our autonomy have … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, Observations, Politics | 16 Comments

Top 15 Sexiest Asian Males, As Rated By the Women of 8A

Posted on August 31, 2007 by akrypti

I asked each female writer on 8A to contribute 2 Asian males they consider irresistibly sexy and to explain why. Here goes, in no particular order: The breakdown of who voted for who and why (and also revealing our 11-15 picks) after … Continue reading →

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What About Asians in the Empirical Analysis of Acting White?

Posted on August 28, 2007 by akrypti

The Fryer-Torelli paper, An Empirical Analysis of Acting White, has gained much attention and buzzworthiness among scholars in The Academy as of late, which found an inverse relationship between good grades and popularity among Blacks and Latinos. “Among whites, higher … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Observations | 34 Comments

Stifling Alternative Journalism in China

Posted on August 22, 2007 by akrypti

As we know, ISPs in the U.S. are generally not held accountable for individual bloggers’ content. In China, they are. An article posted today reports the strong movement by the Communist regime “encouraging” bloggers to use their real names and … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Politics | 14 Comments

Intoxicated by the Beautiful, Powerful Ms. Tila Tequila

Posted on August 21, 2007 by akrypti

Today would be the first time I ever came across Ms. Tila Tequila or, more specifically, her music video “I Love You,” embedded herein for your convenient viewing, but be advised it may not be office friendly. Since “Tila Tequila” … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | 43 Comments

United We Stand: 5 Baby Steps Asian-Americans Can Take Toward Solidarity

Posted on August 18, 2007 by akrypti

I’ll get right to my point. The single most important issue our community faces today: Unity. Ironically, where non-Asians view us as one homogenous mob of exotic, stoic, and hard-working brown and yellow people, we differentiate ourselves into countless coteries … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Lifestyles, Observations, Politics | 38 Comments

Why Asian Girls Go For White Guys: A Response

Posted on August 11, 2007 by akrypti

Last week, Mike posted an entry titled “Why Asian Girls Go For White Guys,” which is one of those topics that, no matter how many times it is addressed, is never resolved. I’m a rather typical Asian girl, so this … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Lifestyles, Observations | Tagged | 42 Comments

Blacklava Apparel: For Asians, By Asians, But So What?

Posted on August 5, 2007 by akrypti

I recently came across Blacklava, a California-based company that sells what IMdiversity.com dubs “Asian American-themed apparel with a political consciousness.” Blacklava caters almost exclusively to the Asian American community. It offers T-shirts, buttons, and bumper stickers with messages like “I … Continue reading →

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An Eggshell Psyche, Mister Wong, and Why 8A Took a Stand

Posted on August 1, 2007 by akrypti

Ernie first brought our attention to the Mister Wong bookmarking site that used to employ as a logo a caricature of an Asian man with jaundiced skin and slanty eyes, reminiscent of the malicious political caricatures Americans drew once upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations, Politics | 41 Comments

The Real Reason Why the Civil Rights Movement is Dead

Posted on June 22, 2007 by akrypti

College-level activists know how invaluable their leadership experiences with student organizations become once they graduate and enter the professional world. Managing an office staff or working as part of a Board of Directors seems strikingly similar to serving as president … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Lifestyles, Politics | 8 Comments

Releasing Their Stories: API Prisoners’ Narratives

Posted on May 6, 2007 by akrypti

On Saturday, May 5th, 2007, the co-editors of Other: Asian Pacific Islander Prisoners’ Anthology (2007), Eddy Zheng and Ben Wang, held a book reading at Eastwind Books of Berkeley that brought in a packed house. Audience members included such prominent … Continue reading →

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APAs Cannot Shirk From Blame for VTech Shooting

Posted on April 22, 2007 by akrypti

Yesterday, CNN Newsroom aired a special report on the Virginia Tech shooting that took place last Monday. The Korean and Korean American communities’ responses to the shooting became a primary focus of the report, which presented them as feeling “a … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Observations | 12 Comments