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About jozjozjoz

jozjozjoz is a taiwanese-american gal who lives and blogs underneath the hollywood sign and who doesn’t clean her fishtank unless the fish starts to do the backstroke. she is also able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but cannot stop from bumping into door handles, cabinet doors, and anything else that protrudes or has a sharp edge. she does not run with scissors for this same reason. she can pet the fur off a dog but don’t ask her to go anywhere near a horse. or a moth. or a roach. her dealings with L.A.’s finest (aka the parking violations department) are legend, as are her giant sneezes. Other than the two too many joz’s, jozjozjoz is a perfectly normal, relatively sane individual who defies the odds, reaches for the stars, and carries moonbeams home in a jar. She’d rather be a fish… but not in her own dirty fishtank. http://www.jozjozjoz.com

Um, you don’t get it, do you?

So I was browsing through the TIME Quotes of the Day slideshow and caught the following quote: “All those descriptions are obviously contrary to the facts, belittling ourselves and confusing the national identity.” Taiwanese newspaper Liberty Times praising the government’s … Continue reading

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The Sensuous Woman: Margaret Cho’s new work-in-progress

If you’ve been following Margaret Cho’s blog for a while, you’ll know she’s really gotten into belly dancing and burlesque performances. If you’re in L.A., you can catch her new work-in-progress prior to her New York Engagement as she presents … Continue reading

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Racism and Context

Comments continue to pour trickle in regarding Mister Wong, the Offensive Social Bookmarking Portal. One commenter seems to be offended by the “PC BS” we “Amerians” [sic] are spreading all over the world. Various people have chimed in, stating that … Continue reading

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The Asian/Asian-American Hollywood (AAAH) Report: Chow Yun-Fat and John Woo do NOT *heart* each other.

“Most things go in and out of style – that is with the exception of war of course.” –Johnny Wong, Hardboiled (1992) A couple of months ago, I reported that Chow Yun-Fat was returning to John Woo’s Chinese epic BATTLE … Continue reading

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“Sometimes I wish I wasn’t Asian…”

Before I say anything else, for the record, I am quoting someone else! I do not feel this way at all! Ok, now that’s clear, I want to make some commentary on the statement above. I, for one, have always … Continue reading

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Grow up, Michelle Wie!

Actually, I like Michelle Wie. I kind of feel sorry for her. She’s only 17 and the whole world watches her every move and criticizes everything she does now that she doesn’t look like a kid. But then I realize, … Continue reading

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McPoopy

Ok, so this doesn’t have anything to do with McDonald’s, I just felt like making another post with a “Mc” word in the title. I saw this image at weirdasianews.com and there was something funny about the juxtaposition of Mr. … Continue reading

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McYummy or McYucky?

Growing up in America with immigrant parents meant we ate food that my Mom knew how to make. In my lucky case, this meant Chinese/Taiwanese foods. (No matter what, the yummiest food anywhere is food made with love by Mom!) … Continue reading

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Push to achieve tied to suicide in Asian-American women

Um, duh. Ok, now that I’m done with that insightful commentary, I just want to say that not getting straight A’s has never been so horrifying to me that I would want to commit suicide over my grades. (That doesn’t … Continue reading

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The Asian/Asian-American Hollywood (AAAH) Report: Variety “Players” this week

Welcome to the first The Asian/Asian-American Hollywood (AAAH) Report! I’m not sure if this will be a recurring report, but I think I’ll try it out. I’m always reading the trades and taking note of the up & coming Asian/Asian … Continue reading

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Pat Buchanan: Why does anyone listen to this crackpot?

I hesitate to even quote this Pat Buchanan idiot, but it’s relevant to the previous discussions we’ve been having here about the aftermath of the Virginia Tech masscre. Buchanan is blaming Seung Cho’s psychotic and deranged actions on IMMIGRATION. He … Continue reading

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Cleaners are taken to the cleaners.

The Washington Post reports on a story involving a South Korean immigrant family, their small dry cleaning business, and a judge who is suing them for $65 million. That’s not a typo: SIXTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS! What did Jin Nam Chung, … Continue reading

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