Author Archives: tinabot

“The Warlords” Movie Review

Posted on July 5, 2013 by tinabot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOr8Dj1PxJg The first word that comes to mind when thinking about this movie is “dirty”. And not the dirty as in the profane kind or the lewd kind. Just dirty. As in the back alley grime of a city. As … Continue reading →

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“Heathen Chinee” and other Anti-Chinese Old West Songs

Posted on July 4, 2013 by tinabot

Moving West Songs (Disc 1 of 2) by Keith & Rusty McNeil It’s a personal tradition of mine to spend July 4th studying American history. For research on the Old American West for my Cowboy Ninja series, I went on … Continue reading →

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Using “Chink” in an Asian American Old West Tale

Posted on July 2, 2013 by tinabot

I started a dime novel series called Cowboy Ninja about a Chinese American growing up in the Old American West. Naturally, in a story like this, I inevitably came to the use of unpalatable words like “celestials”, “Chinaboy”, and, of … Continue reading →

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The Physical Difference Between Asians and Asian Americans

Posted on June 28, 2013 by tinabot

I took a graduate level feminist theory class for fun, and we had an interesting discussion about the false dichotomy of gender. Basically, my professor was stating that the concepts of “man” and “woman” were more socially constructed concepts than … Continue reading →

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8Questions with 8Asians Writer Akrypti

Posted on June 26, 2013 by tinabot

Incisive, perceptive, and thorough, Akrypti’s articles always get me thinking even when I totally disagree with her. With the ability to hit an issue right on the nose, many of her posts get thousands of hits within hours and then … Continue reading →

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Immigrant Linguistic Generation Gap

Posted on June 20, 2013 by tinabot

This Chinglish clip is amusing, the lost-in-translation between Chinese and English so ridiculous it’s almost not funny. But this is between international business collaborators, with veritable strangers. Can you imagine what it’s like to experience this in your home with … Continue reading →

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Anime Review: Bamboo Blade

Posted on June 17, 2013 by tinabot

Bamboo Blade is basically a sports anime. Sports anime are ones that focus on a sport or activity through which a main protagonist, with a cohort of friends providing plenty of back stories to explore, works on improving in that … Continue reading →

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Anime Review: Psycho-Pass

Posted on June 15, 2013 by tinabot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0360H72B3W4 Psycho-Pass is an anime that is very reminiscent of the movie Minority Report. The story revolves around a new Inspector Akane who has to learn to work with Enforcers in a society where people are sorted by their Crime … Continue reading →

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Rurouni Kenshin Reboot

Posted on June 13, 2013 by tinabot

I admit, there was a time when I was tempted to walk into a kendo dojo and ask if they taught Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu (Flying Heavenly Govern Sword-Style). Sounds impressive right? Except that it’s a fictional sword art. That’s right. Fake. … Continue reading →

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Anime Review: A Certain Scientific Railgun

Posted on June 8, 2013 by tinabot

Extra Sensory Perception (ESP) stories are pretty common, but of course, not all of them are done well. A Certain Scientific Railgun is done pretty well. Masaka Mikoto is a young girl who goes to school in Academy City where … Continue reading →

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8Questions with Rock Taiko Drummer Yusuke

Posted on June 6, 2013 by tinabot

I grew up LOVING taiko drums. I remember trips with my family to festivals in LA’s Little Tokyo in the summers to watch taiko groups performing. My dad had taiko albums playing on our stereos at home all the time, … Continue reading →

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Asian Pacific American Media Coalition Protests “CHINK”

Posted on June 4, 2013 by tinabot

So if you name your movie “CHINK“, someone’s bound to get upset right? And more likely than not, it’s going to be someone from the Asian American community. It wasn’t surprising, then for me to find out that Stanley Young, … Continue reading →

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