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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Did Bruce Lee Have An Undescended Testicle?
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What Sports Are Asian Americans Into?
#gingerbread #cookies #ninjas A photo posted by Carlomus Prime (@carlomusprime) on Mar 1, 2015 at 12:42am PST I’m a big fan of MMA, and 8Asians writer Jeff has even posted an article about successful Asian American participation in the UFC. … Continue reading
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Tagged asian americans, Bruce Lee, Cung Le, karate hottie, michelle waterson, mixed martial arts, MMA, wmma
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Traveling Japan: Public Transportation
One of the reasons my friends and I had chosen Japan as a destination was because of the incredibly convenient public transportation system. Japan Railway The first thing my mom asked me when I told her I was going to … Continue reading
McGraw-Hill Denies Japan’s Request to Remove Comfort Women from Textbooks
Good for McGraw-Hill. Seriously, the nerve of the Japanese government to try to extend their censorship to the United States. I remember on one of my family visits to Japan and Taiwan in college, I was reading Iris Chang’s (R.I.P.) … Continue reading
Traveling Japan: Learning Japanese
Japanese was one of those languages that I’ve always sort of known but never fully mastered. One of my grandmothers was a Japanese language teacher in Taiwan and grew up in the era of Japanese colonialism. Both she and my … Continue reading
Invicta FC11 Inoue Loses by Decision to Grasso
Your co-main event for tomorrow night @alexa_grasso vs. Mizuki Inoue | #InvictaFC11 A photo posted by Invicta Fighting Championship (@invictafc) on Feb 26, 2015 at 6:34pm PST Mexico’s Alexa Grasso defeated Japan’s Mizuki Inoue in last Friday’s Invicta FC11 event … Continue reading
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Tagged alexa grasso, Japan, martial arts, Mexico, mixed martial arts, mizuki inoue, MMA, wmma, womens mixed martial arts
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Mizuki Inoue Co-Headlining Invicta FC 11 Tonight
FINALLY, Invicta FC11 is in Los Angeles! And to add frosting to that cake, co-headlining the event will be Japan’s Mizuki Inoue in a bout against Mexico’s rising star, Alexa Grasso. Although everyone’s totally excited to see Cris Cyborg back … Continue reading
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Tagged alexa grasso, ifc11, invicta fc, invicta fc11, martial arts, mixed martial arts, mizuki inoue, MMA, wmma, womens mixed martial arts
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J-Drama Review: Gokusen
After watching all the Great Teacher Onizuka episodes plus the movies and specials, a friend of mine informed me that there was a girl version of GTO called Gokusen. I was happy to have another series to watch, as I … Continue reading
Michelle Waterson Headlines InvictaFC10, Defending Belt, Fighting Herica Tiburcio Tonight
Get more pictures like this from SHERDOG.COM Invicta FC 10 was supposed to feature heavy-hitter Cristiane Cyborg as headliner, but sadly an injury canceled those plans. On the bright side, Michelle Waterson will be defending her belt against Herica Tiburcio … Continue reading
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Tagged invicta fc, jinh yu frey, karate hottie, michelle waterson, mixed martial arts, MMA, wmma
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J-Drama Review: Great Teacher Onizuka
http://youtu.be/ggUpmlapD5s I’ve had a personal goal this year to solidify my Japanese language skills. Having been exposed to it as a kid in Taiwan around my grandparents and studied it on my own on and off while immersing myself in … Continue reading
Top 10 Muay Thai Knockouts
Muay thai is a boxing style that’s a staple in Mixed Martial Arts fighting. Although I’ve never been any good at combat sports myself, I’ve always enjoyed learning different martial arts for fun and fitness, and I’ve recently been adding … Continue reading
TUF 20 Features Zero APIA Women
Since I got my UFC Fight Pass to watch Invicta Fights, I have been watching a lot of the other content available on UFC TV, including all the previous UFC fights and some of the shows such as The Ultimate … Continue reading
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Tagged martial arts, mixed martial arts, MMA, the ultimate fighter, tuf, UFC, wmma
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How to NOT Objectify Asian Women
Recently, Kristina Wong was featured in New York Times in a video series called “Off Color”, and I visited her artist website and also discovered her satire dating site about the objectification of Asian women, BigBadChineseMama.com, where she and volunteers … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian fetish, Asian women, Kristina Wong
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