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Category Archives: Business
Less Asian Americans Live In Poverty
While it may seem contradictory to the news that more Asian Americans are declaring bankruptcy and had an increase in unemployment rates, it turns out less Asian Americans are at or below the poverty level. Some of the reasoning behind … Continue reading
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More Asian Americans Filing For Bankruptcies
A new report from the Institute for Financial Literacy shows that over the last five years (from 2006 to 2010), Asian Americans have had the largest increase in filings for bankruptcies, essentially doubling over the last five years. This is … Continue reading
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Teijin Chemicals Develops Radioactive Detecting Plastic
In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi plant disaster, Teijin Chemicals has developed a polyester resin that will glow blue in the presence of radioactivity. This product, Scintirex, will help push forward cheaper radioactivity detection equipment: “Scintirex ‘will help to … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Business, Environment
Tagged Business, detection, radioactivity, science, Scintirex, Teijin Chemical, world
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DUDE WTF ASIA: Japanese’s Calorie Burning Underwear
Before you watch this commercial for Japan’s “Calorie Shaper” underwear, make sure that you have two minutes of your life to wonder what the hell you just watched. And you might want to get the wastebasket ready when the 70’s … Continue reading
Posted in Business, DUDE WTF ASIA, Fashion, WTF
Tagged Calorie Shapers, calories, Goldwin, japanese, underwear
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Microsoft FUSE Lab’s Lili Cheng & My Thoughts on Growing Up
Over the weekend, The Seattle Times did a profile on Lili Cheng, the General Manager of Microsoft Research’s Future Social Experiences (FUSE) Labs. What really caught my attention was where she grew up (as well as she was a fellow … Continue reading
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HSBC India’s Davis Says Wages Rising as Rivals Poach Bankers
“Many look at outsourcing as the ultimate evil in the U.S., but its beauty may lie in how it redistributes wealth globally. In fact, the continuous wage increases by Western companies to pay its workers in developing markets actually helps … Continue reading
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Asian Americans Lose Top Income Spot
If you look closely enough at the numbers in a new Pew research report, Twenty to One, you’ll find that Asian American households have dropped from having the highest median household wealth in 2005, having lost 54% of their assets … Continue reading
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Chinese Premier Confident on US Outlook
Food for thought from the New York Times: The Chinese Premier is meeting with US counterparts and talking as if the US economic smackdown is just a passing phase. Amusingly, this carries a little bit of bias, considering that the … Continue reading
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Tagged China, chinese, debt, economy, global, outlook, United States
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Why Are There So Few Filipino American Entrepreneurs?
I co-founded a web development agency several years ago with a Filipino American buddy of mine. While talking about some industry news one day, he wondered out loud why there weren’t more Filipino American entrepreneurs. “I read about Chinese American, … Continue reading
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Asian Markets Shoot For Fourth Week Of Downturn
It seems like we just can’t get out of this slump when it comes to the economy, and these days, it’s global. Just look towards Asia if you want an indication on how the day might fare, with stocks there … Continue reading
Myth of the Made In USA Label
I have had about enough of the “Made in USA” propaganda. Be a patriot. Create jobs for Americans. Keep money in America. Manufacture in the U. S. of A. Here’s a burst to your bubble: “Made in USA” may not benefit … Continue reading
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Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh on The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Tony Hsieh www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive It’s great to see Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh featured on The Colbert Report, who is a terrific … Continue reading
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