8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Category Archives: Business
Le Van Ba, Founder of Lee’s Sandwiches, Dies At 79
Flickr Photo Credit: Neg Raggett In his discussion of the influence of the Vietnamese diaspora, Andrew Lam mentions banh mi along with pho as an Asian food item that is becoming mainstream. For those of you don’t know, banh mi … Continue reading
Asian Americans More Optimistic About The American Dream
In a recent study done by MetLife on the American Dream, more Asian Americans were the most optimistic in their responses than any other ethnic group. Almost half (47%) of Asian Americans believe that their personal situation will improve in … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Health
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Green Cards & Visas: Buying Your Way into the US
Back when control of Hong Kong was returning to Chinese rule from the British, the topic of buying your way into U.S. citizenship was a hot topic. I hadn’t seen much in the news about this strange quirk of the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events
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Go Daddy Adds Ella Koon to Roster
As if web hosting company Go Daddy didn’t play the hot girl action enough, they’re now adding Ella Koon to their repertoire of “Go Daddy girls.” Ella Koon is a musician, model, and actress (which is pretty typical of all … Continue reading
Posted in Business
Tagged actress, Asia, Ella Koon, GoDaddy, GoDaddy girl, model, musician
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The NBA Targets India as its Next Big Market
With rising incomes, media-savvy youth, and a huge population, India seems to the NBA to be it’s next big thing. One problem – Indians don’t seem to like basketball that much. “Genetically, we’re not inclined that way,” says an Indian … Continue reading
Unemployment Lasts Longer For Asian Americans
During this recent economic downturn there have been statistics that show that Asian Americans typically have had lower unemployment rates than other racial groups. New data from the State Employment Development Department in California shows that once an Asian American … Continue reading
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Buy A Murder House During Ghost Month
August 10 marked the start of Ghost Month, a Chinese and Taiwanese celebration based in superstition around wandering souls. There’s a belief that for one month out of the year, deceased souls can come out and visit the living. Because … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Real Estate, San Francisco Bay Area
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2010 NAAAP Convention Recap: Speakers, Keynotes, Awards & Fashion Show
Last weekend, I had the great fortune to cover the 2010 National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) national convention in San Francisco. I’ve already blogged about the keynotes by Chairman, CEO & President of Sybase John Chen as well … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Education, Fashion
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jozjozjoz’s Panel from the 2010 Asian American Journalists Association National Conference
We mentioned how jozjozjoz was a speaker at the 2010 Asian American Journalist Association national conference along with other Asian-American bloggers such as Phil Yu of Angry Asian Man, Jen Wang and Diana Nguyen from Disgrasian, and Gil Asakawa. If … Continue reading
Wokai Sends Money to Rural Chinese Entrepreneurs
I ran across this a while ago but haven’t had time to look into it further until now. I was searching for a microlending organization that not only was either a write-off or “investment” of sorts, but focused on China. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Nonprofit
Tagged Business, China, chinese, entrepreneur, microlending, nonprofit, Wokai
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Asian Men Have The Highest Salary
If you were looking for another reason to date an Asian male, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics just came up with one. In their latest report on earnings in the 2nd quarter of 2010, Asian men topped the charts … Continue reading
Realtors learn about Asian-American Community Traits
Every day I drive by an unsold house near my home. It’s been on the market for months. It’s not that the economy is stopping sales – the house next door to me sold in a week. The problem is … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Local, Real Estate, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged feng shui, Silicon Valley real estate
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