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Category Archives: Business
An Update on Filipina Nannies in Canada
On our post discussing the documentary “The Nanny Business” about the plight of Filipina Nannies in Canada, we got the following comment: We have been trying for months now to find a Nanny in Canada, with no luck. So we … Continue reading
Viral Like SARS: Jollibee Dances to Justin Beiber, Ke$ha, Michael Jackson & Beyonce
An American-style fast-food restaurant with Filipino-influenced dishes specializing in burgers, spaghetti, chicken and some local Filipino dishes, Jollibee is a popular and successful fast-food restaurant chain based in the Philippines. Its profitability in the Philipplines has allowed its stores to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Music, Viral Like SARS
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TechCrunch Interviews Citizen Sports’ Jeff Ma
TechCrunch interviews Jeff Ma where he discusses his past experience on the MIT Blackjack team, the book Bringing Down the House and the movie 21, and his startup, Citizen Sports – which was sold to Yahoo! recently. He briefly alludes … Continue reading
The Nanny Business: A Documentary on the Plight of Filipina Nannies in Canada
On our family vacation in Vancouver Canada, the Wife and the Brother-In-Law were buying atis and lanzones in Granville Island‘s public market, so I minded the kids. While I was watching them, I noticed some Filipinas who were also taking … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles
Tagged Canada, documentary, Filipina nannies, Filipino diaspora, human trafficking, The Nanny Business
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Rent a White Guy: China Hiring Caucasians as Fake Businessman
A while ago, I had blogged about how Americans expect their business leaders to be white. When you are a Caucasian male in China, you definitely stand out as a foreigner and probably expected to be a white collar worker … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Observations
Tagged China, Mitch Moxley, Rent a White Guy, The Atlantic
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Asian Americans and Savings, Investing & Financial Planning
Back in April, Prudential Financial published a report titled “Asian Americans on the Road to Retirement (.pdf)”. Perhaps the report was a bit self-serving to get more Asian Americans interested in financial planning – specifically with Prudential Financial. But this … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Education
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Stanford: Advanced Leadership Program for Emerging Asian American Executives
At 8Asians, we’ve blogged about Where Are the Asian CEOs? , how Americans Expect Business Leaders to Be White, as well as the “bamboo ceiling.” I recently read that now Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business (GSB) has an Advanced … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Education, Local, Observations, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Business, Business School, executive, Stanford
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Will San Jose Balance its budget on the backs of Asian-American Gamblers?
(Flickr photo credit: tobyleah) One of the ways that San Jose is dealing with an upcoming budget deficit is Proposition K. Proposition K proposes to the voters that the two card clubs in San Jose, Bay 101 (pictured) and Garden … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Bay 101, card rooms, Gambling, Garden City Casino, San Jose Prop K
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The Real Deal on Working in China: Wang & Li’s “Opportunities in China”
About a month or so ago, I went to a networking event titled, “Opportunities in China” organized by the National Association of Asian American Professionals – San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NAAAP-SF). The guest speaker was Larry Wang, founder and … Continue reading
Nur Ali: Asian-American Race Car Driver
Who says that Asians can’t drive? Nur Ali raced this past weekend in ARCA Racing Series Rattlesnake 150 at Texas Motor Speedway. This article from Racin’ Today talks about Nur and his path to becoming an Asian-American race car driver. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Education, Sports
Tagged ARCA Racing Series Rattlesnake 150, asian driving, NASCAR, Nur Ali, racing, Texas Motor Speedway
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Asian-Americans join other Minority Real Estate Groups to make Housing Crisis Recommendations
When you hear about high end/high income Asian American neighborhoods and Asian-American influences on real estate markets, it can be easy to forget that Asian-Americans have incomes that vary greatly. The Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) joined with … Continue reading
POP 88 #38 – Last Train Home
As promised, here are the first of three new episodes to make up for me getting busy/coming down with pneumonia. It was a slight challenge getting a hold of Director Lixin Fan. After all, his prestigious award-winning documentary film Last … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Family, Movies, POP 88, Promotions
Tagged ReelAsian
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