8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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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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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Category Archives: Education
Aja Dang: Student Loan Debt Influencer
I first heard of Aja Dang from this story in Yahoo Finance about a woman who paid down $100K in student debt. As I have kids in college, this story really attracted my attention. When I think of “influencer”, I … Continue reading
Penguin Classics to Publish Editions of Four Asian American Novels
In honor of Asian American Heritage month, Penguin Books is publishing four Asian American novels in their Penguin Classics imprint. The four books include America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan, The Hanging on Union Square by H.T. Tsiang, … Continue reading
Asian American Family Sues Harvard, but not for what you might think
Lawsuits against Harvard and well-known selective universities contending discrimination against Asian Americans have happened over the years, with the lawsuit sponsored by Edward Blum still in play and actively opposed by Harvard. In late 2018, another kind of lawsuit against … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged Harvard University, lawsuit, Looking for Luke, Luke Tang, mental health, suicide
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Having a Hard to Pronounce Name: Does it Make a Difference?
When I was an undergraduate, a Filipino American classmate once asked me why I was pronouncing my last name wrong. What? I was pronouncing my name wrong for the first 20 or so years of my life? Apparently so, and … Continue reading
The Fred Yamamoto Scholarship Fund
A friend of mine, Steven Lee, who is a Palo Alto resident and involved in city government is helping to raise a scholarship fund in memory of Fred Yamamoto and provided a prepared statement: “As a 3rd generation Chinese-American and a … Continue reading
Posted in 8$, Current Events, Discrimination, Education, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Fred Yamamoto, Palo Alto, scholarship
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8Asians Book Review: The Repatriation of Henry Chin
The Repatriation of Henry Chin, written by Issac Ho and read by Anthony Lee on audiobook, is about a future where the United States has been in an escalating trade war with China which eventually leads to the roundup of … Continue reading
Can an Asian American Dress Up as a Geisha for Halloween?
With Halloween less than a month away, I knew what I wanted to write about this month: Racist Halloween costumes. Even though I don’t dress up and haven’t since I was a kid, I understand that Halloween is really important … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Apparel, Education, Entertainment
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8Books Review: “My First Book of Vietnamese Words”
My First Book of Vietnamese Words: An ABC Rhyming Book of Vietnamese Language and Culture, the latest addition to Tuttle’s My First Book of [fill in blank] Words series came out recently. It is written by Tran Thi Minh Phuoc, and … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Education, Entertainment, Reviews
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Filipino American Downward Mobility and other Asian American Data Points from Pew Research
After he graduated from high school this year, Number Two Son mentioned to me that one conversation he has continually had with a close Filipino American friend regards how few of their Filipino American peers were ambitious with their college … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Education, Family
Tagged Downward Mobility, Educational Attainment, Filipino-Americans, income, Pew Research Center
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8Books Review: “Origami Peace Cranes” by Sue DiCicco
September 21 is International Peace Day, what more fitting a day than to talk about origami cranes–or at least a book on cranes. Origami Peace Cranes: Friendships Take Flight by Sue DiCicco is a children’s book about friendship and making connections … Continue reading
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8Books Review: “Trespassers?: Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia”
Because I had grown up in neighboring Newark and then lived in Fremont California for many years before moving to San Jose, I was intensely curious to read what Trespassers? Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia by Willow S. … Continue reading
My Father’s Lost Concentration Camp (Pt. 2 of 2)
In April of this year, I was asked by Southern California Public Radio to do a presentation about my family as part of their new series called, Unheard LA. The following is the video from my talk, followed by my … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Discrimination, Education, History, Legal
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