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
Remembering Prolific and Pioneering Asian American Studies Scholar Don Nakanishi
By Dr. Dawn Lee Tu On Monday, March 21st, the field of Asian American Studies suffered a tremendous loss. Don Nakanishi, Professor Emeritus at the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, passed away at the age of 66. Nakanishi was a … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Education, History, Southern California
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8Books Review: Essential Japanese Grammar
After having gotten hooked on learning some legit Japanese for my trip to Japan last year, I’ve been rarin’ to continue my Japanese language skills for a future return trip to Kyoto study tea ceremony traditions. Thus, when given the … Continue reading
An Asian/White Divide in Silicon Valley
Many statistics quoted about Silicon Valley diversity often lump Asian and Whites together vs Hispanics and African Americans. This sorting implies that there is some kind of unity between Asian and Whites in Silicon Valley. As a longtime resident, I … Continue reading
Posted in Education, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Harvard, Samuel Liu, Saratoga High School, self-segregation
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Union City School changes name to honor Filipino American Farm Labor Leaders
Alvarado Middle School in Union City California will officially change its name to Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School this September. Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz were farm worker labor leaders instrumental in the founding of the United Farm Workers. The … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Labor, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Alvarado Middle School, Larry Itliong, Phillip Vera Cruz, Union City
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8AsiansNews: Debate on Affirmative Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AycvECJji9s Debate held at Harvard University discusses the question “Does Affirmative Action On Campus Do More Harm Than Good?” as featured on NPR Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates Podcast.
8Books Review: “Being Japanese American, 2nd Edition,” by Gil Asakawa
Gil Asakawa’s newest edition of his JA sourcebook, Being Japanese American is chock full of information and anecdotes to guide anyone through Japanese American life, questions, issues, etc. I should say, of course, that I am not Japanese American, but … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Education, History, Lifestyles
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Harvard Magazine: The Tiger Daughter Lulu Chua-Rubenfeld, Intact
Since I first read the excerpted piece back in January 2011 in the Wall Street Journal from the book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” by Amy Chua titled “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” the term “Tiger Mom” has been … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged amy chua, battle hymn of the tiger mom, lulu chua, the triple package
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One Easy Way to Win Praise and Adulation for Getting into Harvard and Stanford
With the revelation from an Ivy admissions insider about biases against Asian Americans and ever increasing application pools, it seems more and more difficult for an Asian American to get into “dream” schools like Princeton and UC Berkeley. Some Asian … Continue reading
8asians News: 8,000 Chinese Students Expelled from US Schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E8o2h4b04o As reported in Wall Street Journal, U.S. institutions of higher education expelled an estimated 8,000 students last year for cheating and poor grades.
Posted in Education
Tagged chinese students, college, expelling, expulsion, higher education, international students, testing
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How to have a Winning Track Team without a Usable Track
Imagine an academically focused high school with plenty of Asians Americans and without a consistently usable track and limited athletic funding. What if any sport would it excel in? Why track of course! In this interview at milesplit.com, Lowell High … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
Tagged Andy Leong, cross country, Lowell High School, track
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8Asians News: Study Finds Tiger Parenting Not Common Among Chinese American Parents
As reported in Forbes, a 8-year study on over 400 Chinese American families by Su Yeong Kim et. al. published in Asian American Journal of Psychology has found that not only is tiger parenting NOT common among those families studied … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged amy chua, asian american journal of psychology, Education, parenting, psychology, Tiger Mom, tiger parenting
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The College Admissions Game Addendum 1: Rankings, Ratings, and Registering
How much is getting into a top ranked college worth? One family from Hong Kong offered up to $400K to a popular Silicon Valley consultant to get their “C” average student into a top ranked school. This raises many questions, … Continue reading