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Welcome to K-Town Reality Show

Posted on July 13, 2012 by jasmine

Finally. “K-Town”, the Korean West Coast produced-by-Tyrese version of “Jersey Shore” has arrived… on YouTube where, at this writing, the first episode has clocked a little under 13,000 views. Which isn’t too bad considering how little happened in this premiere. … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Wins Best Breakthrough Athlete at ESPN’s 2012 ESPY Awards

Posted on July 12, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/_54rIVrAuZk On Wednesday night during ESPN’s annual ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) Awards show, Jeremy Lin won ESPN’s 2012 ESPY award for Breakthrough Athlete. Considering the awards are based on fan votes, it’s no surprise that Lin won, competing … Continue reading →

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Listen to All of The Chinese Spoken in Firefly

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Dino-Ray

Whedonites and Firefly lovers rejoice! The beloved cult TV hit by Joss Whedon celebrates its 10th anniversary and will be doing a special panel at this year’s Comic-Con (which starts today) and I won’t be there (but Moye will)! I … Continue reading →

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Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Wins Nathan’s Famous Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Again

Posted on July 5, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/Tw5QX6F-3HU For the second year in a row, when Nathan’s Famous Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest has had a women’s only division, Korean American Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas won this year’s contest. She broke her own record set last … Continue reading →

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MSNBC: Asian Americans Could Swing Outcome in Battleground States

Posted on June 26, 2012 by John

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Last week, Pew Research Center released their study of “The Rise of Asian Americans.” MSNBC did a segment on the report and discuss the importance of the Asian … Continue reading →

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The Colbert Report: Asian Immigration Threat in America

Posted on June 22, 2012 by John

The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive Earlier this week, Pew Research released a study on “The Rise of Asian Americans” and noted that Asians are the largest immigrant group in the nation, … Continue reading →

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House Passes Resolution Expressing Regret for Chinese Exclusion Laws

Posted on June 19, 2012 by John

Back in 2009, I had blogged about how the state of California apologized for its role in the Chinese Exclusion Acts. On Monday, the House of Representatives, lead by California Congresswoman Judy Chu (the first Chinese American woman ever elected … Continue reading →

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At Left Brain, Turn Right: the APA Oxymoron of Creative Over Thinkers

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Van Tran A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted a really visually striking Mercedes advert showing an overhead cross section of the brain. The left side –a dreary color palette along with words such as “scientist,” “analytical,” … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin and Roy Hibbert in the Jimmy Kimmel Live Skype Scavenger Hunt

Posted on June 14, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/IqBb8J_JM4E This past Tuesday night, Jeremy Lin and Roy Hibbert of the Indiana Pacers competed against each other in a “Skype Scavenger Hunt” where host Jimmy Kimmel asked the two NBA players to find items within their homes the quickest. … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Up For ‘The EPIC Award’ In The NBA Social Media Awards

Posted on June 13, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/icTkbn9Sprs If there was any recent sports phenomenon that was partially driven by social media, certainly breakout star Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks qualifies. Apparently, the NBA will host a social media awards special in a week: “On … Continue reading →

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Why I Am Boycotting Ruffles & Their Poker Night Commercial

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Leeland Lee As a proud yellow-blooded Asian American male, it warmed my heart recently to see this Ruffles commercial featuring not one, but two—two!—Asian Americans playing that quintessential all-American game, Texas Hold’em. This was especially gratifying because for awhile … Continue reading →

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Hey Heejun Han, Superstar K Holding Auditions In US This June

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ernie

Here is something eliminated American Idol contestant HeeJun Han might want to put in his back pocket: before he goes on his American Idols Live tour to such exciting places like Broomfield, Colorado and Jackson, Mississippi, he now has a … Continue reading →

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