Category Archives: Family

Young Chinese Mexican American Starts Feminist Photo Blog

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Lily

A friend recently pointed me to this amazing new photo blog project on tumblr started by Amy, a Chinese Mexican American from California and unabashed young feminist of color. The Feminist Photo Blog Project hopes to capture the different faces … Continue reading →

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Asians in America: A Focus on Filipino Americans

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Jeff

Because some call Filipinos Americans “the invisible minority,” you might think that there are not many of us in the US. We are, in fact, the second largest Asian American ethnic group.  That statistic and others are reported in A … Continue reading →

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Awkward Stock Photos of White People Teach Us About Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Ernie

Hey kids – so American Thanksgiving is this week, and you know what that means: a four day work holiday that’s all shopping malls and department stores now officially consider the foreplay to Christmas. While I’m only slightly cynical of … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food & Drink, Lifestyles | 5 Comments

Asian Egg Donors In High Demand

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Tim

If you’ve been trying to have children without success, and you’ve investigated IVF (In Vitro Fertilization), then it’s probably not a surprise to you that there are fees associated with acquiring eggs from an egg donor. It’s probably also not … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Less Likely To Use Corporal Punishment

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Tim

A new study from the University of Texas shows that Asian Americans are less likely to use corporal punishment than other ethnic and racial groups. In the study authored by Elizabeth Gershoff, using a sample of 20,000 kindergartners and their … Continue reading →

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The College Admissions Game, Part 2: Race and School Selection

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Jeff

“I don’t want to go there – it’s too Asian!” That is the last thing I wanted to hear from the Daughter. Doesn’t she know I write for a blog on Asian American issues, and now she is going all … Continue reading →

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Filipino All Saints Day Celebration Has an Emphasis on Celebration

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Jeff

On November 1, All Saints’ Day, it is a tradition for Filipinos to visit the graves of our relatives.  The Wife and I went to see the graves of her parents who died last year.  While we drove around the … Continue reading →

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Do Submissive Asian Women Exist?

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

Watching my wife give birth to my beautiful son, I was amazed and impressed by her strength and courage. This got me thinking about the whole submissive Asian woman stereotype – which if Yahoo! Answers is to be trusted, people … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles | 59 Comments

The Chinese Mythology Of Dragons and Tigers

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Tim

With all the recent news on Tiger moms and the even more recent discussion on Dragon moms, it should be no surprise that tiger moms and dragon moms crept into our internal author’s mailing list as well. During a recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Family, History | 7 Comments

Asian American Students Are Most Bullied In School

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Moye

We’re seen as overachievers and geeks but you can add a new name for Asian Americans to that list: bully victims. A recent study has revealed that Asian American students suffer the most bullying from their classmates and teachers in … Continue reading →

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Asians In America: The Under-Represented Asian Americans

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Tim

Recently, I covered the some of the overview of the numbers and statistics as they relate to Asian Americans in a new report from the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice). As I mentioned in the previous article, … Continue reading →

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Asians In America: A Focus On Taiwanese Americans

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Tim

Recently, I covered the some of the overview of the numbers and statistics as they relate to Asian Americans in a new report from the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice). As I mentioned in the previous article, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Education, Family, Real Estate | 6 Comments