8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Do Asian Women Have The Smallest Vaginas?
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Asian Pubic Hair Questions
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Do Asian Women Have the Smallest Breasts?
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Do All Asians Have Flat Butts?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have the Smallest Testicle?
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Category Archives: Family
Oakland High School Students Create Comic Book On Immigrant Experience
With the help of their art teacher, students at Oakhland International High School–many of whom are immigrants and learning to speak English–have detailed their experiences by drawing and writing comics: “By asking her students to create these comics, Bui is … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Comics, Family, Lifestyles, San Francisco Bay Area
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Dealing With Asian Names And Their Meanings
While my wife was pregnant, I wrote an article about choosing an ethnic specific name. Well, the baby is here and I went for it. I gave him my father’s full “ethnic” name – so his first name is Japanese, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Observations
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Asians In America: An Introduction to the Numbers
One of the most common problems with trying to figure out what’s actually happening with Asians in America is that most statistics and studies lump all Asians together into a single category. A new report from the Asian American Center … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community, Current Events, Family
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The College Admissions Game, Part 1: Picking Schools
As we prepared to leave The Daughter to start her freshman year of college, she started crying. The Wife started crying also. I was mostly numb as I wondered, how did we get to this point? Is this the culmination … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Lifestyles
Tagged college admissions, High School Admissions, Naviance, Silicon Valley
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Over Half Of All Asian American Professional Women Ages 33-46 Are Childless
From 8Asians reader Phantom: An article from Slate magazine on America’s widening fertility class divide. “According to the new Center for Work-Life Policy study, 43 percent of the women in their sample of corporate professionals between the ages of 33 … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Family, Lifestyles
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My Chinese Monster-in-Law
Screw that Confucian nonsense. Let’s not even get into the quagmire of East and West cliches; that exercise has never proven productive. Let’s just state this for what it is: my Chinese mother-in-law is a monster. She objectifies me. I am the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyles, Observations
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Apathy and Bigotry: A Look at The Reaction to China’s Yue Yue video
The recent viral video on YouTube of a two year-old girl in China being run over and ignored by as many as 18 people definitely stirs up a lot of emotions. But what is more appalling is seeing the finger-pointing … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Observations
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Mixed Race Families Still Get a Second Glance
Even in an area as progressive as the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s not unusual for my family to get a second look when we’re walking into a restaurant, store, or other public area. My family is both mixed race … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Family
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Tiger Mom Vs. Dragon Mom: New Ways to Talk Parenthood
If there is any topic that has some of the most extreme views and opinions, it’s parenthood. Parenting philosophies. Parenting methods. Parenting books. It’s seems pretty inexhaustible, and no doubt, incredibly overwhelming. So, of course, when anything hits the media … Continue reading
Tiger & Dragon Mom Overload: Meet The New Chinese Mom Zodiac
On the 8Asians internal mailing list, Moye shared an article from the New York Times called “Notes From A Dragon Mom,” asking if “Dragon Moms” were the new “Tiger Moms.” It’s no big secret that I’m totally over anything labeled … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyles, Observations
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From Fields to Family: Asian Pacific Americans and Food
While Asian American designers, CEOs, and chefs may grab our attention, it becomes easy to forget that many of the first Asian Americans came over as plantation and farm workers. An exhibition called “From Fields to Family: Asian Pacific Americans … Continue reading
The “Asian Effect” Of APAs Outperforming Others Is Not Gene Based
There’s no doubt that Asians Americans out perform other races in elementary, middle and high school. We have plenty of test results that show Asian Americans score higher on standardized tests. In 2008, a study found that even as young … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Health, Lifestyles
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