Category Archives: Family

SF Interim Mayor Ed Lee’s Family Ties to Chinatown

Posted on August 17, 2011 by John

When I was growing up in Western Massachusetts, I remember my family befriended a Chinese family who moved into the area to open a family business. I learned one day that they were descendants of Confucius–in fact, something like the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Family, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area | 1 Comment

Height Differentials Between Eastern and Western-born Asians

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Guest Writer

By Sheldon A few weeks ago, I blogged about The New Visibility of Asian Athletes and suggested that Asian parents should allow their children to deviate from studying and piano playing to develop their athleticism. Little did I know, shortly … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Family, Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles | 7 Comments

Canadian Wongs Earn Their Own Coat of Arms

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Ernie

Sure, the last names of Chinese people might go back for centuries and have our names dictated by weird poems that no one remembers, but what we don’t have is one of those cool coat of arms like Europeans. Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Lifestyles, WTF | 13 Comments

Asian American Senior Citizens Hit Hard By Recession

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Tim

In a roller-coaster week for many American’s finances, there was even worse news for Asian American elders. We already knew that Asian Americans were hit harder by the recession, and a new study from the Greenlining Institute shows that seniors … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Family, Lifestyles | 7 Comments

The Importance of Discussing Race in Parenting

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Moye

Daddy in a Strange Land blogger Jason Sperber addresses the value of addressing issues about race and racism in parenting today: “…I know that having a biracial black man in the White House and mixed folks as a Hollywood trend … Continue reading →

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Surviving Filipino Cotillion Season

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Jeff

“Where are you going?” I said to The Daughter. “I’m going to the video shoot.” “Okay.  Wait, what?” I had told The Daughter that she wouldn’t be getting a Cotillion for herself (we would rather spend the money for college), … Continue reading →

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“Family Restaurant” Reality Series Features Quon Family

Posted on August 4, 2011 by jozjozjoz

Coming soon to WE tv (and the U.S. market) is a new unscripted show, Family Restaurant, which features the Quon family and their daily trials and tribulations behind running their family-owned restaurant, the Lingnan. The restaurant, located in Edmonton, Alberta, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food & Drink, TV | 2 Comments

Ode to the Chinese male and Lady Laowais Can Have “Yellow Fever,” Too

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Guest Writer

By Monica Tan Yesterday while in Beijing’s expat district Sanlitun, I proposed a theory to my hairdresser. The reason why there were disproportionately so few Chinese men with foreign women couples is that the same distinguishing features about Asian people … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Family, Lifestyles | 56 Comments

Back to School Shopping, Asian American Style [SPONSORED POST]

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Tim

Thank you to Crocs for sponsoring this blog post. Please click here to learn more about Crocs’ new Back to School line. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective. All opinions expressed here are my own. … Continue reading →

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Chinese Couple Sells Kids For Video Games

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Moye

According to ABC News Radio, a Chinese couple has been arrested for selling their two children for video games: “In 2009, Li Lin and Li Juan welcomed their second child, a baby girl, and came up with the idea to … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Family, Lifestyles, Video Games, WTF | 12 Comments

DUDE WTF ASIA: Social Darwinist Chinese Dad

Posted on July 22, 2011 by akrypti

Yay. More WTF news from China gone viral. This time, it’s: “Tiger dad” cheers for kids’ brutal fight. A little girl beats the crap out of a little boy and not only does the girl’s father record the whole fight and post … Continue reading →

Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Family, Lifestyles, WTF | 12 Comments

Corporal Punishment and Racial Identity

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Tim

Recently, someone put out a request on Twitter for Asian views on spanking after reading a blog post on Racialicious.com on the same subject, but from the African American point of view. Our humble editor, Ernie passed it on to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ask an Asian, Education, Family | 18 Comments