Category Archives: Family

Maternity Tourism Not Only Used For Anchor Babies

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Tim

A new article from Star News on Maternity Tourism in Queens, NY challenges the previous assumption that Maternity Tourism — the act of a foreigner coming to the U.S. solely for the purpose of delivering their baby in the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Current Events, Family, Health, Lifestyles, New York | 2 Comments

Race Still Matters For the Millennials

Posted on June 13, 2011 by sachi

Recently, a focus group-based study of Los Angeles-area Millennials (those born after 1980, who are between 18 and 30 years of age) found that despite popular belief, the majority still believe that race matters. The study created race-based focus groups, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles | 4 Comments

Japanese American Eldercare: Foreshadowing an Aging Future

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Jeff

When the Wife and I have lunch in San Jose’s Japantown, we often notice Japanese Americans seniors eating there also.  Some of the more notable buildings in San Jose’s Japantown are the Fuji Towers, an apartment complex for Japanese American … Continue reading →

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Why are there so Many Asian American Spelling Bee Champions?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Ernie

Congratulations to 14-year old Sukanya Roy, this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee champion! Sukanya won the national competition by spelling the word “cymotrichous,” which means someone who has wavy hair; you could also use this in a sentence, one such … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Education, Family, Observations | 21 Comments

Level Up’s Gene Luen Yang & Thien Pham on Asian Parenting & Video Games

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Moye

Level Up marks the return of award winning comic book artist Gene Luen Yang and this time, he’s collaborated with friend and fellow artist Thien Pham on a new graphic novel about bridging the generation gap between Asian American families … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Entertainment, Family, Lifestyles | 12 Comments

The Difference Between Third Culture Kids & Asian Americans

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Guest Writer

A variation on this piece was originally written for Hey it’s Johnny C and has been reposted here with permission. By Johnny C. I consider myself Asian and American, but not Asian-American. What’s the difference? Asian-American is itself a culture, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Lifestyles, Observations | 32 Comments

Asian American Commercial Watch: Drugfree.org

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John

I caught this Public Service Announcement while watching the NBA semi-finals for The Partnership at Drugfree.org. At first, I wondered what this television commercial was for. Was this mom going to be portrayed as a stereotypical Tiger Mom? The contrast … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Family, Lifestyles, TV | 9 Comments

The Role of Ethnicity in Money and Religion

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Mihee

In Christian churches, one topic of conversation that is often uncomfortable, for lack of a better term, is money or more technically the budget. For instance, although I have no concrete statistics on giving (donations) in my denomination by Anglo … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Lifestyles, Religion | 4 Comments

Am I The Worst Asian American Parent Ever?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Tim

With all the recent focus on Tiger Moms and dads, along with almost everything I find lately on the internet, I can’t help but wonder, “Am I the worst Asian American parent ever?” It doesn’t help that my own cousin … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Family, Lifestyles, San Francisco Bay Area | 39 Comments

Spanish vs. Chinese: Which is the Next Language to Learn?

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Jeff

“Dad, what language should I take?” asked Number One Son, as he filled out online enrollment forms for high school.   “Spanish or Mandarin?” Indeed, that is a question that others have asked.  Nicholas Kristof asked the question in an Op-ed … Continue reading →

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How Culture Affects Our Perception In The Face Of Death

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Tim

Like anything else, it turns out the way we respond to our mortality is influenced by our culture. A new study in Psychological Science reveals the differences between European Americans and Asian Americans in the way they react to their … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Health, Lifestyles, Observations | 10 Comments

Study Suggests Happiness “Less Important” to Asians

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Ernie

A recent Time article discusses a University of Washington paper which found that “having positive emotions — ‘happy,’ ‘joyful,’ ‘proud,’ ‘strong’ — tended to reduce stress and depression symptoms among European Americans but not immigrant Asians. The results for U.S.-born … Continue reading →

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