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Category Archives: Family
A Look Into South Korea’s Anti-Gaming Boot Camps
In America, we have boot camps for kids suffering from obesity. In South Korea, they offer boot camps for teens addicted to playing video games. All Voices posted 15 photos inside one of these anti-gaming camps where “young soldiers” are … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Entertainment, Family, Health, Lifestyles, Video Games
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Because Some of Us Need It: The Asian American Guide to Not Studying Too Hard
[Typical Asian Parents from Goodness Gracious Me, the famous BBC Sitcom mocking South Asians in Britain] By Zahira Recently, at a South Asian dinner party, I sat across from an older, serious-looking couple with their 17-year-old son between them, his … Continue reading
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When Eating Organic Was Totally Uncool
When I was growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, it was less built out, and many more vacant lots and wild areas were closer to the population. During the early spring and late winter, these areas would become … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged farming, Hmong, wild mustard
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How to be a Bad Asian: Let your kid get a B
Life is hard enough as an Asian. Not all of us can get perfect SAT scores, graduate from medical school or trick out a Honda Civic. The pressure to embrace our culture remains but sometimes, we just don’t want to. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, How To Be A Bad Asian, Lifestyles, Observations
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Restaurant Children
Children of Golden Grill from Pei Ju Chou on Vimeo. I happened to catch an article in the International Examiner by Pei Ju Chou on her new documentary “Children of Golden Grill”. The short documentary film (watch the film above) … Continue reading
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Jeff Yang: Controversial Amy Chua Parenting Book “Nothing Like What WSJ Suggests”
Jeff Yang’s latest column for the San Francisco Chronicle discusses ChineseMomGate and includes a short interview from Amy Chua, who admits to receiving death threats: “I consumed Battle Hymn in a single sitting, and Wang is absolutely right. It’s a … Continue reading
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Looking Into the Future: Amy Chua’s Parenting Style
By Zahira Bring together all the stereotypes you know about Asian-American families: hard driving, 1970s immigrants, two highly educated parents with professional careers, free from praise, and full of expectations. Take them all to the extreme, and what do you … Continue reading
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An Epic Wedding Gift: “The Journey” Short Film (aka The Debut 2)
Some people create videos as epic “save the date” wedding announcements. Some people create movies or slide shows at their wedding telling about how the couple met. Patricio Ginelsa created the above movie as a gift to his wife and … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Family, Lifestyles, Movies
Tagged Dante Basco, Joy Bisco, Patricio Ginelsa, The Debut, The Journey
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Evolving Christmas Traditions: Balanced as a Fiddler on the Roof
By PeterLo Two weeks before my father’s wedding, his mother tells him: “You know, we’d really prefer if you’d marry someone Chinese.” Flash forward about 26 years. My parents are still married, and my sister and I are the living … Continue reading
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Asian American Christmas Tradition: Simbang Gabi
“We have to be there at 5 AM.” “What?” My kids were rather unhappy that our first trip to Simbang Gabi was going to require waking up extremely early during their Christmas vacation. What is Simbang Gabi? It is a … Continue reading
Asian Dolls for Christmas
When you have a five year old Asian American little girl who believes in Santa, finding the right Christmas present isn’t always the simplest task. There’s the easy part of the list of course, the presents she’s already asked Santa … Continue reading
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Asian American Men Discriminated Against In The Job Market
A new study published in the American Sociological Review reveals that Asian American men are discriminated against in the job market, resulting in lower pay for Asian American men compared to similarly qualified white men. The discrepancy in pay varies … Continue reading