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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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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Pubic Hair Questions
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Category Archives: Family
Dealing with Asian Parents When You’re Gay
It’s inevitable when you’re gay and Asian. It’s almost guaranteed you’ll disappoint your parents when they find out you’re queer. The question for most gay Asian children is how to lessen the blow. This problem is universal, whether you’re gay … Continue reading
Posted in Family, LGBT
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The Nanny Business: A Documentary on the Plight of Filipina Nannies in Canada
On our family vacation in Vancouver Canada, the Wife and the Brother-In-Law were buying atis and lanzones in Granville Island‘s public market, so I minded the kids. While I was watching them, I noticed some Filipinas who were also taking … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles
Tagged Canada, documentary, Filipina nannies, Filipino diaspora, human trafficking, The Nanny Business
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What Asian-American Kids Watch on the Internet
“Is that Kina Grannis?” “You know who Kina Grannis is?” The Daughter was looking at a video of Kina Grannis, and she was really surprised I knew her. She was surprised not only because most teenagers think that their parents … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyles, Local, Music, San Francisco Bay Area, Technology
Tagged April Chase, kids, Kina Grannis, Naruto
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Two Moms: Fighting for Family
I picked up this story about Shirley Tan and her partner Jay off a couple of blogs and I can think of few things that seriously piss me off more. Though I’m a person of faith, and it’s my “job,” sometimes … Continue reading
Chinese More Likely to Be Nearsighted
Embedded in this week’s news on a new study on Chinese children who need glasses (it’s estimated as much as 60% of rural Chinese children need glasses, but many don’t get them), was this quote from an Oxford researcher: “People … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Health
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Smell of Chinese Herbs Mistaken for “Toxic Chemicals,” Stops SFO Flight
Anyone who grew up a child of Chinese immigrants can probably relate to the embarrassment of having to use medicines that aren’t commonplace in American society, especially those that leave an unmistakable odor. Just this week, the smell from Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Health
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No More Girly Boys: Chinese Elementary School Teaches its Boys to be More Masculine
Has China’s one-child policy made parents too overprotective — to the point that their boys are spoiled and causing them to be “sissies?” This is one of the reasons why Qinlinglu Elementary School in Zhengzhou, Henan province, has started a … Continue reading
Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Education, Family, Lifestyles
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DUDE WTF ASIA: The Two Year Old Smoking Baby
Posted without comment: this YouTube video this video from ABC (since YouTube is constantly taking down the original video source due to copyright violations) of a two year old baby from Indonesia, who needs his mother to change his diapers, … Continue reading
Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Family, Health
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The Chopstick Story
Some time around my thirtieth birthday, my parents sat me down and gave me some of the treasured family heirlooms. Within the cache were two pairs of silver chopsticks, they were made with a round barrel, carved on the far … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Drink, History
Tagged chinese history, chopsticks, confucius, silver chopsticks
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Culture: Beyond Food and Language
By Amanda As my first year of college has just ended, I’m taking some time to reflect on how much I’ve changed over the course of just one year. I’ve learned how to manage my own spending. I’ve learned how … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Observations
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From the Mailbox: Stories About Children & Race Wanted
My name is Charlton McIlwain. I am a professor of media, culture & communication at New York University and co-director of the Project on Race in Political Communication. I am interested in the ways that children and parents talk about … Continue reading
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The 8Asians Writers Talk About: My Name
Growing up, there were times when I absolutely hated my name, and other moments I thanked my parents for bestowing a one-of-a-kind handle on my head. Today, I feel somewhere in the middle: ordering a drink at Starbucks still gives … Continue reading