8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Category Archives: Family
The Asian Grandmother’s Cookbook
For many Asian Americans self-identity starts with family and food. The food aspect typically involves memories and celebrations around traditional foods, quite often cooked up in the family home by a grandmother, great auntie, or other relative. This month, a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Drink, Reviews
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Japanese Show: Rise & Shine in Five Mins (with Children!)
Last month, Joz showed off a video from a Japanese television show that revealed how one man, with clever maneuvering and skills, could wake up and get ready for work in under 5 minutes. Now there’s a mother and child … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Family, Food & Drink, TV
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Untold Stories of China and Taiwan
In our own little sheltered worlds today, we tend to forget the past, and surprisingly enough even the past of those who walk amongst us. It tends to surprise us when we find out that a mother was unable to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Reviews
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Depression, Suicide and Asian American Women: My Story
By June Some questions were raised in a recent interview in NPR about why there is a high percentage of suicide among Asian-American women. There are allusions to the high pressures of Asian parents and the usual stereotypes of submissive … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Family, Observations
Tagged depression, mental health, suicide, therapy, women
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American Dad Jailed in Japan for Trying to Bring Kids Home
Earlier this year, a New Jersey dad fought to get his son back from Brazil from his ex-wife’s family. Now, a similarly heart-breaking scenario is playing out–this time, in Japan. Christopher Savoie is sitting in jail right now because he … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Current Events, Family
Tagged abduction, arrest, child, child protective services, children, Christopher Savoie, custody, divorce, Japan, kids
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Role Reversal: Stay at home Asian-American Husbands
This past summer, I didn’t go to work. While my wife went to her job as a Registered Nurse, I stayed home and spent my time doing bringing the kids to summer school, basketball games, and other activities. I did … Continue reading
When Ignorance Is Not Bliss: Jon Gosselin Shares his Korean Heritage with his Kids
“I think it was important to do this for my family, to show them that I care about my heritage, and you should, too,” he says. The he in the above quote by Jon Gosselin from an episode (“Korean Dinner“) … Continue reading
Recession Takes Biggest Toll on Minorities and Immigrants
The U.S. Census Bureau released this week their annual report on income, poverty, and health insurance. The numbers were probably no surprise to anyone living through this recession. Poverty was up, median household income was down. Buried in the data, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Food & Drink, Observations, TV
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The 60th Birthday (or any Chinese Birthday for that matter)
Both mainland China and Taiwan are celebrating 60th birthdays in the coming months. Mainland China is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic, with a parade on October 1, along with a special blockbuster movie with over 170 famous … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Lifestyles
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More of my cousin, Daniel Liu (or maybe a little too much!)
After I asked for people to keep an eye out for my cousin Daniel as his image begins appearing in commercial ads, I began receiving requests from people for asking for “introductions” and “more hot pixxx pls!” Um, sorry… no … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Family, Fashion, New York, Southern California
Tagged cousin, Daniel Liu, eye candy, Family, Fashion, model, modeling, NYC, photos
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Everything Gives You Cancer
Joe Jackson had a song called “Cancer” on his 1982 Night and Day Album, featuring the lyric “Everything Gives You Cancer.” It seems in this day and age, that truly everything does give you cancer, and if you’re Asian, you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health
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Introducing Daniel Liu: Asian Male Model (and My “Little” Cousin)
It seems like yesterday that I spent 4th of July weekend at my Aunt and Uncle’s house at their annual Independence Day blowout. But aside from a chance to celebrate the Fourth with many amazing folks, the party also doubled … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Family, Fashion, New York
Tagged cousin, Daniel Liu, Family, Fashion, model, modeling, NYC, Uniqlo
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