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Category Archives: Family
Our Child Only Speaks English and It’s Not Okay
My 3 year old daughter used to yell “Stop Daddy”, whenever I talked to my mom in Chinese. She didn’t like feeling like she was left out of the conversation, and she let us know in no uncertain terms. It … Continue reading
Mixed Couples Divorce In Droves
If you grow up in the United States you’re pretty familiar with the fact the divorce rate in the U.S. is close to 50% (meaning 50% of all couples that get married typically end in divorce). So when I came … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles, Movies, Observations
Tagged mixed race couples divorce
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Asian American Medical Hazard: Mongolian Spots
“What are those?” I asked as I pointed to bruiselike, blueish black patches on The Daughter as she was being examined by her pediatrician. “Just Mongolian spots,” replied the pediatrician. “But we’re not Mongolian!” I said, surprised. Whether you are … Continue reading
Mourning Comes Too Early
I’m going to break a few rules here. My mother passed away this week. Normally we’re supposed to write about current events that have an Asian theme and how we as Asian Americans react to that news. I don’t think … Continue reading
Posted in Family
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Creating Your Own Surrogate Family
Jun Chen isn’t the first Chinese girl to have been left by her family. Her father abandoned her in NYC when he returned to China after losing his job in the United States. She was only 17 at the time. … Continue reading
The Wealthiest Asian American Neighborhoods
“When you get past the first gate, you drive in for a while and then you have to get through another gate in order to get to her house.” “You mean she lives in a gated community within a gated … Continue reading
Superstition: More Taiwanese Rushing to Tie the Knot Before Lunar New Year
Many couples in Taiwan are rushing to get married before the Chinese lunar new year, coming on January 26, 2009 in the Western calendar because they believe that next year will be an “unlucky” year in which to get married, since next year is marked as the “Gu-luan” year (similar to Western leap year in that there are two days marked for the arrival of spring). Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Lifestyles
Tagged marriage, marriage lunar new year superstition, superstition, Taiwan, Taiwanese
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The Berestain Bears Teaches Us About Wacky Chinese Neighbors
Stan and Jan Berenstain are children books illustrators of an older time and place — Jan Berenstain is 85, Stan passed away in 2005 — but have created the Berestain Bears; a family of rural walking, talking clothes-wearing bears, and … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Family
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Asian-Americans Kids: Moving Back and Forth Between Asia
My boss has been living in India (I like to joke that my management has been outsourced), but he is moving back to the United States. One of his concerns is how his daughter will deal with the move. She … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Entertainment, Family, Lifestyles, Music, Observations, Technology
Tagged Asian immigrants, DJ Replay, Expats, kids, kim Yoobin, Martin Nievera, outsourcing, Sam Milby, Silicon Valley, Wonder Girls
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Is “My Mom is a FOB” Hilarious, Culturally Insensitive, or Both?
FOB, of course, being short for “fresh off the boat.” Joz: What do you think? http://mymomisafob.com Ernie: AWESOME. Joz: The thing I don’t like about it is lack of context. Joz: It makes it sound like they are mocking their … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Observations
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Ask an Asian: I’m Carrying My Asian Boyfriend’s Baby
(Every so often, we here at 8Asians get e-mails asking for advice. Here is one such e-mail from a white girl with an Asian boyfriend — let’s call her “H” — asking for advice on how to deal with her … Continue reading
Posted in Ask an Asian, Family, Lifestyles
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