Category Archives: (featured)

Is Japan Becoming A Nation of Whiners and Complainers?

Posted on December 16, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Except for Moye*, the Japanese/Japanese-American folks I know aren’t usually people who do much complaining. While that’s a pretty big generalization, we all know the stereotypes– both real and perceived– of the “quiet” Japanese men and women who don’t like … Continue reading →

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Did “Asians Scare Sarah Palin Away” from Hawaii?

Posted on December 8, 2009 by jozjozjoz

I never thought that we’d ever have a reason to write about Sarah Palin on this blog, but here it is. With the release of her book “Going Rogue,” come opportunities for her to put a few things out for … Continue reading →

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More on the South Philadelphia High School Attacks

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Guest Writer

By Jason Having grown up on the East Coast in Washington D.C., which is a fairly multi-cultural community, I was shocked to hear about the assaults and beatings on about 30 Asian students at South Philadelphia High School. Fights broke … Continue reading →

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Is “Ninja Assassin” an Example of a Post-Ethnic Asian Film?

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Koji Steven Sakai

Over the weekend, I saw Ninja Assassin, the new movie starring the Korean pop star Rain. It was what you imagine it to be. Pretty cool action scenes surrounded by a bad story and horrendous acting. (Surprisingly, Rain’s acting wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Three Asian American Perspectives on Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Jeff

As Thanksgiving approaches and my extended family tries to figure out what to prepare, I have been thinking about how my Thanksgivings when I was growing up were a fusion of Asian and American.  Turkey and white rice.  Cranberries and … Continue reading →

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Taking Care of Your Elderly Parents

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Tim

If you’re more Chinese (or Asian) than you are American, you know exactly what I mean when I say it’s expected the kids will take care of their parents when they are older. Confucius called it filial obligation, even the … Continue reading →

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Obama Bows to Emperor Akihito

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Mitsuru

Barack Obama’s bow-at-the-waist to Emperor Akihito has garnered some pretty harsh responses in the US. Namely, it is anti-Obama critics jumping on the President’s gesture with the ferocity of a jock at my high school who’s just been implicated as … Continue reading →

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How Do You Draw Asian Women?

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Moye

Here’s a list of the reasons why this video is so wrong: There is no one way to draw an Asian woman. Upturned eyes? Small nose? Beautiful, big and full lips? Really? According to eHow, people were genuinely asking how … Continue reading →

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Sesame Street’s Asian Muppets

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Tim

Google helped bring attention this week to Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary by publishing Google doodles with various characters from Sesame Street. For those of us in the U.S. we saw Cookie Monster, Big Bird and other familiar muppets integrated with … Continue reading →

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New Study: Three-quarters of South Korean Adoptees Identify As White

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Linda

For those of us who were not adopted, we can only begin to imagine what it would be like to be raised in a culture completely different from the one we were born into, but this may give us some … Continue reading →

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Rachel Lee: Asian Teens Behaving Badly

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Moye

We love it when Asians behave badly. It gives us something to gossip about and also, it makes us feel pretty badass. It’s true. It’s like a slap in the face to that annoying stereotype about being submissive model minorities. … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: Some Asian Men Cheat on their Partners

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Efren

Ever since the Internet has been available to Asian Americans, we’ve heard random shit about Asian American men: They’re effeminate. They’re child abusers. They’re wife beaters. They’re undesirable to women (or men, for that matter). They’re drunkards. They’re socially inept … Continue reading →

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