Category Archives: Health and Beauty

YouTube: Anna Akana’s ‘How to put on your face’

Posted on July 28, 2014 by John

I saw this video posted earlier this month on Facebook by someone by budding self-described actress, director, writer Anna Akana and recently saw that The Huffington Post had picked it up. Although I’m a guy, I liked the message that … Continue reading →

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Am I Anorexic? Asian Girl Body Issues

Posted on June 19, 2014 by tinabot

A few months ago, a student from Yale University, Frances Chan, blogged in the Huffington Post about her horrific experience with Yale–she was 5’ 2” and about 90 lbs, and they designated her an “eating disorder” case and began to … Continue reading →

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Made In the USA: American Surrogates for Chinese

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Tim

When I was in college, I stumbled across the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, by Bill Watterson. In particular I was quite taken with the strip where Calvin and his toy tiger Hobbes discuss where babies come from. By the … Continue reading →

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The Karate Hottie and The Submissive Asian Girl

Posted on April 4, 2014 by tinabot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxcqDYtG6nU I hate to share videos that objectify women mainly because it makes me want to throw up. Just watching that video I found above has left me with no appetite for the rest of my breakfast. Nevertheless, I thought … Continue reading →

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12 Years a Slave’s Lupita Nyong’o Thoughts on Beauty

Posted on March 14, 2014 by John

As you may or may not know, Lupita Nyong’o recently won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Patsey in ’12 Years a Slave.’ While millions have watched Nyong’o’s acceptance speech at the Oscars, but many will … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Michelle Phan & Diet Dr. Pepper – ‘Always One of a Kind’

Posted on January 31, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/pzeYduCpHt0 I was catching up on watching The Daily Show, when I saw this Dr. Pepper commercial and noticed that the woman was beauty tip and YouTube sensation Michelle Phan. I first noticed that she was a cute Asian woman … Continue reading →

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Health, Appearances, and Asian Americans

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Jeff

   The incident where Maria Kang was briefly kicked off of Facebook,  recent news about the “lower” rate of obesity among Asian Americans, and the debate on CNN above combine to bring up a subject that isn’t often discussed: … Continue reading →

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Dim Sum Diet Wrecker

Posted on December 10, 2013 by tinabot

For the past few months, I’ve been on a 1200 calorie baseline diet, which means I try to keep my daily calorie net intake at 1200, just enough to keep myself alive while maintaining a 500 calorie deficit. On days … Continue reading →

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Mom + MMA World Champion = What’s YOUR Excuse?

Posted on November 5, 2013 by tinabot

Get more pictures like this from SHERDOG.COM Credit: Dave Mandel Any moms out there looking for some serious fitness inspiration? In spring 2011, Michelle “Karate Hottie” Waterson became a mom, giving birth to her adorable baby girl Araya. This past … Continue reading →

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In Search of Asian American Female MMA Fighters: Michelle Waterson

Posted on October 31, 2013 by tinabot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozAhAgN1TdE&feature=youtu.be I’ve only recently become obsessed with female MMA fighters, so I decided to embark on a search for Asian American female MMA fighters. In my search, I found Michelle “Karate Hottie” Waterson. My first impression when I saw all … Continue reading →

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Olympic Wrestler Clarissa Chun on PBS Hawaii

Posted on October 29, 2013 by tinabot

During the 2012 Olympics, I read Jeff’s post about Asian Americans that were competing, and I immediately zoomed in on Clarissa Chun and became a huge fan of hers and totally rooted for her as she won the bronze. She … Continue reading →

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Maria Kang: No Excuses for the Average

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Xxxtine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl4Pmp6fpGk “What’s Your Excuse?” “Me, I have none.” I consider myself very average, perhaps just a tad below in terms of overall lifestyle. I’m not particularly ambitious and relatively healthy with a few lifestyle adjustments to cope with inherited medical … Continue reading →

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