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Category Archives: Health
Asian Americans & Smoking: A Silent Epidemic
As I go through pharmacy school and learn about all the different diseases that people go through, I’ve been particularly interested in seeing how these diseases affect Asian Americans, including how smoking tobacco has affected us. Personally, it’s affected me … Continue reading
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A Look Into South Korea’s Anti-Gaming Boot Camps
In America, we have boot camps for kids suffering from obesity. In South Korea, they offer boot camps for teens addicted to playing video games. All Voices posted 15 photos inside one of these anti-gaming camps where “young soldiers” are … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Entertainment, Family, Health, Lifestyles, Video Games
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When Eating Organic Was Totally Uncool
When I was growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, it was less built out, and many more vacant lots and wild areas were closer to the population. During the early spring and late winter, these areas would become … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged farming, Hmong, wild mustard
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Does A Man’s Efforts to Stop Dog-Eating in Vietnam Make Him a “Cultural Imperialist?”
By Jason The issue of dog-meat has become newsworthy, thanks to the efforts of “enlightened” ex-marine Robert Lucius and an LA Times article. He aims to end the consumption of dog-meat in Vietnam; however he also denies being a “cultural … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Food & Drink, Health, Observations
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Asian Americans More Optimistic About The American Dream
In a recent study done by MetLife on the American Dream, more Asian Americans were the most optimistic in their responses than any other ethnic group. Almost half (47%) of Asian Americans believe that their personal situation will improve in … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Health
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Online Tools in the fight against Asian American Diabetes
Asian Americans are said to be more likely than whites to develop Type 2 Diabetes. To help Asian Americans deal with this situation, the Joslin Diabetes Center has upgraded its Asian American Diabetes Initiative website. http://aadi.joslin.org/ contains such tools as … Continue reading
Missing Asian Women in America?
Most people already know that the one-child policy in China has caused a lot of sex based selection in children, causing an very lop-sided ratio of males to females in China. The United Nations estimates, there should be 40 million … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health
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UC Davis Cancer Center Wins Grant to Focus on Asian-Americans
The UC Davis Cancer Center has won a $5.6 million grant to establish the National Center for Reducing Asian American Cancer Health Disparities, the only such center in the United States. It is a timely creation of such a center, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer, Hepatitus A, Hepatitus B, UC Davis Cancer Center
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More Korean-Americans Showing Up at Free Clinics
More Korean-Americans are showing up local free clinics, reports the Korea Times. Statistics show a dramatic 50 percent rise in Korean patients compared to four years earlier; Koreans are among the most likely to be self employed as well as … Continue reading
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German Man Develops Chinese Accent After Migraine
There have been evidence of people completely changing their accents after migraines and strokes, including a German-born Briton speaking like a Chinese man. I’m trying to imagine my dad sound like Foghorn Leghorn after a stroke, and it’s pretty much … Continue reading
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Are More Asian Americans Abusing Adderall?
A blog from CNN announced that a study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs found that drug abuse differed ethnic groups, with Asian-American drug use seen to be the lowest. The study looked at drugs such … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged academic pressure, Adderall, challenge success, drug abuse, Oregon State University
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Buy A Murder House During Ghost Month
August 10 marked the start of Ghost Month, a Chinese and Taiwanese celebration based in superstition around wandering souls. There’s a belief that for one month out of the year, deceased souls can come out and visit the living. Because … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Real Estate, San Francisco Bay Area
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