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Category Archives: Health
Am I Anorexic? Asian Girl Body Issues
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
Posted in Beauty, Food & Drink, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles, Sports
Tagged anorexia, body issues, cris cyborg, fitness, francis chan, Health, huffington post, karate hottie, michelle waterson, MMA, yale university
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CDC Seeks Former Smokers for Ad Campaign, Deadline Extended to 6/5
The CDC is conducting a national search for their Tips from Former Smokers Ad Campaign. This is a paid position. The campaign pays $2,500 + Travel for those who are selected. They’re looking for ex-smokers of all ethnicities, particularly Asians, … Continue reading
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Baylor Frederickson and how some Asian Ethnic Groups have Extra Difficulty Finding Bone Marrow Matches
7 year old Baylor Frederickson needs a bone marrow transplant. If he was purely from one Asian group, it would be hard enough, but since one of his parents is not Asian, it’s even more difficult to find a match. … Continue reading
Screening for Colon Cancer, “The Silent Killer” of Asian Americans
As an Asian American, there’s one killer out there that affects more Asian Americans than any other. The leading cause of death for Asian Americans since 1980 is cancer (unlike for the general population of the U.S. which has heart … Continue reading
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Made In the USA: American Surrogates for Chinese
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
Posted in Current Events, Family, Health, Health and Beauty, LGBT, Technology
Tagged American surrogates, China, Chinese nationals, made in usa, one-child policy, surrogates
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The Karate Hottie and The Submissive Asian Girl
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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Health, Appearances, and Asian Americans
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
Posted in Business, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged BMI, Chrystal Bougon, Curvy Girl, fitness, Maria Kang
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Viral Like SARS: “Smoking Kids;” Thai Kids Asking for a Light
We have shared a number of moving and evocative commercials from Thailand, and this one also falls into that category. While it has been out for a while, but it remains notable for its effectively delivering its message. This article … Continue reading
8$: Jazz, Cancer, and Life: Fred Ho’s Last Year
8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading
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Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: Chado Tea Room (Part 6 of 6)
One of the favorite stops for pretty affordable afternoon tea in LA is the Chado Tea room. They have multiple tea rooms, but I personally enjoy the one downtown in the Japanese American National Museum the best because it has … Continue reading
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Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: The Huntington Library (Part 5 of 6)
The Huntington Library is known for its iconic Japanese tea room, but there’s actually no tea served in that tea room–it’s really just for show. However, there are two other ways in which you can enjoy tea at this lovely … Continue reading
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Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: 85C (Part 4 of 6)
The two guys in the video are coffee drinkers and tried the coffees, but since I’m the tea drinker, I was SERIOUSLY addicted at one point to their ice sea salt jasmine green tea and the ice sea salt mountain … Continue reading
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