Category Archives: History

“White Vengeance” Movie Review

Posted on July 18, 2013 by tinabot

“White Vengeance” was directed by Hong Kong director and screenwriter Daniel Lee. The story is set after the fall of the Qin Dynasty around 200 BC, and two sworn brothers fight together and then against each other for rule over … Continue reading →

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Asian American Urban Dance: Breaking Stereotypes, Entering American Mainstream Thought

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Jeff

Nothing says mainstream like a show on the Las Vegas strip, and the Jabbawockeez’s new show Prism that my family and I recently saw in Luxor is one sign that Asian Americans as hip-hop dancing has hit the mainstream.  This … Continue reading →

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“Heathen Chinee” and other Anti-Chinese Old West Songs

Posted on July 4, 2013 by tinabot

Moving West Songs (Disc 1 of 2) by Keith & Rusty McNeil It’s a personal tradition of mine to spend July 4th studying American history. For research on the Old American West for my Cowboy Ninja series, I went on … Continue reading →

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Joseph Eichler: Asian American Activist

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Tim

If you live in California, you’re probably familiar with the flat top homes known as Eichlers. They are homes built by developer Joseph Eichler in the 1950s and 1960s. What you may not know, is that these homes were also … Continue reading →

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Using “Chink” in an Asian American Old West Tale

Posted on July 2, 2013 by tinabot

I started a dime novel series called Cowboy Ninja about a Chinese American growing up in the Old American West. Naturally, in a story like this, I inevitably came to the use of unpalatable words like “celestials”, “Chinaboy”, and, of … Continue reading →

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June 4th, a Sad Romantic Story: Remembering Tiananmen

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Guest Writer

By Jasmine Jia June 4, 2013: It is raining in Beijing. It never fails to rain on June 4th, almost every year since 1989. A Chinese idiom, 老天有眼 (lao3 tian1 you3 yan3) means that God has finally spoken out Himself. … Continue reading →

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Freedom from Assimilation: Be More Like Einstein

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Nithin

“The undignified mania of trying to adapt and assimilate, which happens among many of my social standing, has always been very repulsive to me.” Albert Einstein Einstein – a celebrity among Asians – is the most famous scientist in modern … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain – Asian American Activist

Posted on May 29, 2013 by tinabot

With May being Asian Pacific American heritage month, there are plenty of Asian American heroes to celebrate. But the majority of Americans may have overlooked the Asian American activism of one very prominent American hero–Mark Twain. Lauded as the father … Continue reading →

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Visiting Manzanar

Posted on May 27, 2013 by tinabot

Have you been to Manzanar? If not, go. Go soon. It is worth the trip on so many levels. I had the good fortune and opportunity to visit Manzanar National Historic Monument this past spring. First, the ride there.

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Behind the Smoke and Mirrors of Chinese Superstition

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Tim

Superstition and fortune telling has a long history in Chinese culture. I’ve written about some of my family’s own experiences with a fortune teller in The Chopstick Story with regard to how an aunt and and an uncle of mine … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Giveaway: Pair of Tickets to Asian Art Museum – Terracotta Warriors Private Tour + Dinner

Posted on May 16, 2013 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 5/22/2013: Congrats! Richard Man has been selected as the winner! It’s the last week that the Asian Art Museum is exhibiting its Terracotta Warrior exhibit. Be part of a special group event organized by Datepress, which includes a private … Continue reading →

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Asians in American Pop Music History: Larry Ramos of The Association

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Jeff

It’s hard to imagine that an Asian American more than 40 years ago performed in  four Billboard top 10 hits, including two #1 songs and one #2, but Larry Ramos of the folk/soft rock group The Association, actually achieved that. … Continue reading →

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