Category Archives: Family

How To Be A Bad Asian: I Think All East Asian Babies Look The Same

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

Life is hard enough as an Asian. Not all of us can get perfect SAT scores, graduate from medical school or trick out a Honda Civic. The pressure to embrace our culture remains but sometimes, we just don’t want to. … Continue reading →

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Americans Overestimate Number of Asian Americans, Minorities, and Extent of Interracial Marriage

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Jeff

On Discover Magazine’s Gene Expressions blog, Razib Khan takes a look at how different groups of Americans perceive the number of Asian Americans and other minorities. He concludes that Americans consistently overestimate the number of minorities and underestimate the number … Continue reading →

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Asian American DIY: The Kitchen Exhaust Fan

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Tim

If you’ve lived around Asian American immigrant households, especially Chinese ones, you’re already familiar with one side effect this has in the kitchen: There’s grease everywhere. It builds up over time, and it seems like no matter how much you … Continue reading →

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How To Be A Bad Asian: Flunk Your (Native) Language Course

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Mihee

Life is hard enough as an Asian. Not all of us can get perfect SAT scores, graduate from medical school or trick out a Honda Civic. The pressure to embrace our culture remains but sometimes, we just don’t want to. How … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Family, How To Be A Bad Asian, Religion | Tagged | 9 Comments

Westernized Chinese Food and Westernized Chinese People

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Calvin The Montreal Gazette published an article in November about “vintage Chinese restaurants” in that city, meaning the “dying breed” of restaurants that served Canadian Chinese cuisine. These days, writing on Westernized Chinese food (see my review of Banquet … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food & Drink, Lifestyles, Observations | 31 Comments

Asian Americans More Likely To Use Child Seats, Seat Belts On Children

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Tim

A new study examining almost 40,000 auto accidents from 2002-2006, where children were injured, determined that Asian Americans were most likely to have their child restrained, either with a seat belt or child seat, with 59.3% of Asian American children … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Health, Lifestyles | 5 Comments

70th Anniversary of the Signing of Executive Order 9066

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

2012 marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066. For those of you who don’t know, 9066 was the order that eventually led to the unconstitutional incarceration of the Japanese American during World War II. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Education, Family, History | 2 Comments

The Rice that Binds

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Margaret Sharpe I used to envy girls whose mothers had hot-glue guns at home. Do you know how many cool things that could be done with a hot glue gun? Forget the fact that some of these girls already … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Lifestyles, Observations | 2 Comments

Tiger Mom Reveals Herself As Laissez Faire College Mom Almost One Year Later

Posted on December 28, 2011 by John

It’s almost been a year since the Wall Street Journal excerpted Amy Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, in an article called “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” on January 8th, 2011 – which became the most popular article … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Family, Lifestyles, Observations | 11 Comments

Mixed Reactions Over Kim Jung Il’s Death

Posted on December 27, 2011 by jee

I wish my Grandfather were still alive so that I could ask him what he thinks about the passing of North Korea’s Kim Jung Il. My Grandfather was a very wise and gracious man. He never made an unfavorable comment … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Favorite Things About Japanese New Years

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

Besides Groundhog Day, my favorite holiday is New Years. I look forward to it every year. I always forget though that most people (in America) just think it’s a day to watch football and the Rose Parade. For those who … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food & Drink, Lifestyles | 3 Comments