Category Archives: Family

Modern Family & ‘Tiger’ Indian Parents

Posted on January 20, 2011 by John

Last week’s episode of Modern Family had a funny, and somewhat timely and relevant plot line regarding the daughter Alex studying hard and competing to get the best grade against her main rival, an unseen Indian American kid named Sanjay. … Continue reading →

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A Look Into South Korea’s Anti-Gaming Boot Camps

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Moye

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 →

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Because Some of Us Need It: The Asian American Guide to Not Studying Too Hard

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Guest Writer

[Typical Asian Parents from Goodness Gracious Me, the famous BBC Sitcom mocking South Asians in Britain] By Zahira Recently, at a South Asian dinner party, I sat across from an older, serious-looking couple with their 17-year-old son between them, his … Continue reading →

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When Eating Organic Was Totally Uncool

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Jeff

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 →

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How to be a Bad Asian: Let your kid get a B

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Jeff

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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Restaurant Children

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Tim

Children of Golden Grill from Pei Ju Chou on Vimeo. I happened to catch an article in the International Examiner by Pei Ju Chou on her new documentary “Children of Golden Grill”. The short documentary film (watch the film above) … Continue reading →

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Jeff Yang: Controversial Amy Chua Parenting Book “Nothing Like What WSJ Suggests”

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Ernie

Jeff Yang’s latest column for the San Francisco Chronicle discusses ChineseMomGate and includes a short interview from Amy Chua, who admits to receiving death threats: “I consumed Battle Hymn in a single sitting, and Wang is absolutely right. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Looking Into the Future: Amy Chua’s Parenting Style

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Guest Writer

By Zahira Bring together all the stereotypes you know about Asian-American families: hard driving, 1970s immigrants, two highly educated parents with professional careers, free from praise, and full of expectations. Take them all to the extreme, and what do you … Continue reading →

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An Epic Wedding Gift: “The Journey” Short Film (aka The Debut 2)

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Jeff

Some people create videos as epic “save the date” wedding announcements.  Some people create movies or slide shows at their wedding telling about how the couple met.  Patricio Ginelsa created the above movie as a gift to his wife and … Continue reading →

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Evolving Christmas Traditions: Balanced as a Fiddler on the Roof

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Guest Writer

By PeterLo Two weeks before my father’s wedding, his mother tells him: “You know, we’d really prefer if you’d marry someone Chinese.” Flash forward about 26 years. My parents are still married, and my sister and I are the living … Continue reading →

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Asian American Christmas Tradition: Simbang Gabi

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Jeff

“We have to be there at 5 AM.” “What?” My kids were rather unhappy that our first trip to Simbang Gabi was going to require waking up extremely early during their Christmas vacation.  What is Simbang Gabi?  It is a … Continue reading →

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Asian Dolls for Christmas

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Tim

When you have a five year old Asian American little girl who believes in Santa, finding the right Christmas present isn’t always the simplest task. There’s the easy part of the list of course, the presents she’s already asked Santa … Continue reading →

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