Category Archives: Lifestyles

8Books Review: “Love, Loss, and What We Ate” by Padma Lakshmi

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Lily

Padma Lakshmi’s memoir, Love, Loss, and What We Ate is an intimate look at family, growing, grief, and eating through life’s ups and downs. Best known for her role as host on Top Chef, Lakshmi takes us from childhood to the present in … Continue reading →

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National Science Foundation Funds Extensive Research Survey on Asian Americans

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Jeff

The National Science Foundation has decided to fund an extensive research survey on Asian Americans.  The survey project, lead by Political Science Professor Karthick Ramakrishnan of UC Riverside, Law Professor Taeku Lee of UC Berkeley (shown here), Sociology Professor Jennifer … Continue reading →

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Are Asian Americans really the Healthiest Americans?

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Jeff

Since beginning the year, my family has been dealing with a number of medical issues, from emergency operations to life style changes stemming from chronic conditions.  When I saw that The Center for Disease Control has released a study looking … Continue reading →

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Priscilla Chan, in rare interview, tells how her goals with Mark Zuckerberg are shaped by personal story

Posted on May 30, 2016 by John

In the local Silicon Valley newspaper, The San Jose Mercury News recently did an interview with Priscilla Chan. She’s most well known for being the wife of founder & CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and she rarely gives interviews. In … Continue reading →

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On Memorial Day: The Last Viewing

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Jeff

While Memorial Day in the US usually brings up thoughts of summer and barbecue, dead Asian American and Pacific Islander veterans usually don’t come to mind. This StoryCorp animation of a father’s remembrance of his dead son reminded me of … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “The Translation of Love” by Lynne Kutsukake

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Lily

Lynne Kutsukake’s novel The Translation of Love is an emotional and engaging journey through post-war Japan as seen by its wide cast of characters. It is a unique picture of what happens after war–the consequences of war, the struggles to … Continue reading →

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NYC Theater Review: “Kentucky” by Leah Nanako Winkler

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Lily

Showing in New York until May 22, Kentucky by Leah Nanako Winkler is a tumultuous and energetic ride through the lives of a Kentucky family on the eve of a wedding. It’s a play about home–home and family, for better and … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Jeff

My schedule rarely allows me to read entire books, but after I read about Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air, a New York Times bestseller, I decided that I would actually buy and read it. While Kalanithi didn’t focus his book … Continue reading →

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Indiegogo: Before Tinder, there was the Taiwan Love Boat

Posted on April 25, 2016 by John

There’s a new Indigogo fundraising for a documentary about the “Love Boat” – titled “Before Tinder, there was the Taiwan Love Boat”– asking for contributions of $20 to $5,000, with various levels of rewards for your level of contribution. And … Continue reading →

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Apparently in Silicon Valley, only non-Asians are allowed to have fun

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Guest Writer

By Leeland Lee The New York Times recently published a collection of photographs by Laura Morton depicting the “entrepreneurs, geniuses, idealists” who have flooded Silicon Valley in search of vast riches. In image after image, we see millennial techies in … Continue reading →

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Tila Tequila and the N-Word

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Koji Steven Sakai

Tila Tequila became famous for being a MySpace model and somehow turned that into a reality TV career. I had forgotten about her when this news story came out: Here are her tweets, which seem to get progressively worse:  

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8Books Review: “Beyond the Tiger Mom” by Maya Thiagarajan

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Koji Steven Sakai

I’ve always seen myself as a Tiger dad. I know saying that has a lot of negative connotations. But I have big dreams for my toddler. First, he’s going to get into Harvard, then either make the NBA or play … Continue reading →

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