8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Review: Netflix’s “Let’s Get Divorced”
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Clean Slate”
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Category Archives: Lifestyles
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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Traveling Taiwan: Taipei 101 (Part 6 of 24)
I recommend that upon arrival in Taipei, Taipei 101 should be the first place you visit. This recommendation is not because this building is a feat of human engineering and a major tourist must-see in Taipei. Going to Taipei 101 … Continue reading
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8Asians Visit Asian America: Chinese American Museum
Visit Asian America. Asian America is not just an identity or an idea, it’s a place as well. It is America, and certain parts of America distinctly embody the Asian American homeland. Join us as we highlight different Asian American … Continue reading
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The Closing of America’s Largest Landfill
Growing up in Hacienda Heights, I knew we were right next to the Puente Hills Landfill. Little did I know it was the largest landfill in America. Hacienda Heights has one of the largest concentrations of Taiwanese descent Americans, and … Continue reading
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Traveling Taiwan: Night Markets (Part 5 of 24)
When I went on the Taiwanese Love Boat, I lived right in Jian Tan, which is the home of the world famous Shilin Night Market of Taipei, Taiwan. I’m sure there’s night market culture in a lot of different places, … Continue reading
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Women MMA Fighters in Asia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNpzv8VJ8Kg Women’s MMA has been on the rise with Invicta FC’s successful production and the UFC adding a whole new weight division, strawweight 115-lbs, and having the first all-female cast for their reality show The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). I always … Continue reading
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A Look at Asian American Income Disparities and Variation: “Reading Between the Data”
When this report from Nielsen came out a few months ago about how Asian Americans are a wealthy sophisticated group with above average household income that marketers should target, it seemed to me that the people who compiled that report … Continue reading
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Tagged Center for American Progress, disaggregation, household size, income, statistics
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Traveling Taiwan: Convenience Stores (Part 4 of 24)
The picture above was one I took in the Taipei MRT subway station. If you look closely at the map image of Taiwan there, it is completely covered in logos of convenient stores. This is an incredibly accurate depiction of … Continue reading
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Traveling Taiwan: Public Transportation (Part 3 of 24)
Taiwan has many levels of convenient public transportation: Taiwan High Speed Rail, Taiwan Railway, and the Metro systems in all the major cities (e.g. Taipei MRT). All this on top of Taiwan Tourism Bureau’s Taiwan Tour Bus and ubiquitous taxis … Continue reading
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8Asians Visit Asian America: Martial Arts History Museum
Visit Asian America. Asian America is not just an identity or an idea, it’s a place as well. It is America, and certain parts of America distinctly embody the Asian American homeland. Join us as we highlight different Asian American … Continue reading
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Traveling Taiwan: Flight (Part 2 of 24)
The old adage that half the fun is getting there couldn’t be more true. When we booked the flight with the popular Taiwanese airline EVA Air, we didn’t think the one we got was going to be one of the … Continue reading
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Traveling Taiwan: Language (Part 1 of 24)
Recently I was able to serve as somewhat of a tour guide to some American friends who were interested in visiting a country in Asia, specifically Taiwan. Out of quite a lot of options, Taiwan came out as the top … Continue reading
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