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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Clean Slate”
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Category Archives: Lifestyles
New Garden Grove Councilman Celebrates Swearing in with a Marriage Proposal
Chris Phan, a newly elected Councilman for the city of Garden Grove, had a unique way to celebrate being sworn in – making a very public wedding proposal to his girlfriend Cindy Pham! According to this interview, he checked first … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Lifestyles, Politics
Tagged Chris Phan, Cindy Pham, city council, Garden Grove, wedding proposal
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Christmas In A Chinese Restaurant Or McDonald’s?
This time of year, for those who do not celebrate Christmas, and those who do not have family to celebrate Christmas with, there’s always the question of where you can go to eat on Christmas day, and traditionally that answer … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Family, Food
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Future of Japan and What that Means for Japanese Americans
This past Sunday, the New York Times had an opinion piece title, “Without Babies, Can Japan Survive” by Alexandra Harney. The article discusses the problems facing Japan’s aging population and what kind of future Japan could have (assuming the current … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Politics
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Jeremy Kong gets a Bone Marrow Transplant
After Janet Liang died, one of the people mentioned who also needed a bone marrow transplant was 2 year old Jeremy Kong. Jeremy, whose situation is explained in the video above, suffered from Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The Kong Family blog reports … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged Asian American Donor Program, Bone Marrow Registry, Janet Liang, Jeremy Kong
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Childhood Obesity Among Asian American Subgroups
Asian American children are commonly thought to have a lower risk of childhood obesity, but a study published in the journal Childhood Obesity reveals that once data is disaggregated, there are wide variations between Asian subgroups. Using data from the … Continue reading
The Boy Versus Girl Debate
Anyone familiar with Asian culture already knows about the gender imbalance going on in many Asian countries, that there’s statistically more boys in countries like China and India, than there are girls, where there’s a cultural bias for having boys. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyles
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Stories of Immigrant Elders: Wisdom from the Indian Ice Cream Man
We talk so many times about conflict between ethnic groups that it is refreshing to hear a story where two people from what seem to be vastly different backgrounds find common ground. Author and photographer Tiburon tells this story of … Continue reading
When The (White) Husband Doesn’t Want An Asian Baby
There’s an interesting letter circulating the internet on Dear Prudence’s advice column. Dear Prudence is one of those Dear Abby/Ann Landers columns, on manners and morals, and this particular letter comes from a Caucasian husband married to an East Asian … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles
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New York Times Writer Describes Mother’s White Worship One Day After UCLA Anti-Asian Racial Slurs
by Leeland Lee In a piece published online last Thursday in The New York Times entitled “A Messy Relationship,” Titi Nguyen describes her mother’s pivotal role in introducing her to her future significant other, a man by the name of … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Dating, Lifestyles, Observations
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How One Transgender Korean American Found Inspiration From Her Birth Mother
Andy Marra, a Korean adoptee, shares the touching story about tracking down her Korean birth mother, whose love and acceptance allowed her to continue her male-to-female transition: “To this day I am astounded by my mother’s supernatural intuition despite the … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Education, Family, LGBT, Lifestyles
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Faking An Asian Language – The Right Way
Many of you may have been mocked when you were a kid by people saying to you “Ching Chong Ting Tong” or other such nonsense in a lame attempt at imitating an Asian language. Hey, it still goes on even … Continue reading
A Trip To Shanghai’s Marriage Market
It’s not uncommon for single men and women to venture online to find love, but in Shanghai, some aging parents have been taking the initiative for their adult children with the “Marriage Market” in the People’s Square. Every weekend, these … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Family, Lifestyles
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