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Do Asian Women Have The Smallest Vaginas?
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Asian Pubic Hair Questions
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Do Asian Women Have the Smallest Breasts?
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Do All Asians Have Flat Butts?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have the Smallest Testicle?
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Category Archives: Lifestyles
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
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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
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Asian American Medical Hazard: Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate
Asian Americans have a higher probability of being born with Cleft Lip and/or Cleft Palate than other ethnic groups. According to this article from the Department of Health and Human Services, Asians American have an occurrence of Cleft Lip or … Continue reading
My Asian Thanksgiving Dinner
Last year was a very special year for my family. My wife and I welcomed a beautiful, happy, and healthy baby into our lives. Spending our first holidays with the baby is something that I will never forget – mostly … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Drink
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8Questions With Nancy Vu, Creator Of Just Little Things
Nancy Vu is a high school senior in San Jose, California and the creator of the blog Just Little Things, a tumblr about the little things in life that give her joy. Her postings showed up so often on pinterest, … Continue reading
Posted in 8Questions, Lifestyles, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Just LIttle Things, Nancy Vu
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