Category Archives: Lifestyles

Why You Should Not Teach Your Child Chinese

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Tim

With the start of the new school year, the usual topics around which school to send your child, and the extra-curricular activities your child is attending become the common topics of conversation around the water cooler at work. For Asian … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Family | 34 Comments

SF Interim Mayor Ed Lee’s Family Ties to Chinatown

Posted on August 17, 2011 by John

When I was growing up in Western Massachusetts, I remember my family befriended a Chinese family who moved into the area to open a family business. I learned one day that they were descendants of Confucius–in fact, something like the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Family, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area | 1 Comment

The Beauty Department’s Asian Beauty Focus Falls Short

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Moye

I have an unhealthy obsession with Lauren “LC” Conrad of The Hills and Laguna Beach fame (probably from watching marathons of her shows on MTV and the fact that her voice always gets weirdly hoarse every time she gets upset….how … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Lifestyles | 12 Comments

Height Differentials Between Eastern and Western-born Asians

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Guest Writer

By Sheldon A few weeks ago, I blogged about The New Visibility of Asian Athletes and suggested that Asian parents should allow their children to deviate from studying and piano playing to develop their athleticism. Little did I know, shortly … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Family, Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles | 7 Comments

Obsessed British Student Lengthens Tongue To Speak Korean

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Mike Saechao

I’ve read a lot of things about obsession. Obsession with celebrities, obsession with eating disorders, obsession with video games and so forth, but I’ve never heard of an obsession so extreme that the person will modify their bodies to be … Continue reading →

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SF Supervisor Jane Kim Gets Asked Why She’s Not Married

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Ernie

Via SFist: Jane Kim is a San Francisco City Supervisor. She is also a single, 30-something Korean American, which only means one thing: awkward relationship status questions from old Asian people! From the Examiner: “While the mayor and supervisor talked … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Dating, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area | 1 Comment

Canadian Wongs Earn Their Own Coat of Arms

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Ernie

Sure, the last names of Chinese people might go back for centuries and have our names dictated by weird poems that no one remembers, but what we don’t have is one of those cool coat of arms like Europeans. Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Lifestyles, WTF | 13 Comments

Asian American Senior Citizens Hit Hard By Recession

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Tim

In a roller-coaster week for many American’s finances, there was even worse news for Asian American elders. We already knew that Asian Americans were hit harder by the recession, and a new study from the Greenlining Institute shows that seniors … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Family, Lifestyles | 7 Comments

The Importance of Discussing Race in Parenting

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Moye

Daddy in a Strange Land blogger Jason Sperber addresses the value of addressing issues about race and racism in parenting today: “…I know that having a biracial black man in the White House and mixed folks as a Hollywood trend … Continue reading →

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Was Jesus Asian?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

I recently saw a painting of Jesus. He had blue eyes and blond hair. Did the real Jesus really have blond hair and blue eyes? I started to think about some of the other images of Jesus I’ve seen.

Posted in Religion | 15 Comments

Surviving Filipino Cotillion Season

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Jeff

“Where are you going?” I said to The Daughter. “I’m going to the video shoot.” “Okay.  Wait, what?” I had told The Daughter that she wouldn’t be getting a Cotillion for herself (we would rather spend the money for college), … Continue reading →

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