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Category Archives: Observations
A Brief Lesson On Melanin Diversity In The Philippines And China
So the other week, Lucy Liu was under fire for her comment on David Letterman’s show about how she looks “a little Filipino” when she tans. Although Lucy has already apologized, a number of people are unsurprisingly still offended by … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Observations, TV
Tagged China, David Letterman, Lucy Liu, Philippines, race
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Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk Dies, and Why Asian America Should Care
“The king is dead. Long live the king” goes the old proclamation. Cambodia’s former king Norodom Sihanouk was reported to have died on 15 October 2012, which to the Kingdom of Cambodia symbolizes more than just the loss of their … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations
Tagged cambodia, Current Events, dith pran, ellen wong, haing s ngor, Khmer Rouge, loung ung, Politics, sihanouk, southeast asia, the killing fields
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Asian American Commercial Watch: ExxonMobil’s Michael Lin Talks About His Most Inspiring Teacher
http://youtu.be/weXYpOolhIY I caught this ExxonMobile commercial recently and I was a bit incredulous – here we have an Asian American ExxonMobil engineer / scientist Michael Lin talking about how in high school he was a bad student who wasn’t interested … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Familiar Pairing Of White Men And Asian American Women
Last week, the Washington Post wrote an article about the obvious, but I’m glad that they did, since the is the first time I recall the “mainstream” press as called attention to this issue that anyone who watches television with … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Observations, TV
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How Korean Entertainment Can Make It In The US: It Ain’t Pretty
By John Kim Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen Psy’s “Gangnam Style” video. Not only has it broken hundreds of millions of hits on YouTube, he’s made appearances on MTV’s VMAs, the Ellen Degeneres show, the Today … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Observations
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Host Bars – The Changing Face of South Korea
Living under the threat of a nuclear war by a meglo-maniac does have its stressful time, but South Korea has successfully put the threat of doomsday into the back of its mind and is instead surging forward in its pursuit … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Lifestyles, Observations
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Pasola, Participation & Why We Stand By What We Write
In the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia, there is a yearly fertility ritual performed in the western territory called Pasola. In no means do we try to grossly oversimplify or pretend to understand this ritual, but the basic idea … Continue reading
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Why I Don’t Study “Traditional” Martial Arts In America
Overheard at a recent expat party, a young professional with that superficial “Hey, how are you, I think you’ll do great things in life, you’ve got a lot of talent and passion” schpiel he’d say in one way or another … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Observations, Sports
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The Five Types of Scumbags in Asia Whom Asian Americans Should Avoid
I waited at the McDonald’s at one of the many uninspiring malls for everyone to come. It could have been anywhere in the world because these joints don’t have much variety for lifeless interior design, but the giveaway that this … Continue reading
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Omega Man: A Post-Ramadan Experience In Jakarta
“I am Charlton Heston” I said to myself when I woke up late in the morning on Idul Fitri, or more popularly known in Indonesia as Lebaran, the last day of the Ramadan in Islam (this year it was on … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Observations, Religion
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The 8Asians Talks About How Girls Creator Lena Dunham Is Confused About Islam
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Religion, TalkAbout, WTF
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Singapore Insists On Making Bad Music Video To Make Up For Low Birth Rates
Singapore has had some “unique” music videos over the years, but this new one spotted on YouTube in light of Singapore’s national day on 9 August seeks to address some serious social issues: extremely low birth rates.
Posted in Current Events, DUDE WTF ASIA, Observations, WTF
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