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Do Asian Women Have The Smallest Vaginas?
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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: Observations
SuperBowl Ad features Doritos Samurai Throwing “Ninja Stars” and Swinging “Nunchucks”
Here’s a SuperBowl commercial that annoyed me, courtesy of Doritos. In this ad, some guys in a gym take Doritos from samurai– and suffer the consequences!!!111!!1 OMGLOLWTFBBQ! This ad was popular enough that it ranked in the Top 20 of … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Observations, TV, WTF
Tagged ads, advertising, commercials, Doritos, karate, Karate Kid, kung fu, martial arts, Super Bowl, tae kwon do, television, trailer, user-generated
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Gallup: Asian-Americans Lean Left Politically
This recent interesting polling data from Gallup finds Asian Americans more liberal or leans Democratic — after initially identifying as independents — than other racial/ethnic groups: “Overall, 41% of Asians identify politically as Democrats, 41% as independents, and 16% as … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Politics
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Hines Ward Helps Biracial Youths
Back when Hines Ward was a rookie, I knew about his career. Not because I followed him, but because my friends would be sure to keep me updated. I have to admit, I do pay closer attention to Korean news … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Sports
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Reckless Tortuga on Asian Tattoos and Clothing
By Kristian “If you’re not Asian, stay away from Asian characters! Shay Shay.” You’ve seen them on the street and maybe you’re dating them. Non Asians wearing clothing or tattoos of Chinese & Japanese characters is nothing new. However, it … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Lifestyles, Observations
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Radio Shack
Radio Shack just launched this inexplicable commercial titled “Sensei” promoting the fact that they carry cell phones from three different wireless carriers: AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint. All the elements of an annoying commercial for Asian Americans – a stereotypical screaming … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Entertainment, Observations
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8Asians Talkabout: Bong Joon-ho’s “Mother”
Every so often, we get clips of movies: In this case, MOTHER 마더, Korea’s official entry to the 2010 Academy Awards Foreign Language Film and directorial follow-up to Bong Joon-ho’s 2006 horror movie, The Host. The link to the trailer … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Reviews, TalkAbout
Tagged Academy Awards, bong joon-ho, Movies, Oscars
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Cultural Psychology: the Power Distance Index and Asian Culture
I read a lot of cultural psychology, and find that it is relevant to my experiences as an Asian American and explains a lot of the dynamics I see around me. I want to share some of these ideas and … Continue reading
Posted in Observations
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Funny or Die: Little Asian PC Girl vs. Mac Girl
Little asian PC girl vs. MAC parody – watch more funny videos Speaking of Kylie, looks like Funny or Die has a parody of Microsoft’s Kylie tv ad and Apple’s tv ad campaign, using battling cute Asian girls to debate … Continue reading
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Justin Lin: I Lose Money Creating Asian American Films
From Justin Lin, director and producer of Asian American movies like Better Luck Tomorrow and Finishing the Game: “Here are the facts: there’s no defined audience and the numbers just are not there. Also, very rarely do Asian American films … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), (simple), Discrimination, Movies, Observations
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The Jay Leno & Conan O’Brien Animated Drama Re-enactment (According to Hong Kong & Taiwan’s Apple Daily)
From the same folks who brought you the infamous Tiger Woods midnight crash animated re-enactment, Hong Kong and Taiwan-based Apple Daily’s “action news animated round up” has almost outdone themselves with a summary of the late night NBC drama of … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Observations, TV
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60 Minutes: American Samoa: Football Island
There may not be many APIs that play college basketball, let alone in the NBA, but when it comes to football, Pacific Islanders – specifically – American Samoans – are a powerhouse. According to this past Sunday’s story on 60 … Continue reading
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Mixed Feelings: When Others Assume You’re Half-Asian
By Mandy I’m 100% Korean. But a lot of people – mostly Asians, in fact – mistake me for being half-white. To be honest, my gut reaction is glee. Half-Asian girls are always gorgeous, so being mistaken for one – … Continue reading
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