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Asian Pubic Hair Questions
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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
Friendster Bought by Malaysian Company, Reveals Totally Asian Branding
Friendster — seriously, remember them? — is like the Coolio of social networking services; like the rapper, the website was once hip and edgy, but after a series of poor financial decisions is relegated to do desperate things to get … Continue reading
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Black/Asian Race Relations in A Good Day to be Black and Sexy
By Alex I had a chance to watch A Good Day to be Black and Sexy (2008) earlier today; let me definitely say “Thank you Netflix!” If it wasn’t for you, I would never have the fortune to find completely … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Movies, Observations
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More on the South Philadelphia High School Attacks
By Jason Having grown up on the East Coast in Washington D.C., which is a fairly multi-cultural community, I was shocked to hear about the assaults and beatings on about 30 Asian students at South Philadelphia High School. Fights broke … Continue reading
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Terrance Watanabe: The Biggest Loser in Las Vegas
Wall Street Journal has the incredible story of 52-year-old Japanese American Terrance Watanabe, believed to have the biggest losing streak in Las Vegas history – losing an estimated overall total of $127 million in gambling, of which $112 million dollars … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Volkswagen
Volkswagen’s latest entertaining ad campaign is their “Sign Then Drive” event where you can get a Jetta, CC, or Tiguan for “practically just your signature.” I’ve actually test driven a Lexus with an Asian American car saleswoman before, so I … Continue reading
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San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu “Gentle Manner” Stands Out in City Hall
I’ve blogged many times about San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors President David Chiu: his initial run for Supervisor for District 3, the possibility of him being the first acting Asian-American mayor of San Francisco should current mayor Gavin Newsom step … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Observations, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Citibank
Citibank has been advertising their 2.75% Certificate of Deposit, via this commercial featuring an older Asian American man playing and having fun with his dog along with cheerful music playing in the background. I guess Citibank thinks 2.75% CD is … Continue reading
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The Axe in the Attic: Connecting Hurricane Katrina and Typhoon Ketsana
Last night I watched the 2007 documentary “The Axe in the Attic,” which followed the film’s makers, Ed Pincus and Lucia Small, to New Orleans six months after Hurricane Katrina. The pair embarked on a road trip following the trails … Continue reading
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The Daily Show & The Colbert Report Mock “Bow-Gate”
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Submission Accomplished www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis As Mitsuru had blogged earlier this week, Obama critics (aka Right-wing nuts) have complained about President … Continue reading
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Taking Care of Your Elderly Parents
If you’re more Chinese (or Asian) than you are American, you know exactly what I mean when I say it’s expected the kids will take care of their parents when they are older. Confucius called it filial obligation, even the … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Dad & Son in Comcast Ad
Like I’ve said, there seems to have been a slew of commercials (Target, CVS) recently with Asian Americans being portrayed as normal Americans, rather than for fodder. Now, Comcast has an ad touting its HD quality compared with AT&T’s U-verse … Continue reading
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Adorable Asian Kid Kylie Now Schilling Sony, Getting More Bizarre
First there was a bizarre Sony HDTV ad that claimed that watching their TV could improve your Chinese, and then there was the cute Asian girl Kylie pitching Microsoft Windows 7. Why not just combine those two? Here’s Kylie helping to pitch … Continue reading
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