Category Archives: Observations

Mike Kim of Escaping North Korea on The Daily Show

Posted on July 3, 2009 by John

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Mike Kim thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Jason Jones in Iran The Daily Show had Mike Kim, author of Escaping North Korea: Defiance and Hope in … Continue reading →

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Shi Pei Pu, The Original “M. Butterfly”, Dies at Age 70

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Efren

Shi Pei Pu, the inspiration of David Henry Hwang‘s acclaimed play, M. Butterfly, was reported by the New York Times to have died recently at the age of 70 years in Paris. Shi Pei Pu and his lover, Bernard Bouriscot, … Continue reading →

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East Coast Asians versus West Coast Asians

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Guest Writer

By Vannie A couple of years ago back in high school, I attended the National Association of Independent Schools/Student Diversity Leadership Conference in Miami. The purpose of this three to four day conference was to reinforce our racial identities through … Continue reading →

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Acceptability and Asian Culture

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Tim

There’s a scene in Amy Tan‘s The Joy Luck Club, where one of the moms is preparing a crab dinner with her daughter. There’s just enough crabs so that each person gets one, but one of the crabs is too … Continue reading →

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“Engrish/Chinglish”: Language Lost in Translation

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Kevin

Growing up, I would visit Hong Kong and/or Taiwan every year to visit family and see my birthplace. At first, during these visits, I would try to read signs or menus using whatever Chinese characters I could muster.  However, as … Continue reading →

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“Asian Men Are Short: That’s Why White Woman Don’t Marry Them”

Posted on June 22, 2009 by John

A recent tweet by a New York Times reporter posted a link to Modeling Interracial Love, a report about a recent Center for Economic and Policy Research discussion paper excitingly titled Anthropometry of Love: Height and Gender Asymmetries in Interethnic … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Reason You Shouldn’t Drink Too Much: Video Evidence of Drunkeness

Posted on June 20, 2009 by jozjozjoz

We’ve covered the “Asian Flush” more than once and well, frankly, getting taped and humilated is a far worse consequence than turning red from alcohol. Well, that’s what I think, anyway. Be careful who you are drinking with because they … Continue reading →

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The Green Dam Youth Escort: Not an Environmentalist “Dating” Service for Young People.

Posted on June 19, 2009 by jozjozjoz

…and the Green Dam Girl doesn’t have anything to do with dental dams. Actually, Green Dam Youth Escort (绿坝·花季护航) is “content-control software” developed in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Ostensibly designed to block pornography, Green Dam can actually be … Continue reading →

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When Your Success Is Your Parent’s Success

Posted on June 18, 2009 by jee

Growing up in Korea, I’ve heard from different adults in my life that a child’s success is their parent’s success: if a child misbehaved, they would blame the parents rather than the misbehaving child; if a child did well in … Continue reading →

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Paul Fong: California, Apologize for the Persecution of Chinese Immigrants

Posted on June 18, 2009 by John

Paul Fong, “Godfather” of Silicon Valley’s Asian American’s political community and current California State Assembly member, last week introduced resolution ACR 42 calling on the state of California to offer the first formal apology to Chinese Americans for unjust laws … Continue reading →

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Oh, You Crazy Test Studying Asians Trying to Get Into College

Posted on June 16, 2009 by John

In the past two weeks, I noticed the New York Times reporting on college entrance exam preparation in South Korea and in China. The U.S. media often covers how stressful and college entrance exams are in Asia, but rarely do … Continue reading →

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Thomas Beatie: “Pregnant-Again” Man, Once a Filipino

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Mitsuru

So I had heard a while ago that Thomas Beatie — a celebrity transman — is a mixie much like myself. He too has a white mama, an Asian daddy, and originally, an Asian surname. He too was born with … Continue reading →

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