Category Archives: Observations

Why Americans Are Adopting Fewer Kids from China

Posted on April 29, 2009 by John

Adopting a Chinese baby is nothing new these days in the United States. In fact, adopting a Chinese baby is fairly commonplace and has made it into mainstream popular culture, like Charlotte in Sex and the City adopting a Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Family, Observations | 20 Comments

In China, Knockoff Cellphones Are a Hit

Posted on April 28, 2009 by John

If you’ve ever been to China, you’ve had the opportunity to buy knockoff counterfeit goods: Rolex watches, Gucci handbags or Nike sneakers, as well as pirated software, CD’s and DVD’s. Well, the Times now reports that the proliferation of  counterfeit … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Observations, Technology | 3 Comments

Raising Your Kid: Problems with the “Raymond Zheng” Approach to Education

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Rob

Recently John posted about Raymond Zheng, a precocious 14 year old college freshman. Although I know nothing about Raymond beyond the video that John sent out, I’d like to use him as a starting point to explore a topic that … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Observations | 6 Comments

Giving Jackie Chan’s “Control” Comment A Second Chance

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Teresa

So, by this point, most people have heard about Jackie Chan’s comment on the “Chinese need[ing] to be controlled.” I watched the actual clip of Jackie Chan speaking at the Boao Forum (the part English media outlets have been reporting … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Observations | 6 Comments

Newsflash: Non-Asian Americans Still Can’t Tell Us Apart!

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Efren

In a stunning revelation, the Committee of 100 just published a report about Chinese Americans and Asian Americans stating that Americans who aren’t Asian can’t tell us apart.  What’s interesting to note is that this group had done a similar … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations, WTF | 16 Comments

Comedian Joe Wong Debuts Nationally on Letterman

Posted on April 21, 2009 by John

On Friday night I was figuring out what I wanted to watch on the DVR and noticed that a “Joe Wong” was going to be a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman. I wound up watching The Late … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Movies, Observations, Reviews, WTF | 16 Comments

Tattoos in China Become Popular (or: Exoticizing Stupid in Any Language)

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Efren

I’m sure all of my fellow Asian Americans under a certain age have seen this — a non-Asian person with tattoos in different Asian languages like Chinese and Japanese because they’re in an exotic language that they don’t understand.  It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Observations, WTF | 14 Comments

April 25th @ Stanford: 30 Years of the Taiwan Relations Act

Posted on April 19, 2009 by John

For those of you living in the Bay Area and interested in learning more about Taiwan and it’s “official” diplomatic status with the United States, you might be interested in attending this event: 30 Years of the Taiwan Relations Act … Continue reading →

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ABC’s Nightline Profiles Raymond Zheng, “Brilliant Kid”

Posted on April 16, 2009 by John

This past week, ABC’s Nightline did a news segment on Genius School – Inside an innovative class for some of the world’s most brilliant kids (video: 7 minutes. 40 seconds) and profiled Raymond Zheng, a fourteen year old freshman at … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Education, Observations | 14 Comments

What Yao Ming Not Dunking Tells Us About Asian Culture

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Rob

As a diehard hoops fan, I was extremely excited when Yao Ming first entered the NBA. Not only did it mark the emergence of a new and potentially great basketball talent, it also thrust an Asian male into the media … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations, Sports | 34 Comments

Tuft’s “Bias Incident”: Alcohol + Bias = Trouble

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Kevin

As a college freshman, I learned two basic rules about the college life about half a week or so into my first semester. 1) Academics measures as a minor part of the college experience and 2) Alcohol is near inescapable … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Education, Observations, WTF | 35 Comments

White Canadian Male Asks: “Why do most bad drivers seem to be Asian?”

Posted on April 11, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Phillip Milano, author of the syndicated “Dare to Ask” column, fields “diversity” questions of all sorts — and usually they’re the kinds of questions which may be perceived as “politically incorrect” or “insensitive” to ask outloud. He runs a site … Continue reading →

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