Category Archives: Observations

Finding Religion

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Tim

My parents each had their own religion. My mom was a practicing Buddhist and my dad would profess to anyone who would listen that he was Catholic. As for attending church or temple, as a family we rarely did either. … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Ambassadors of Cute

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Ben

You know that you’ve walked into a different world when the Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs named three models as their new ambassadors of cute. That’s right. You heard me. Kawaii Taishi. Misako Aoki, Yu Kimura and Shizuka Fujioka represent … Continue reading →

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Looted Dragon May Be In Taiwan

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Tim

I recently wrote about the French auction of Yves Saint Laurent’s artworks which included two Chinese bronze animal heads from a collection of twelve which were looted in the 19th century from the old Summer Palace in Beijing by French … Continue reading →

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Charlie Rose’s Conversation with United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu

Posted on March 13, 2009 by John

You can probably tell by now that I’ve become a big fan of PBS’s Charlie Rose lately; last week Charlie Rose interviewed Dr. Steven Chu, our country’s latest Secretary of Energy. If you are interested in America’s energy future, this … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Language: Technology As Friend Of Tradition

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Tim

My father was a child of two worlds, he was born in China and moved to Taiwan when he was 8 years old. He left relatives behind in mainland China, yet still had much of his family in Taiwan. With … Continue reading →

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Hands of My Father

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Tim

I happened to catch the tail end of “Talk of the Nation” on NPR while I was in my car this week. The segment was titled “Hands of My Father“, and was an interview with Myron Uhlberg, the author of … Continue reading →

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Granta.com’s “Portraits of My Father”

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Efren

From Granta.com comes a beautifully written piece by Alexander Chee on his father, which is actually a series of recollections on authors and their fathers.  I don’t think there’s anything more that needs to be said by me since I’d … Continue reading →

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Going to a Hoedown!

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Jeff

On this blog we often talk about diversity and state our expectations that white Americans try to get to know us beyond stereotypes and preconceived notions.  The Daughter’s high school, which is about half Asian and a third white, sent … Continue reading →

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“Why am I the Coolest Asian You Know?”

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Rob

This weekend I went to Hoboken for their St. Patrick’s Day Parade. St. Patrick’s Day in Hoboken is basically an excuse for everyone to get very drunk and celebrate in public; its telling that when someone asked my Irish Catholic … Continue reading →

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UC Berkeley Students Protest Panda Express

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Efren

While catching up on my twitter feeds, I noticed a rather interesting article from rayfilwong‘s blog, Campusfork: UC Berkeley students protest Panda Express.  Apparently a group of 40 students last week  protested after Panda Express expressed interest in setting up … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Observations, San Francisco Bay Area, WTF | 12 Comments

Twitter Alert: McCain Criticizes Federal Cash for Japanese-American Museum

Posted on March 9, 2009 by John

The Senate is currently debating a $410 billion funding bill intended to allow smooth functioning of the Federal government through the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year. Senator John McCain has consistently campaigned against earmarks, also better known as … Continue reading →

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On Stereotypes, Assimilation and a Manhattan Bar called Park

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Rob

Recently I met some friends at a bar called Park, located in downtown Manhattan. Park is one of these trendy, well decorated bar/lounges that have sprung up all across NYC and cater mostly to a young professional/hipster crowd. Like other … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Lifestyles, New York, Observations | 19 Comments