8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Category Archives: Observations
Baldwin Yen, Asian American veteran profiled in video tribute
You’re probably not like me and didn’t watch the third day of the Democratic National Convention on television this evening, with some terrific speeches by Bill Clinton and Joe Biden, to name a few. Well, this evening, there was also … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics
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LPGA policy for speaking English in 2009
I’m not so sure I’m in disagreement with this new 2009 policy on all golfers requiring to speak English at all. Apparently there are many foreign players in the LPGA; it just happens that forty five of those are from … Continue reading
ImageGeisha: Is This Any Different from Mister Wong?
File another one in the “European companies with unfortunate branding” bin: My former co-worker Rabble pointed me to an image manipulation platform which does live previews of Word Documents, PDFs and MP3s on the web from Austrian company wollzelle. Called … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Technology
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Final Thoughts on the 2008 Beijing Olympics & China
Source: The New York Times Well, after 2+ weeks of staying up late, the 2008 Beijing Olympics concluded this past evening with the Closing Ceremonies (all in glorious High Definition!). My only regret is that I didn’t make plans in … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Sports
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The 2008 Olympics: One World, Countless Nightmares
Okay, so what’s the real count during these 08 Olympics? I’m not talking about the medal race between China & the US, or how many golds Michael Phelps has rack up. I’m talking about the count of human rights violations. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations
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Anime Failing in the U.S. as Fan Base Increases
In the airport yesterday, I grabbed a copy of Future Anime. Amusingly, there was an Editor’s Note on the state of anime since mid-2006 and how downloads have been hurting the industry as the progression of broadband has changed the … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Observations
Tagged anime, bittorrent, distribution, fansub, opinion
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Family Conflict – Not Depression – A Significant Risk Factor for Asian American Suicide
From IIstix, this article brief from UC Davis stating that along with pressure, cultural assimilation and mental illness and the stigmas that come with it, family conflict is just as of a factor in suicide among Asian Americans: The researchers … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations
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In China, Jocks Don’t Rule School; But the Smart Kids, They’re Cool. And Chinese & Asian Americans?
Source: New York Times: A basketball tournament in Columbus Park drew spectators, but many recent Chinese immigrants discourage their children from playing sports. If I grew up in China, I would have been cool. But I was born-and-raised in the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Sports
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Congressman Mike Honda – Powerbroker
Mike Honda isn’t the founder of Honda Motors or even an owner of a Honda dealership, but a Democratic Congressman for the 15th Congressional District of California, which includes the cities of Cupertino, Milpitas, Santa Clara, Campbell, Los Gatos, the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics
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Asian Americans Reporting on the Beijing Olympics
As I had blogged on the Opening Ceremonies, I was a bit disappointed that NBC’s China analyst didn’t happen to be a Chinese American. But if you haven’t noticed, there have been Asian Americans reporting for Beijing for NBC, as … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Sports
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SFist Blogger Makes Fun of Lapu Lapu Street in San Francisco
View Larger Map So thanks to Ernie and the RAAW blog, I was pointed to a blog post about a clueless white person poking fun at a street named Lapu Lapu in the South of Market (SoMa) district in San … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Local, Observations, San Francisco Bay Area
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Kelly Hu & George Takei “Embrace Your Power” to Vote
The non-partisan Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) just launched its 30 second television commercial / public service announcement (PSA), “Embrace Your Power,” starring Kelly Hu and George Takei. Upon first look, I’m not too sure what … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Current Events, Observations, Politics
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