Category Archives: Observations

The White Butlers Cafe – for Japanese Women

Posted on July 2, 2008 by John

We got this story sent to us by a reader on this CNN news story (aired on June 30th), “Cafe provides royal treatment.” (2:25 minutes). In My Humble Opinion, I find the story on The Butlers Cafe disturbing in so … Continue reading →

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The California Report: Asian American Politics

Posted on July 1, 2008 by John

On my drive home Friday night, I heard on KQED’s The California Report, a nice story on the radio “Asian Asian American Politics”: “Race and identity politics are hot topics this election year. As Barack Obama becomes the first African … Continue reading →

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Masi Oka gets smart at the Apple San Francisco store

Posted on June 30, 2008 by John

I just read about Masi Oka in Angry Asian Man, which was on a piece in The San Francisco Chronicle’s “Tech Cronicles, “Masi Oka gets smart at the Apple store“: “Masi Oka, who you may know from the hit NBC … Continue reading →

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“Vincent Who?” – Remembering the Historic Importance of the Vincent Chin Case of 26 Years Ago

Posted on June 26, 2008 by John

Twenty-six years ago this week, Vincent Chin was beaten by two unemployed white auto workers mistaking Chin for a Japanese (as if that would make things right). I had written about Vincent Chin twice – once last year around this … Continue reading →

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Christy Wong: Being Chinese American and embracing the ‘Twinkie’

Posted on June 25, 2008 by John

Have you heard of the term ‘Twinkie’? (And I’m NOT talking about Hostess’ Twinkies – like how when I talk about The Love Boat, I’m not talking about TV show!) I can’t exactly remember when I first heard the term, … Continue reading →

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Predictably Irrational – Asian American women & mathematics

Posted on June 25, 2008 by John

This past weekend, I finished reading the book, “Predictably Irrational – The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions,” by behavioral economist and author Dan Ariely, which I found to be quite interesting and educational and an easy and enjoyable read … Continue reading →

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Random Poll: Do you pronounce your last name the way it’s spelled or the way it’s supposed to sound?

Posted on June 23, 2008 by jozjozjoz

I started writing this post last October but never finished it. I’m finally digging it out of drafts… After my Random Rant regarding the mispronunciation of the word “karaoke,” a couple of commenters brought up the topic of people “mispronouncing” … Continue reading →

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At California’s Asian fish markets, freshness is everything

Posted on June 23, 2008 by John

I remember when I was a kid, visiting Chinatown in Boston whenever my family would visit my aunt, uncle and cousins who lived in the area. My mother would do some shopping at a Chinese grocery store before we would … Continue reading →

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June 24th: ABC: “I Survived a Japanese Game Show”

Posted on June 20, 2008 by John

I’ve been seeing on ABC a few commercials for an upcoming reality TV show called, “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” “I Survived A Japanese Game Show has begun shooting in Japan and will premiere TUESDAY, JUNE 24 (9:00-10:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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EW: Diversity in Entertainment: Why Is TV So White?

Posted on June 18, 2008 by John

Click to expand. Source: Entertainment Weekly – Network breakdowns include only cast regulars (as of June 6, 2008) for scripted series airing in fall 2008. I subscribe to Entertainment Weekly and in this past week’s issue, they had the story, … Continue reading →

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Let me show you my pet monkey…

Posted on June 18, 2008 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE: My brother informs me I have some details wrong in my monkey story, so I am editing for further accuracy. — I have quite a few Taiwanese blogs showing up in my RSS reader and every so often a … Continue reading →

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Gay Interracial Relationships: On Being “Sticky Rice” and Loving Other Asian Men

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Efren

So Jeff Yang up and did it — he talked about interracial relationships among Asians, but added a twist and focused on straight Asian men. And while it’s all well and good, and talks about on a really peripheral level … Continue reading →

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