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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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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Category Archives: Observations
Being Bi-racial in Beijing
There is an interesting story in The New York Times a week or so ago told by a Chinese-American mother, Vivian Toy, on a two week vacation with her kids and her white husband in Beijing titled, “Stopping Traffic in … Continue reading
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Filipino doctors suspended over YouTube “rectal surgery video”
As someone who currently works in health care in the US, I’m constantly being reminded to maintain patient confidentiality, making sure not to talk about any cases out in public, or mention any names or other personal information, for fear … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, LGBT, Observations, WTF
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Yao’s Houston teammates score on Chinese shoe endorsements
As you may or may not know, Yao Ming is a Chinese-national who plays for the NBA for the Houston Rockets. Many popular NBA basketball players have their own sneaker endorsement deals, and Yao Ming is no different – he … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Shopping
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Quake gives Beijing a chance for dramatic image makeover
Today, there are a few articles in The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal and New York Times discussing the Chinese government response to the earthquake disaster. This past year, China has certainly seen a lot of criticism, ranging … Continue reading
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Negativity Against China: Scrutinizing the Scrutiny
In a year that was meant to be prosperous, honorable, and filled with good fortune, China has gotten off to a bad start. Less than six months into 2008, the Middle Kingdom has already experienced significant natural disasters, mounting criticism … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Negative publicity, Negativity against China
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In the U.S., anxious Chinese immigrants follow news of quake
As “reported” yesterday by Ben, there was a magnitude 7.9 earthquake centered in southwestern China on Monday outside of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province destroying approximately 80 percent of structures in some of the towns and small cities near its … Continue reading
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Seoul Hounds Dog Meat Vendors For Cleaner Chow
I think there is a common stereotype that a lot of Asian cultures have dog as an Asian cuisine. Well, the fact is, there are some select groups and places in China, Vietnam and in Korea that do eat dog. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Food & Drink, Observations
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Asian Pacific American Heritage 2008 Local Heroes
Every year, KQED and Union Bank of California honor five outstanding local heroes for Asian Pacific American Heritage month (which is every May). This year’s heroes are: • Regina Clewlow, founder of Engineers for a Sustainable World. • The Rev. … Continue reading
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Chinese vs. English – How the Brain Learns to Read Can Depend on the Language
Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences The images, made using functional magnetic resonance imaging, show brain regions with significant activation during a rhyming task. (a and b) The cortical activation associated with rhyme judgment contrasted in normal and dyslexic … Continue reading
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Why American Chinese cuisine isn’t exactly Chinese
Have you ever noticed how Americanized Chinese food, really isn’t so Chinese? I’ve found that interestingly enough, the food is… well, coarsely made. I’m not really sure how else to put it, but a lot of it is bigger, the … Continue reading
Missiles, Money and the Mainland: The Taiwan Dilemma
I was listening to KQED last night and came across the very interesting program discussing Taiwan, “Missiles, Money and the Mainland: The Taiwan Dilemma.” With all the talk about China these days with the Beijing Olympics coming up, it was … Continue reading
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