Category Archives: Observations

Racist Propoganda Cartoons: What to do with our racist past?

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Bo

Eleven Warner Bros. cartoons that have been under lock and key for the past four decades due to their highly racist and stereotypical content recently surfaced on YouTube and now everyone is in a tizzy over what to do with … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations | 25 Comments

Letters from China: Crazy English – The national scramble to learn a new language before the Olympics.

Posted on April 27, 2008 by John

The other night, as I was waiting to meet up with a friend of mine for a drink at the Tied House in downtown Mountain View, I dropped by Books, Inc. and was browsing the magazine section when I came … Continue reading →

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Elite Korean Schools, Forging Ivy League Skills

Posted on April 27, 2008 by John

While catching up on the ABC series “Lost,” earlier this year, I remember an episode where Yunjin Kim‘s character, Sun, is being introduced to a prospective “boyfriend/husband” , Jae Lee, and her mother is being defferential that Sun only went … Continue reading →

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The spin on Chinese laundries

Posted on April 24, 2008 by John

The Chicago Sun-Times reports on “The spin on Chinese laundries,” profiling John Jung, professor emeritus at California State University Long Beach: “In China, women traditionally did the laundry. But as Chinese men immigrated, they were only allowed to own laundries … Continue reading →

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China Needs Old Boys With M.B.A.’s

Posted on April 22, 2008 by John

I have heard and read this many times before – there is not enough experienced managerial talent (and experienced talent in general) for China’s needs. This past weekend’s New York Times article again confirms this in, “China Needs Old Boys … Continue reading →

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Some more thoughts on ’21’… and the MIT Blackjack team

Posted on April 21, 2008 by John

I had written earlier in the month on “The [MIT] Tech: Movie ‘21′ Discriminatory Casting Unjustified,” and had some additional thoughts on the movie ’21’ given my recent travels and experiences. My brother and I were in Boston two weekends … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Movies, Observations | 2 Comments

The new Red Guard? Indignant Chinese Urge Anti-West Boycott Over Pro-Tibet Stance

Posted on April 21, 2008 by John

There have been a lot of demonstrations in London, Paris, San Francisco and in other places in the world as the Olympic Torch relay makes its way to its eventual destination in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics. As part of … Continue reading →

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Protesters target CNN after Jack Cafferty’s remarks on China

Posted on April 20, 2008 by John

Yesterday in Los Angeles, over 1,000 Chinese/Chinese-Americans protested in front of CNN’s Los Angeles office (as reported in The Los Angeles Times). Why do you ask? Well, if you haven’t been following this brewing “controversy,” CNN’s Jack Cafferty commented on … Continue reading →

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World record breaking Sport Stacker

Posted on April 18, 2008 by John

World record breaking Sport Stacker A high school friend of mine sent me this link about a local boy in my old hometown. Steven J. Purugganan, 10, of Longmeadow, became the World Record Breaker in Sports Stacking. What the hell … Continue reading →

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Like “Stand and Deliver” (Except Not)

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Ernie

I meant to blog about this L.A. Times story on Zhao yan feng, a University Instructor from mainland China selected by the college board and the Chinese language council to teach Chinese to high school students. In South Central Los … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, Observations | 8 Comments

I want my BTV – Bedroom TV!

Posted on April 18, 2008 by John

Did any of you have a television in your bedroom while growing up as a kid? I didn’t, and in general, wasn’t too interested in having one in my room. Recently, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health published … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, Observations | 6 Comments

Chinese Duke student gets threats after China protest

Posted on April 17, 2008 by John

On the radio the other day (4/15/08), I heard on KQED a radio piece on The World (and in In The New York Times today -“Chinese Student in U.S. Is Caught in Confrontation“), discussing a situation regarding Grace Wang, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics | 54 Comments