Category Archives: Observations

Should Asian Kids Be Forced to Play Sports?

A funny thing occurred in the comment section regarding the previous blog post on Asian parents making their kids play musical instruments; a tangent topic was brought up about taking their kids out for sports teams. From Eddy: …do APA … Continue reading

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‘Fat Envelope Frenzy: One Year, Five Promising Students and The Pursuit of the Ivy League Prize’

This past Friday, The Wall Street Journal had a book excerpt from Fat Envelope Frenzy: One Year, Five Promising Students and The Pursuit of the Ivy League Prize and one of the five students the book profiles is an Asian-American … Continue reading

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Wanted: Asian-American music industry

I remember long ago when I worked at an Asian North American lifestyle magazine and co-hosted an Asian music radio show the amount of CDs I would receive and cringe having to listen to in order to review them. Some … Continue reading

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Olympians air a gripe about Beijing

If you’ve ever been to Beijing, you will quickly realize that the city’s pollution is one of the worst in the world. I remember visiting last year as I got in close to dusk, and seeing the red sun amongst … Continue reading

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S.F. restricts China protests for torch relay

The 2008 Olympics will be in Beijing, starting this August 8th, 2008. As part of the ceremonies prior to the opening of the Olympic Games, there is an Olympic torch relay around the world. San Francisco has the distinct honor … Continue reading

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Should Asian Kids Be Forced To Play Music?

So, were you forced as a kid to play the piano or the violin? And more importantly, would you pass that onto your kids? Niniane was, and she didn’t like it one bit: The merits of learning a musical instrument … Continue reading

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This isn’t going to piss anyone off, I don’t think.

One of the lovely things about Facebook is finding random groups of people who have common interests about the most bizarre things. For instance, there’s a group like this one: I survived a relationship with a Vietnamese/Korean Girl A support … Continue reading

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Pitching L.A. to the Chinese

Apparently, the city of Los Angeles has someone working full-time in China to promote Los Angeles as a vacation destination to a growing number of well-to-do Chinese who can afford to travel abroad: “In June, China and the U.S. are … Continue reading

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The First Korean in Space Is a Woman

As I had mentioned “One Giant Leap for Kimchi,” South Korea will be sending it’s first astronaut into space April 8th on a Russian rocket to to the International Space Station. However, that astronaut will no longer 31-year-old Ko San, … Continue reading

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South Korean scientist caught faking research

No, not that one, but another one has been caught faking scientific research data, this time from the prestigious Korean “Caltech”, KAIST. His name is Kim Tae-Kook, caught fabricating data, even in an article published in the prestigious Science Magazine, … Continue reading

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Tang Wei: “Lust, Caution” actress banned in China

According to news reports, Tang Wei, the Chinese actress made famous in Ang Lee’s “Lust, Caution”, is currently band from all media in China – television, film, print, etc. As you may recall, “Lust, Caution” is a suspense-thriller set during … Continue reading

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Fortune cookies help cops nab suspect

I just read this Associated Press (AP) story “Fortune cookies help cops nab suspect” which I found pretty amusing: “TULSA, Okla.—Two fortune cookies helped Tulsa police make an arrest after a pair of break-ins Chinese restaurants. Terrence Middleton, 30, was … Continue reading

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