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Health Study Sees Rice as Source of Arsenic Exposure

Via US News: “New research finds that pregnant women in New Hampshire, which has high levels of arsenic in drinking water in some wells, may also be ingesting arsenic through rice…Karagas said arsenic levels in rice ‘should be monitored,’ although … Continue reading

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Georgia Factory Exporting Chopsticks by the Millions

Apparently this has been a thing for awhile, but it’s back in the news with the story of Jae Lee, a U.S. citizen originally from South Korea who owns Georgia Chopsticks, a factory that creates four million sets of chopsticks … Continue reading

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Rick Perry Confuses The Late Kim Jong-Il As Kim Jong The Second

Kim Jong-Il may have passed away but the Internet lols have continued, especially with Presidential hopeful Rick Perry sending out an official statement on the North Korean dictator’s death with a glaring mistake: “Rick Perry mistakenly referred to the despot … Continue reading

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Asian Pacific Male Calendar Becoming New Reality Show

The team who created the successful 2010 Asian Pacific Male Calendar are creating a new reality show based on “their behind-the scenes experiences of creating the culturally diverse calendar which simultaneously raised thousands of dollars for charity” that will hopefully … Continue reading

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Art Dealers Cracking Down On Deadbeat Billionaires: $83 Million Chinese Vase Goes Unpaid

From 8Asians Reader Min: “Art Dealers Get Tough as $83 Million Chinese Vase Goes Unpaid. [I guess there are] First World Problems… and then there [are] 1% Problems.” I work part-time at an Asian art house and this isn’t necessarily … Continue reading

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North Korean TV Found Streaming Live on Website

From Yahoo News: A former North Korean soldier owns and operates SPTV, which streams North Korean television for seven hours a day from 0800 GMT and edited footage is also posted online the next day. While some venues that offer … Continue reading

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Taiwanese Golf Superstar Yani Tseng Well-Known in Asia But Not US

At just 22, Yani Tseng is the youngest golfer (man or woman) to win five major titles. Currently playing on the LPGA tour and ranked as the world’s no. 1 female golfer, Tseng is ridiculously famous in Taiwan and China … Continue reading

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Famous Pearl Harbor Women Firefighter Photo Not Taken on Pearl Harbor Day

Via Yahoo! News: “A photograph of three women reportedly fighting fires in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has been debunked. Katherine Lowe, 96, who is the woman standing second from the right in the picture, says … Continue reading

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Study: “South Korean Men Are Second Most Unfaithful In World”

From Chosun: “In the poll of 29,000 men and women from 36 countries by Harris Interactive for condom maker Durex, 34 percent of Korean men answered that they had been unfaithful to their partners, second only to Thailand’s 54 percent. … Continue reading

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Kraze Burger to Try to spark Craze in US

From Voice of America: “Kraze, pronounced ‘crazy,’ started in 1998 and was inspired by an American hamburger chain called Johnny Rockets.  It has grown quickly, and there are now over 100 locations in Korea. The company has recently expanded to … Continue reading

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Australian Soap Opera Neighbours Welcomes First Indian Family

The classic Australian soap opera, Neighbours, is best known for featuring now well known cast members, like Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue and Natalie Imbruglia but now they’re introducing their first all-Indian family–and not every fan is happy: “Melbourne-born of Indian … Continue reading

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NBC Earns a B in APA Diversity Casting; Fox Gets a C-

“The Asian Pacific American Media Coalition (APAMC) has released its 2011 report cards grading the networks’ past 2010-2011 season while simultaneously challenging ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC to cast at least one Asian Pacific American actor as the main star … Continue reading

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