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UCR Study States Asian Americans “Not Viewed as Ideal Leaders”

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Ernie

“Asian Americans are widely viewed as model minorities on the basis of education, income and competence. But they are perceived as less ideal than Caucasian Americans when it comes to attaining leadership roles in U.S. businesses and board rooms, according … Continue reading →

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Links: Jim Lee, Rock Paper Scissors, Alexander Wang, Kitchenwench

Posted on February 19, 2011 by minjung

DC Comic’s Jim Lee draws Batman on the Ipad. A Cisco Commercial features Rock Paper Scissors Contest. GQ’s 5th Best New Menswear Designer in America award went to Alexander Wang. The National Library of Australia archives the Korean Australian foodblog Kitchenwench

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Post Round-up: The Mood This Week

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Ernie

People are thrilled about a recent post discussing Chinese Americans in the military. People are furious about last weekend’s Groupon Superbowl ad exploiting Tibet for laughs. People are laughing about a recent self-effacing skit involving Zack Galfinakis and Tila Tequila. … Continue reading →

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Links: Lucy Liu, Far East Movement, Mariel Martin

Posted on February 12, 2011 by minjung

The Bullitts featuring Lucy Liu and Jay Electronica “Close Your Eyes”. Far East Movement appears on Conan. (Hat tip: Min Yang) Who’s the choreographer behind K-POP’s 2NE1? It’s Filipino American Mariel Martin. Who needs the Love Boat? 2RedBeans looks to be the … Continue reading →

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Japanese Officials Crackdown on Sexual Images of Minors in Manga

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Ernie

To the shock and horror of every male heterosexual 12-29 year old anime convention attendant, Japanese officials want to tighten restrictions on provocative depictions of young girls  — both real life and in manga — in magazines, DVDs and Web … Continue reading →

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Captured Pirates Rave about Korean Prison Food

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Jeff

New America Media has a story (translated from the Korean language Dong-a Daily) about captured Somali pirates being held by South Korea.  The pirates are said to be raving about how good the South Korean prison food is and say … Continue reading →

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“500 Project” Looking For API Writer Activists in All 50 States

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Ernie

Asian American literary arts journal Kartika Review has joined with poet Bryan Thao Worra to launch the 500 Project: “We’re trying to collect at least 10 profiles of writer activists from each state, 500 total, to be featured on Kartika’s … Continue reading →

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Post Round-up: The Mood This Week

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Ernie

People are intrigued if Moodring is going to work or not.  (And since Ernie built it: So are we!) People are laughing about 18 Mighty Mountain Warrior’s video of Rush Limbaugh’s mockery of Hu Jintao. People are sad about Astronaut … Continue reading →

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CCTV Passes off Top Gun Footage as a Military Drill

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ernie

“Chinese bloggers are accusing state broadcaster CCTV of using re-purposed footage from the 1986 film Top Gun for a story on a recent air force drill,” where a target hit by the air-to-air missile fired by a J-10 fighter aircraft … Continue reading →

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Bruno Mars Plea Deal Keeps Him out of Jail

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Jeff

Singer/songwriter Bruno Mars has made a plea deal that should keep him out of jail.  Mars, who wrote or co-wrote songs such as Rocketeer and Cee Lo’s “F— You” and performed on songs like Grenade and B.o.B’s “Nothin’ on You”, … Continue reading →

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A. Gabriel Esteban: First Filipino American President of an American University

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Jeff

While there have been other Asian Americans who have run colleges like Chang-lin Tien at U.C. Berkeley and Jim Yong Kim at Dartmouth, A. Gabriel Esteban has become the president of Seton Hall University and the first Filipino American head … Continue reading →

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Nominations Open for the 2011 Farmers Insurance Extraordinary Entrepreneurs Awards

Posted on January 25, 2011 by jozjozjoz

On Wednesday February 16th, 2011 at the Farmers Insurance Extraordinary Entrepreneurs Awards in Sacramento, Farmers Insurance will honor diverse female business professionals who have demonstrated extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses … Continue reading →

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