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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Category Archives: Sports
Asian American Commercial Watch: Volvo’s “The Unexpected Ones” With Jeremy Lin
http://youtu.be/X9ebc-wKoZk Back in August, I had blogged about Jermey Lin and what he was doing during his off-season, which included filming a commercial for Volvo. Originally, Lin had signed a deal with Volvo to promote its brand and cars in … Continue reading
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Jeremy Lin Stars in KevJumba & PapaJumba YouTube Video
http://youtu.be/5haH4Pl1Idc I was looking for news about Taiwan’s National Day in the Taipei Times, when I came across an article from a few days ago regarding in Internet YouTube sensation Kevin Wu (better known as KevJumba) and Kevin’s dad with … Continue reading
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Help Fund STRIKE, Bill Fong’s Quest to Bowl a 900 Series, On Kickstarter
Oh Asians. It’s not good enough to score a perfect 300, the highest score you can get in a bowling game. But Bill Fong, a happy-go-lucky bowler on the Lucky 8 bowling team in Plano, Texas is trying to prepare … Continue reading
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No!!!!!!!! Michelle Kwan is Engaged!
As anyone who has followed me on this blog, you probably could tell that I have had a crush on figure skater Michelle Kwan for the longest time. I had the real great honor of seeing Kwan compete in the … Continue reading
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Why I Don’t Study “Traditional” Martial Arts In America
Overheard at a recent expat party, a young professional with that superficial “Hey, how are you, I think you’ll do great things in life, you’ve got a lot of talent and passion” schpiel he’d say in one way or another … Continue reading
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Jeremy Lin’s Late Night Escape In Taipei & 60 Minutes Profile Coming This Fall
As I have blogged earlier this summer, basketball sensation Jermey Lin traveled to Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and back to Taiwan to promote the NBA and himself as well as participate again in basketball training outreach to the youth in … Continue reading
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NFL Player Haruki Nakamura Is Better known In Japan Than In The US
Carolina Panthers safety Haruki Nakamura is one of the few Asian Americans in the NFL. He is also one of the few (only?) NFL players who are better known in Japan rather than the US. Nakamura got his start in … Continue reading
Olympic Gold Medalist Ryan Lochte’s Sister Is A Huge Racist
http://youtu.be/W6tlr2-aqVk Have you met Megan Lochte yet? She’s the sister of Ryan Lochte, who’s been making headlines for winning all those medals in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She’s also totally comfortable with using racial slurs like “chink.”
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Jeremy Lin’s KFC Commercial For China Behind the Scenes
If you’ve ever traveled to China, one thing you will notice is the ubiquity of KFC restaurants – I think KFC is way more popular in China than in the U.S. So it’s interesting to see that while Lin has … Continue reading
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The Force Behind American Olympic Judo Medals: Yosh Uchida
When Marti Malloy won a bronze medal in Judo in the 2012 Olympics, she was happy to look up at the stands and see her former coach, 92 year old Yoshishiro Uchida. Yosh Uchida was more than just a coach, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Olympics, internment, judo, Marti Malloy, Yosh Uchida
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Clarissa Chun Wins Olympic Bronze In 105.5lbs Women’s Freestyle Wrestling
When I read about Asian Americans Competing in the 2012 Olympics, I looked through the Northwest Asian Weekly yearbook-like pictures. The one Olympian that jumped out at me was Clarissa Chun, a diminutive Asian girl that had the word “Wrestling” … Continue reading
LINSANITY Hits Taiwan With Jeremy Lin’s Press Conference in Taipei
Over the weekend, Houston Rockets’ Jeremy Lin arrived in his parents’ homeland of Taiwan and LINSANITY ensued. Lin held a very well attended press conference to answer many amusing questions, including if he has a girlfriend or not (he does … Continue reading