8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
- In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
- Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
- Do Asians Have Body Hair?
- Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
- Asian American Commercial Watch: Instacart | Big Sister
- The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
- Was Jesus Asian?
- Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
Category Archives: Tech
Asian American Commercial Watch: Day in the Life with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
If you own a high-end Android smartphone, it most likely has a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Recently, Qualcomm announced their latest and greatest, the Snapdragon 845, and highlights some of the benefits in their corporate video (okay, so not really a … Continue reading
8Asians Exclusive: Interview with Dr. Ravi Chandra, author of ‘Facebuddha’
Recently, I interviewed my friend Dr. Ravi Chandra, who recently published his book, Facebuddha: Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks: Facebuddha is a rich memoir of relationships, online and off, and an exploration of the psychology of social networks through a Buddhist lens. … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Lifestyles, Religion, Tech
Leave a comment
Wired: It’s Time For ‘Silicon Valley’ to Disrupt Its Toxic Asian Stereotypes
Note: this discusses a little bit of the current season – so possible spoilers if you haven’t been watching. When I saw this headline on Facebook, I wondered why no one had written about this yet. I’m a fan of … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Discrimination, Entertainment, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Tech, TV
Tagged Silicon Valley, television, tv, tv shows
2 Comments
Priscilla Chan, in rare interview, tells how her goals with Mark Zuckerberg are shaped by personal story
In the local Silicon Valley newspaper, The San Jose Mercury News recently did an interview with Priscilla Chan. She’s most well known for being the wife of founder & CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and she rarely gives interviews. In … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education, Family, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Tech
Leave a comment
ICYMI: SVVR 2016 – Virtual Reality (VR) in China
I work in Silicon Valley and in the “tech” industry and one of the hottest topics this past year, especially with the commercial release of the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive in April, is Virtual Reality. I happened to attend … Continue reading
Posted in Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Tech, Technology
Leave a comment
60 Minutes Hacks Congressman Ted Lieu’s Lent iPhone
The other night, CBS News’s 60 Minutes did a segment on cell phone security (or the lack thereof), titled “Hacking Your Phone”: “We wanted to see whether Nohl’s group could actually do what they claimed — so we sent an … Continue reading
ICYMI: Silicon Valley Comic Con 2016 – Recap & Review
Back this March – Friday, March 18th to Sunday, March 20th, I had the good fortune of being able to attend the first ever Silicon Valley Comic Con. I’ve always wanted to go to Comic Con in San Diego, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Comics, Entertainment, Events, Local, Movies, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area, Tech
Leave a comment
Asian American Commercial Watch: Google’s Android: Monotune
https://youtu.be/xLhJIFC8xkY During this year’s Grammys, Google debuted a new Android commercial called “Monotune”: “A piano has 88 keys. Each one is different. But what if they were all the same? To find out, we took apart a piano and reengineered … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Entertainment, Music, Tech
Tagged Android, Google, piano
Leave a comment
‘Hello Ed Lee,’ a video by singer-performance artist Candace Roberts
Mayor of San Francisco, Ed Lee, made history by being the first Asian American to be mayor of San Francisco (through appointment) as well as first Asian American to be elected (and re-elected) mayor of the city. San Francisco, having the … Continue reading
Jeremy Lin’s TAG Heuer Connected Watch
Working in Silicon Valley and as part of my job, I’ve checked out and played around with a few smartwatches. Personally, I can’t say that I’m a big fan of them – having to charge an extra device, and most … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Sports, Tech, Technology
Tagged heuer, heuer tag, Jeremy Lin, TAG, tag heuer, watch
Leave a comment
The Today Show: Love with Food’s Aihui Ong – After divorce, woman turns love of food into booming business
I met Aihui Ong, Founder & CEO of Love with Food (“Snack Smart. Do Good.”), a subscription box snack business at some Silicon Valley networking event probably back in 2011 when she was first starting her business. I’ve always had … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food & Drink, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Tech, Technology, TV
Tagged aihui ong, The Today Show, Today Show
Leave a comment