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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Clean Slate”
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Was Jesus Asian?
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Why So Few Asians in Oregon?
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Tag Archives: chinese
Spanish vs. Chinese: Which is the Next Language to Learn?
“Dad, what language should I take?” asked Number One Son, as he filled out online enrollment forms for high school. “Spanish or Mandarin?” Indeed, that is a question that others have asked. Nicholas Kristof asked the question in an Op-ed … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Lifestyles
Tagged chinese, Jim Rogers, Nicholas Kristof, Spanish
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Is Disney Remaking Snow White with a Chinese Warrior Theme?
I just caught word that Disney is attempting to make a live-action version of their beloved classic Snow White but this time, it’s going to be set in 19th century China. The plot goes like this: A 19th century Englishwoman who … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Observations, WTF
Tagged chinese, francis lawrence, Hollywood, michael arndt, natalie portman, remake, snow white
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Does K-Town’s Scarlet Chan Look Korean?
I don’t usually pay attention to reality shows so when it flashed across my Facebook that Scarlet Chan had written something, I thought, “Hey, neato. Let me comment, even though she’ll never read it.” “I don’t look Korean at all… … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, TV
Tagged Asian, Caucasian, chinese, identification, Korean, scarlet chan
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One out of Seven New Marriages Interracial or Inter-Ethnic
For those that have never really caught it before, yes, I am in an interracial relationship. So understanding quite well that I too am a part of this Pew statistic where one in seven new marriages are interracial or inter-ethnic, … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Observations
Tagged ABC, Asian-American, chinese, culture, interracial marriage, pew, statistic
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Wokai Sends Money to Rural Chinese Entrepreneurs
I ran across this a while ago but haven’t had time to look into it further until now. I was searching for a microlending organization that not only was either a write-off or “investment” of sorts, but focused on China. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Nonprofit
Tagged Business, China, chinese, entrepreneur, microlending, nonprofit, Wokai
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The Art of Gift Giving
As we get fully entrenched in this holiday season, now best known for getting and giving gifts, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss the cultures that have really perfected the art of giving gifts. Asian cultures specifically of … Continue reading
When did F.O.B. become fob?
For those of us growing up in the U.S. with immigrant parents in the seventies and eighties, there was no getting around the fact that the term F.O.B. (Fresh Off the Boat – pronounced letter “F”, letter “O”, letter “B”) … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Discrimination, Family, Observations
Tagged Asian, chinese, discriination, fob, fobby
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KFC: When is Chicken Not Chicken?
For most people, there’s little concern if our chicken meat has some pork or say some beef mixed in. But for some groups of Asians that would be an entirely different matter. Most people are already aware that Indians of … Continue reading
Huffington Post’s Usage of “Bu Shi” is “Bu Dwei”
Know how someone will look at you funny when you try a foreign language and you totally say something that you don’t have a clue about? Especially in Asian languages, where you could be throwing around phrases online translation software … Continue reading
Mysterious Spike of Illegal Chinese Immigrants at Arizona Border
At the U.S-Mexico border, an intriguing anomaly has unfolded. Authorities report an almost ten-fold spike in arrests of illegal immigrants from China in the southern Arizona desert. The Border Patrol in the Tucson sector has caught at least 261 Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events
Tagged aliens, Arizona, border, border control, China, chinese, gangs, illegal aliens, illegal immigration, immigration, indentured servants, Mexico, smuggling
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Watching TV on a Sony Bravia HDTV can improve my Chinese?
A loyal reader pointed us to this latest Sony commercial. In an ever-increasing field of HDTV manufacturers, Sony has been making the case that it’s worth buying their brand and claims, “You can’t fake Sony quality. It makes watching sports … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Technology, TV
Tagged advertising, chinese, commercial, consumer marketing, electronics, golf, HD, JT, Justin Timberlake, language, Ni Hao Kai Lan, Payton Manning, ping pong, Sony, tv
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“Chinese” reference on CBS’ The Big Bang Theory Season 3 Premiere
Because I love geeks and because I love geek humor even more, one of my favorite TV shows is The Big Bang Theory on CBS. Last night, Season 3 started with our scientist heroes (Sheldon, Leonard, Wolowitz, and Koothrappali) returning … Continue reading