8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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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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Charisma Man: A Western Geek is Reborn in Japan
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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Tag Archives: Jeff Yang
8Books Review: The Golden Screen: The Movies that Made Asian America
The many awards won by the Everything Everywhere all at Once, including Golden Globes and five Academy Awards, are a triumph of filmmaking and also a triumph for Asian American representation. The road to reach this milestone was not a … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Jeff Yang, Rise, The Golden Screen, The Golden Screen: the Movies that made Asian America
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8Books Review: Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now
Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now is a monster of a book — both in that it is chock full of excellent content and that it literally weighs a ton (okay not a literal … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Entertainment, Food & Drink, History, Lifestyles, Movies, Music, Reviews, The Arts, Theatre, TV
Tagged Angry Asian Man, Jeff Yang, Phil Wang, Phil Yu, Rise
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Bay Area Town Hall on Coronavirus and Hate
You might think that a heavily Asian American area like the San Francisco Bay Area would be immune to coronavirus related racial harassment, but these days, the large Asian American population means a lot more targets to hate. KGO, a … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged Andrew Yang, Bay area, coronavirus, COVID-19, Jeff Yang
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Western (White) Mom vs. Chinese Mom: Who Wins?
The release of Amy Chua’s highly controversial article, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” marks an extremely exciting time to be a blogger in the Asian American media world. It is beautiful to see such strong emotions fly all over the … Continue reading
Secret Identities Volume 2: Shattered is Coming
The second volume of Secret Identities is coming out. Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. This is where I quietly freak out in my chair as I am writing this article and I am going to tell you why: When Secret … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Entertainment, History
Tagged asian american superheroes, Jeff Yang, keith chow, parry shen, secret identities, superheroes
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American Martial Arts Culture’s Roots in the African-American Community
Some fans of the original Karate Kid movie are appalled by the remake starring Jaden Smith as the new Karate Kid and Jackie Chan as his teacher. Some are very explicit about their displeasure to a having a black kid … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, Movies, Music
Tagged african-americans, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Jeff Yang, Karate Kid, LL Cool J, martial arts, Obugo Ongiri, RZA, Warrington Hudlin, Wu Tang Clan
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