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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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Was Jesus Asian?
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Why So Few Asians in Oregon?
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Tag Archives: Taiwanese
CAAMFest 2024: Light of the Setting Sun
Going into this film, I didn’t know much about Light of the Setting Sun except from the CAAMFest program description: “Candid conversations meet photographic scenes, as the details of violence begin to take shape, and we witness how deep the … Continue reading
60 Minutes: Meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
We have profiled him recently, but we wanted to point out that 60 Minutes did a great profile on Nvidia and its Taiwanese American CEO (and co-founder) Jensen Huang: “Jensen Huang leads Nvidia – a tech company with a skyrocketing … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged bamboo ceiling, Discrimination, jensen huang, nvidia, Silicon Valley, Taiwanese, taiwanese CEOs
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Taiwanese CEOs: Jerry Yang
By Travis Yen From modest origins in Taipei, Taiwan, Jerry Yang rose to become a visionary entrepreneur and industry trendsetter, co-founding one of the internet’s pioneering enterprises. His narrative serves as a tribute to tenacity, inventiveness, and the revolutionary potential … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Technology
Tagged CEOs, Jerry Yang, stanford university, Taiwanese, taiwanese american, yahoo!
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Taiwanese CEOs: Lisa Su
By Travis Yen Lisa Su is a trailblazing figure in the technology sector who, via her ground-breaking inventions and revolutionary leadership, has irrevocably changed the world. Su was born on November 7, 1969, in Tainan, Taiwan. Her journey has been … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Tech, Technology
Tagged AI, amd, ceo, chips, Lisa Su, semicondutor, Taiwan, Taiwanese, taiwanese american, tech ceo
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Taiwanese CEOs: Jensen Huang
By Travis Yen Renowned in the computer world, Jensen Huang is best known for his leadership as the CEO and co-founder of NVIDIA Corporation, one of the top producers of graphics processing units (GPUs). Huang, who was born in Tainan, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Tech, Technology
Tagged AI, CEOs, jensen huang, nvidia, semiconductor, Taiwanese, taiwanese CEOs
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Taiwanese Americans Cannot Hold Their Liquor
When I saw this article on 47% of Taiwan’s poulation lacks alcohol-metabolizing gene posted on Facebook and read the details, I laughed, since it is pretty common that Asians often do get the “Asian flush”. ALDH2 is an alcohol-metabolizing gene and if … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged alcohol, americans, liquor, Taiwan, Taiwanese, taiwanese americans
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Din Tai Fung Opening Inside Westfield Santa Anita Mall in California
So I was a bit pre-occupied at the time and did not blog when the news that Din Tai Fung was opening a new restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area at San Jose’s Westfield Valley Fair Mall – slated for opening … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Local, Southern California
Tagged din tai fung, dumplings, food, Taiwanese
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Remembering 228: My First Lesson at the Taiwanese American Foundation (TAF) Summer Camp
This piece was written for the youth participants and alumni of the Taiwanese American Foundation (TAF), the oldest summer conference serving people of Taiwanese heritage. It was originally published at the TAF website and has been republished here with permission. … Continue reading
8Asians Chats With…The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival
The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival celebrates its Sweet 16th birthday Nov 6-11 in Toronto and Nov 16-17 in Richmond Hill. I sat with Aram Siu-Wai Collier, the Director of Programming for this year’s festival to go over some of … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged 3D, Canada, China, chinese, Festival, film, Japan, Korean, movie, Philippines, Prison dancer, Taiwanese
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Superstition: More Taiwanese Rushing to Tie the Knot Before Lunar New Year
Many couples in Taiwan are rushing to get married before the Chinese lunar new year, coming on January 26, 2009 in the Western calendar because they believe that next year will be an “unlucky” year in which to get married, since next year is marked as the “Gu-luan” year (similar to Western leap year in that there are two days marked for the arrival of spring). Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Lifestyles
Tagged marriage, marriage lunar new year superstition, superstition, Taiwan, Taiwanese
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POP 88 #24 – Reel Asian Film Festival
Brr, is it cold enough for you? (If you’re on the northeastern seaboard, that is.) Hopefully to warm you — or at least your ears — up, here is some new music from Anna Tsuchiya, Chemistry and Park Jung Ah. … Continue reading
Taiwanese trucker runs over journalists
Sometimes I really wonder about how crazy politics has become. Funny thing, but I’ve always believed that politics has been two sides of the same coin. But things like this happen and you wonder what exactly goes through people’s minds. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics, WTF
Tagged Chiang Kai-Shek, independence, Nationalist, Taiwan, Taiwanese
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