A new study is showing that immigrants are choosing American foods and American portion sizes, part of something they call “fatting in,” where immigrant groups eat high-calorie American meals to fit in with American culture.
From the press release:
Immigrants to the United States and their U.S.-born children gain more than a new life and new citizenship. They gain weight. The wide availability of cheap, convenient, fatty American foods and large meal portions have been blamed for immigrants packing on pounds, approaching U.S. levels of obesity within 15 years of their move.
Psychologists show that it’s not simply the abundance of high-calorie American junk food that causes weight gain. Instead, members of U.S. immigrant groups choose typical American dishes as a way to show that they belong and to prove their American-ness.
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Without the proper guidance, college applications can be a crazy and confusing process. That’s why high school senior George Chen decided to share his dos and don’ts of applying to schools for APA students looking for a little help. Check back to see the later installments of this ongoing series, the 8Asians Guide to College Applications.
By George
Well, I really wanted to do this during the summer, when high school juniors actually start caring about the college application process, but right now I am:
- bored
- absolutely in no mood to do homework, and with that
- bored
Okay, so let’s start.
For me and probably most of my Asian friends, getting into a good college was a very important part of life. First and foremost, this would give my parents more bragging rights in the family (“Did you know that my son got into _______! Where did your son go? THAT SCHOOL?! HA (not as good as where my son’s going)”!) And second of all, getting into a top university would show that my efforts paid off.
Unfortunately due to the recent budget cuts, my school has no college guidance counselor. As far as I know–and I may be wrong–the guidance counselors at my school have little knowledge about colleges outside of the UC system. This is a serious problem since the essence of high school is to broaden interests and deliver opportunities for students to get into post secondary institutions. And as the general consensus goes, we’re in the toughest competition to get into schools.
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Since 2007, Bart Kwan and Joe Jo of Just Kidding Films have been pushing the boundaries of the Asian stereotype on YouTube with their unique perspectives and outrageous comedic flavor. With similar comparisons to Peter Chao and The Notorious MSG, their alter egos (The Uncos) have become a well-known staple in the YouTube community as a spoof of two middle-aged Vietnamese badasses with ridiculously exaggerated accents that love to party and get it on with the ladies.
Can Donald Trump stop talking about politics and spend more time focusing on Celebrity Apprentice, please? The Donald delivered a speech to supporters in which he advocates “drop[ping] a 25% tax on China.”
I’m no fan of China, and I’m no expert on global economics, but does this sound like a good idea when China owns so much of the U.S. debt? Hmmm. Maybe we need a refresher course from Evil Chinese Professor.
Mac Slavo, who uploaded this version of the video, says:
Donald Trump delivers an F-bomb laden speech in Las Vegas where he covers everything from Obama’s misgivings to the middle east and China. The most shocking moment was undoubtedly his views on how to deal with China’s global manufacturing monopoly.
If Mr. Trump is anything, he’s to the point. However, we don’t necessarily agree with his assessment of how China may react to such a strategy. Let’s remember that they have some $3 trillion or so invested in the US two-thirds of which they have recently suggested will need to be divested. They hold the power right now, not us. Imposition of a 25% import tax, in our view, could be a mutually assured economic destruction for both nations – and we’d be much worse off than them. China’s response will likely not be to give us anything we want. The more realistic scenario is that it will, as it has in the past, lead to suggestions that America is committing an act of war. Let your imagination run wild with what the end result of pushing China on this issue might be, because we don’t think it is as simple as Mr. Trump makes it out to be…
h/t: AsiaMediaWriter
It’s pitiful but true: I am 29 years old and I still don’t know how to properly wear make-up. The upside is that I feel like I don’t necessarily have to: being Asian has somehow translated into aging more slowly than the rest of my demographic, which means I don’t have any crow’s feet or weird spots (yet) to conceal on my face. The downside is that I still don’t have a clue what to do when it comes to sitting down in front of the mirror and making myself look presentable (or at least not as greasy as my face tends to get every day around 3:00PM). Yet, how do all these other women figure it out?
8Asians is celebrating Mother’s Day all week (Pssst…Don’t forget, it’s May 8th!) by doing what we do best: writing about the women who raised us, nurtured us, taught us, spoiled us, protected us and occasionally for some, drove us up the wall. We love our moms and wanted to share personal stories as a tribute to their hard work.
About 8 1/2 years ago, my mother suddenly passed away from complications due to open heart surgery and diabetes. Up until a few months before her dying, we had had a very tumultuous relationship. I was clearly her favorite, and like what many Asian parents do to their first sons, she pinned all of her hopes, dreams and unrealistic expectations on me. She spoiled me rotten, catered to my every need and made sure that I was taken care of. (More after the jump.)
The Working APA Actor is a bi-monthly interview of Asian Pacific Islander American actors in the entertainment world, whether it be theater, film, television, the internet, or commercials. It is an inside look at these actors exploring their passion in their craft and how they balance their personal lives with their work. But more importantly, this column is dedicated to knowing these busy actors a little better as individuals.
Jimmy Wong needs no better introduction than this: he is one of the few artists who instead of posting a video expressing their outrage over Alexandra Wallace’s rant on Asians in the library, went the more creative route (perhaps THE most creative route) with his truly original and hilarious song known simply as the “Ching Chong song.” As such, YouTubers could also check out his amazing covers (my favorite being Britney Spear’s “Till the World Ends”) as well as his other original content . You all know him as an amazingly talented and extremely funny musician but did you know that he’s an actor as well? You didn’t, did you?
Well, move over Rover, and let Jimmy take over!
I am going to name my unborn child Tojo Sakai. My first generation mom thinks it’s not only stupid but a bad idea. Of course, this is the same parent who told me that I shouldn’t try to grow a mullet. Obviously, she’s an unreliable advice giver and possibly criminally insane.
An informal poll of my friends tells me that they don’t care if I named my kid Mussolini. “It’s your kid,” one of them told me, “You can do anything you want. It’s not like you’re going to name my children.” I beg to differ. I would like a say in the naming of their children. I have so many good ones already picked out; it would be a shame not to use them on their offspring. Let’s see, I like Tupac (like the rapper) and Kazuo if it’s a boy, and Skyy (like the vodka) and Kaori if it’s a girl. And part of me thinks there should be a Koji Junior. Would it be too unusual to name a friend’s kid after me? I don’t think so.
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we talk about what our best pick-up lines would be, inspired by Mochi Magazine’s Forever Young: Youth issue.
Moye: What are the best pick-up lines you’ve heard or used (successfully)?
Edward: On Saturday, several friends and I conducted a social experiment where we just said the line “Hi, my name is ______. You’re really cute/beautiful. What’s your number?” It worked for me pretty well once (the two others had bf’s, and the 4th one was under 18 so no go).
“Korea Daily in Oakland has carried a report on the current state of relations between the Korean, Latino and black communities. According to the report, despite efforts following the riots to build solidarity between blacks and Koreans, the gulf between the two communities remains as wide as it was two decades ago. Meanwhile, relations between Koreans and Latinos have grown considerable in recent years, according to the report, particularly in the economic sphere. A large number of Korean-owned businesses now rely on labor from within the Latino community, while a growing number of Koreans and Latinos are beginning to learn one another’s language.”
In the most recent episode of 30 Rock, comedian and actress Margaret Cho guest stars as the crazy and idiosyncratic North Korean dictator Kim Jung-Il who has taken Jack Donaghy’s wife Avery hostage while she is on assignment in Asia for CNBC.
I could tell during the episode that the actor was a woman, but couldn’t tell who was playing Kim since Cho was wearing sun glasses during the whole episode. Only until the end of the episode did I see the credits at the end that Cho played Kim. I thought she did a great and hilarious job but the funniest portrayal of Kim was in the movie, Team America: World Police, where the puppet Kim sings “I’m So Lonely,” though Danny Cho’s portrayal of Kim in his spoof of an eHarmony ad is pretty great, too.
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