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Jeff lives in Silicon Valley, and attempts to juggle marriage, fatherhood, computer systems research, running, and writing.
How Asian American Parents Can Save Lives: Donate Cord Blood
Thuy Diem Tran noticed that wherever she scratched, she would instantly get a rash. “One day I was shopping and tried on lip gloss, pressing my lips together, and the next day my lips were black with bruising.” She was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, and her life was saved for one reason: an umbilical cord blood transplant.
Dan Choi To Reenlist After Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal
After being discharged from the army after coming out, former officer and West Point grad Dan Choi says that he plans to reenlist after the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell in the US military. “Going back to the military will be a vindication,” says Choi in a conversation with Politico magazine. “[I’m] going back because I fought to go back. The seriousness of our claims was not just political theatre – it was really [...] Continue »
Wanderlei Silva Replaces Vitor Belfort Against Cung Le in UFC 139
Vitor Belfort has been replaced by Pride and UFC icon Wanderlei Silva in the UFC 139 fight against Cung Le. An injury has caused Belfort to withdraw, and you can see Dana White mention the change in this interview. Silva has lost six out of his eight fights, but the Silva/Le fight still promises to be an exciting match with lots of standup action.
Actor and MMA Fighter Cung Le to fight Vitor Belfort at UFC 139
One day when I went to my gym’s mat room to stretch, a woman was already there hitting the heavy bag. Wearing clothes festooned with Cung Le gym logos, she was kicking the bag so hard the entire room was shaking. I can get the room to shake a little bit, but she was making it shake A LOT. I wondered if a Cung Le student could generate that kind of power and how hard [...] Continue »
Michelle Le Search Finds Body, Identity Not Yet Confirmed
We have talked about how Giselle Esteban was arrested for murder in the Michelle Le missing person case; investigators say that cell phone records show Giselle Esteban and Michelle Le’s phone both took similar paths to the Sunol Canyon area, and searchers have found a body there. The body was so badly decomposed that investigators could not say whether they believed the body was Michelle Le. A coroner’s office spokesman said that it may take [...] Continue »
The Bangerz To Perform At Voodoo Experience Music Festival
I recently ran into G-Wrex and Goldenchyld of The Bangerz at a wedding I attended. Goldenchyld mentioned that The Bangerz were performing at the 2011 Voodoo Experience Music Festival in New Orleans. He was pretty excited, as other acts at Voodoo Experience include Soundgarden, Blink 182, Social Distortion, Snoop Dogg, and Fatboy Slim. Goldenchyld said that they haven’t played anything as big before. I think it is quite an achievement for Asian Americans that a [...] Continue »
Cupertino Union School District Fails NCLB Rating
Cupertino public schools have a reputation for academic excellence and a large Asian American population. Two schools in the Cupertino Union School District, Faria and Murdock-Portal, scored 998 out of 1000 on the Academic Performance Index (API), a tie for first in the state of California. What is the Federal “No Children Left Behind” (NCLB) rating for the Cupertino Union School District? FAIL. Cupertino was listed as being in Program Improvement (PI), the federal equivalent [...] Continue »
Will There Be A South Asian American Child Star?
Number Two Son likes to watch the Disney Channel, and while he was watching, I noticed a trailer for a new show called Jessie. What caught my attention was a character named Ravi who gets received the bad end of prank around 0:40. I immediately thought of another Indian American character – “Baljeet” from Phineas and Ferb. Number Two Son’s opinion of Ravi: “another stereotypical Indian – nerdy, gets beat up a lot.” This article [...] Continue »
When Strict Parenting Becomes An Educational Hindrance
Every summer, I coach volleyball at a sports clinic at my children’s school. Over the years, I noticed a Vietnamese boy in Number One Son’s class who would attend the sports clinic but never played on any of the school teams. In addition to being the smartest kid in his middle school class, he was a decent player who would have done well on the volleyball team. “His parents won’t let him play,” said Number [...] Continue »
Panda Poo May Revolutionize Bio-Fuel Production
A study disclosed at a recent meeting of the American Chemical Society revealed that panda poo may contain bacteria that could revolutionize bio-fuel production. Giant Pandas eat a diet that is mostly bamboo, and scientists have known that pandas have bacteria in their digestive tract (like termites and cattle) that helps break down the bamboo into usable nutrients. Ashli Brown of the University of Mississippi and colleagues isolated the bacteria by going through panda [...] Continue »
Two Pounds Noodles, Two Pounds Meat: Tales of the Pho Garden Challenge
The Pho Garden Challenge requires that you eat a bowl of pho with two pounds of noodles and two pounds of meat in less than one hour. When I saw a recent article on this food challenge, I looked into the subject more, and found that it is a popular subject for dozens of Asian American videos. What is it about this challenge that compels Asian Americans to try it? I personally think that noodles, [...] Continue »
Asian Baller Dunks On LeBron James (Or Does He?)
This video, titled “Asian Baller Schools and Dunks on Lebron James,” has been making the rounds. Lebron James was playing on an NBA goodwill tour at a game in Taiwan when, as you can see at 0:15, one of the Taiwanese players steals the ball, goes down the court and gets a dunk. While the title of the video says that he “dunks on” LeBron, some blogs point out that he really doesn’t.
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