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[NEW: View my profile on My 8Asians!] Jee has been a happy resident of the often too sunny So Cal since her family emigrated here from S. Korea in 1986. She enjoys all things food related, especially the eating part. She is a borderline introvert who loves adventures and spontaneity.
Jon Gosselin is a Disgrace
I was really going to refrain from saying anything out loud about Jon Gosselin, the half Korean father from TLC’s reality show Jon and Kate Plus 8. From the start of the whole drama surrounding him and his family, I tried to keep my opinions to myself; I fought to give him and Kate the benefit of the doubt. All the while, I hoped that both would handle the demise of their relationship with dignity [...] Continue »
Korean High Schooler Tae-hyok Nam is Dodger Blue
I like to think that I bleed Dodger Blue. I love baseball and I LOVE the Los Angeles Dodgers. While I may not be an expert, I know my around a game enough to surprise the boys who think girls do not know anything about baseball. I’m a very passionate fan and I’ve annoyed many a fans who have been unfortunate enough to sit in front of me at games. And I’m proud to say [...] Continue »
When Your Success Is Your Parent’s Success
Growing up in Korea, I’ve heard from different adults in my life that a child’s success is their parent’s success: if a child misbehaved, they would blame the parents rather than the misbehaving child; if a child did well in school, had great talent, they would attribute that to the intelligence and talents of the parents of that child. Whenever I acted up, I looked guiltily at my parents because I knew they would hear [...] Continue »
Immigrants with Accents Still Being Treated with Disrespect
Last month, I went by my local cable office to drop off my cable box after canceling my cable service. I was almost at the window when an elderly Asian man asked me in English, “Do you speak Korean?” I replied that I did. He proceeded to ask me for help in Korean. He was there because his cable box wasn’t working but I guess the employee at the window was unable to understand him [...] Continue »
Roh Moo-Hyun, and Suicide in Korea
I was deeply shocked and saddened to read of late South Korean President, Roh Moo-Hyun’s suicide, but my shock and sadness wasn’t due to my respect or affections for the former president. I like to keep up with my news about Korea – mostly their pop culture – and I feel like I’m reading about suicides a lot more than I’d like to. There have been numerous celebrities who have decided to take their own [...] Continue »
Disney/Pixar’s Up and the Voice of Russell, Jordan Nagai
[smartads] Did you guys know that the actor who voices Russell, the chubby kid in the highly anticipated Disney/Pixar movie Up is an adorable Asian boy named Jordan Nagai? This is Nagai’s first role; he was discovered in a casting call by Pixar. From the previews alone, I was charmed by his adorable voice and wanted to eat up that cute, chubby boy up. And now to find out the actor behind the voice of [...] Continue »
Selca: Taking Photos of Yourself, So You Don’t Look Like A Fool Taking Someone Elses
It is no secret, Asians like their photos — they like being in them and taking them. Koreans even have a term that identifies a whole different genre of photo-taking: selca, made by marrying two English words together, self and capture. Selca is all the rage and many celebrities and non-celebrities have a slew of photos they have self captured. There have even been tips on how to best selca so one is presenting their [...] Continue »
Watching Sulu (and other Asian Roles) at the Movies
I went to watch Star Trek last week and I LOVED it. I’m not a Trekkie, but I’ve watched my share of Star Trek episodes and movies. But to be perfectly honest, one of the main reasons I wanted to watch this Star Trek in the theaters was to support John Cho strut his acting chops as Hikaru Sulu (and strut them he did.) From the first moment Cho hits the screen to the last, [...] Continue »
Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales
I would have never expected that an imaginary country could be so real. In Eleanor Bluestein’s Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales, readers are given a chance to peek very intimately at the lives of Ayama Na’s residents. These fictitious but very real characters are derived from Bluestein’s travels in Southeast Asia. Her collection of short stories depicting the hardships, inner turmoil and daily lives of those living in Ayama Na is quite captivating. As [...] Continue »
Se7en, BoA and Wondergirls to Appear in People Magazine
It seems to be a dream of Korean entertainers to “make it” in the USA. Even after finding success in Korea, it seems that every Korean pop star who has “made it” wants to conquer the entertainment world in the states. Sure, some like Rain have received some recognition, making the “100 Most Beautiful People” list back in 2007 and being written up – albeit with the wrong person’s photo — for being in Speed [...] Continue »
Rejecting Demeaning ESL Tests
When I began reading this article on a student who is getting suspended for refusing to take a “racist” test, I could feel my blood boil — I’m mad for this young woman who was treated in such a severe matter for taking a good and right stance, and I’m mad at myself for not having even an ounce of her gumption when I was approached in the same manner during my senior year of [...] Continue »
Is a Tall Geeky White Man My Ideal Mate?
Like most of the girls around me, I spent a good number of my youthful years daydreaming about my wedding day. It was filled with beautiful things and loved ones. It involved a wonderful dress and yummy food. And of course, it involved the man of my dreams. In those daydreams, the MOMD — man of my dreams — was a tall, burly Asian man with dark hair and almond shaped eyes; he would look [...] Continue »
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