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Fortune cookies help cops nab suspect
I just read this Associated Press (AP) story “Fortune cookies help cops nab suspect” which I found pretty amusing: “TULSA, Okla.—Two fortune cookies helped Tulsa police make an arrest after a pair of break-ins Chinese restaurants. Terrence Middleton, 30, was … Continue reading
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13-Year-Old Blazes a Lane in Swimming’s Olympic Pool
In “13-Year-Old Blazes a Lane in Swimming’s Olympic Pool,” Lia Neal is profiled as is quite possibly on her way to the Olympics in August. In January, in her last competition in a 50-meter pool before turning 13 on Feb. … Continue reading
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The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
In The New York Times article, “Wok,” writers Jane and Michael Stern review a fellow New York Times writer Jennifer 8. Lee’s book (yes, 8, as in “8 Asians“) “The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food“: … Continue reading
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NBC Nightly News: For some students, college dreams within closer reach
In an NBC Nightly News segment, “For some students, college dreams within closer reach, ” NBC discusses the growing trend for “wealthy” and “elite” non-profit universities to use their large endowments to help off-set the expense of outrageously expensive tuition … Continue reading
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Big Breasts Prove Japanese Bikini Model’s Innocence
I wonder if this blog headline caught your attention? 🙂 A friend of mine sent me this link about Japanese Bikini model Serena Kozakura: “The model, who goes by her professional name of Serena Kozakura, had been sentenced to 14 … Continue reading
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The Worst 60 Second Chinese Commercial You Will Ever Watch
The Wall Street Journal reports today in “Ad’s Insult to Industry in China?” about a TV commercial by a local Chinese company had annoyed television viewing audiences. The Chinese television viewer is a much more sophisticated consumer these days, and … Continue reading
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San Jose: 2,500 voices call for ‘Little Saigon’
As I had blogged about before, there has been quite a bit of controversy about a section of San Jose being officially designated by the city as “Saigon Business District” as opposed to “Litte Saigon.” San Jose has one of … Continue reading
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Ni Hao, Kai Lan: The Mainstreaming of Chinese Culture
In “The mainstreaming of Chinese culture, in a new kids’ TV show,” the Associated Press writes about Nick Jr.’s (as in Nickelodeon Jr.) new children’s animated show, “Ni Hao, Kai-lan“: “Ni Hao, Kai-lan” (nihao means hello in Mandarin) premiered Feb. … Continue reading
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Barack ‘Fauxbama’ ‘black enough’ on ‘SNL’?
Last Saturday, Saturday Night Live’s Fred Armisen played presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama in the opening skit, in a faux CNN debate against Hillary Clinton, parodying the apparent favorable and fawning coverage by the press of Obama. Armisen’s racial background … Continue reading
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New Zealand Murder Suspect Caught in Georgia
I caught this interesting piece of news on the web. Chinese-Kiwi fugitive Nai Yin Xue was caught in Georgia, as reported in this AP story, “New Zealand Murder Suspect Caught in Georgia“: “A Chinese-language magazine publisher accused of killing his … Continue reading
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Yale: Task Force seeks to widen Asian-American courses
It looks like that Harvard University isn’t the only Ivy League university having problems offering a breadth or depth of courses Asian-American courses and studies. The Yale Daily News reports (2/28/08), “Task Force seeks to widen Asian-American courses“: “Asian-American students … Continue reading
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61 years ago today – 2/28 – “228”
As I had written last year in “Taiwanese-Americans: Do You Know What 228 Is?,” today is the 61st anniversary of February, 28, 1947 – better known as “228.” AFP reports this historic moment in “Taiwan marks 1947 massacre anniversary“: “Less … Continue reading
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