8 Asians

In a recently released study by the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, 63% of Asian American voters supported Barack Obama for president, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. But as usual, Asian American registered voter turnout was below average, with only 71% of Asian American registered voters voting versus the overall 78% of all [...]

President Obama has already made history by appointing secretary cabinet members Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu, Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke. Last week, The Washington Post did a nice short profile on lesser known Chris Lu – Obama’s former Harvard Law School friend, classmate and former aide who is now [...]

Windows 7 launched worldwide this past Thursday, but in what has to be one of the strangest, most bizarre cross promotions I think I have ever come across, Microsoft teamed up with Burger King in Japan to promote Windows 7 by offering the 7 layer Whopper – that’s seven beef patties. The whole burger is [...]

Earlier in the year I blogged about How Bruce Lee Changed the World.  And now Shannon Lee — Bruce Lee’s daughter — is trying to expand and profit more from his legacy, as described recently in the Wall Street Journal:
“In a bid to tap into growing interest in Mr. Lee in China and to develop [...]

Today, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the appointment (.pdf) of Yul Kwon, (yes, Survivor & Red Mango owner Yul Kwon), as Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Yul has had past political aspirations including running for office, and was certainly active in various issues in the 2008 election, so it’s not [...]

The other night, I saw for the first time ever a commercial for Panda Express. You’ve probably seen a Panda Express before at your local mall food court; if I’m hungry and at the mall and in the mood for fast greasy Chinese food, Panda Express is there to serve its purpose. So I was [...]

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama reestablished the President’s Advisory Commission and White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders by executive order (.pdf), which was initially established under President Bill Clinton and expired under the Bush administration. Obama noted that he has a personal connection to the Asian American community – his half-sister Maya;  [...]

Earlier this year, Ernie blogged about Intel’s latest television ad campaign highlighting co-inventor of the USB port Ajay Bhatt. All good, except Bhatt is portrayed by an actor in the commercial, most likely for comedic effect. Well, the other night, Conan O’Brien interviewed the real Ajay Bhatt — convenient for him, as Intel is one [...]