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I'm a Taiwanese-American and was born & raised in Western Massachusetts, went to college in upstate New York, worked in Connecticut, went to grad school in North Carolina and then moved out to the Bay Area in 1999 and have been living here ever since - love the weather and almost everything about the area (except the high cost of housing...)
Asian American Commercial Watch: VW’s Sign Then Drive – Let’s go to Vegas!
When I first saw this commercial a few weeks ago, I thought it was hilarious. I was wondering what was taking VW so long to post this up on YouTube. In any case, I love Randall Park‘s brief and subtle awkward role in this commercial as he tries to convince the test drivers to return to the dealership. I was just cracking up when I first saw him speak up. Park seems to be the [...] Continue »
Cindy Chiang & Ernie Halvorsen Win Season 19 of The Amazing Race
Ironically, I was traveling abroad when the latest season of The Amazing Race kicked off at the end of September and never caught up on watching this season. Well, Cindy Chiang and her fiance Ernie Halvorsen, won this past Sunday. Congratulations to the both of them! From Cindy’s words in this video clip, sounds like she had Tiger parents…
NBA’s Golden State Warriors Waive Jeremy Lin, Picked Up by Houston Rockets!
With the delayed NBA season to start this Christmas, NBA teams have begun to re-shuffle their rosters in preparation for the shortened season. Unfortunately, this includes the San Francisco Bay Area’s Golden State Warriors waiving Jeremy Lin for their team roster: Lin’s release from the team is no big surprise. Despite the short-handed roster at camp, affordable contract, and great support from the local fan community, Lin’s release is directly related to the teams efforts [...] Continue »
Awonder Liang Wins Under-8 Division at the Youth World Chess Championship
I heard on the radio a few days ago a brief interview on NPR with Awonder Liang and his father Yingming “Will” Liang. Awonder recently won the under-8 division at the Youth World Chess Championship, which was held in Brazil this year. After some further research, Liang wasn’t the only American who “medaled” or placed: In the under-10 section, Ruifeng Li of Texas took the silver, also on tie-breakers. And in the girls’ under-14 group, [...] Continue »
Nightline Features Simple Pickup Artists
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player I was watching Nightline the other night, and for some reason, they decided to do a segment on “pick up artists,” specifically Simple Pickup, a group of three mid-twenty-something-looking , Jason, Jesse and Kong – maybe because their videos have become a YouTube sensation, with over 10 million views since February of this year. I was pleasantly surprised to see Kong and Jesse representing.
The Walking Dead: Glenn & Maggie Fall for Each Other
My first post on Glenn and Maggie’s “one night stand” on AMC’s The Walking Dead was a bit tongue in cheek, kind of stating that the only way an Asian American man could “get” a white woman was if we lived in a post-apocalyptic zombie filled world. In the past few episodes, we’ve seen Maggie really starting to fall for Glenn. In Episode 6 (Season 2), after Glenn saves Maggie from a “walker” (zombie) after [...] Continue »
Nikita’s Maggie Q Appears On Jimmy Kimmel Live
Maggie Q is making another round of television appearances promoting her show, Nikita, as was on Jimmy Kimmel Live a few nights ago. The reason why Maggie Q goes by “Q” for a last name apparently was that because the Asian press wasn’t able to pronounce her real last name, “Quigley,” a very white name she professes. She explained her background is Vietnamese Irish Polish, or “VIP.”
Asian American Commercial Watch: Monster Energy
It’s not everyday you get to see an Asian American break dancing on TV. But in this commercial for Monster Energy, we get to see Chuck Maa from Instant Noodles crew (of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew fame) show his stuff! Never in my wildest imagination as a kid who grew up in Western Massachusetts would I have thought I’d see a commercial like this.
San Francisco’s Chinese Historical Society of America Offers Free Admissions In December
I’ve visited the Chinese Historical Society of America museum once in San Francisco a year or so ago in Chinatown and was surprised that I had not visited it before in my 10+ years of living in the Bay Area before. I learned recently that general admissions to the museum ifs now free (courtesy of sponsor by PG&E) through December in honor of their 10th year anniversary at their current location: The Chinese Historical Society [...] Continue »
Asians Behaving Badly: Ben Pu Accused of Corporate Espionage
A reader passed this bit of news along to us that happened earlier in November – 24-year-old Ben Pu, a recent Cornell graduate is facing criminal charges that he tried to steal trading codes from a Chicago-based hedge fund, Citadel Investments: Pu is charged with attempting to steal Citadel’s secret alpha codes by bypassing the company’s intricate security protocols, then transferring files to external devices. He was arrested after an associate of his told the [...] Continue »
Former Olympian Dr. Amy Chow on Childhood Obesity
A few Sunday mornings ago, I was flipping the channels and came across local television station ABC7 News’s Beyond the Headlines Sunday morning program, where former gymnast and three-time Olympic team winner Dr. Amy Chow was discussing the growing epidemic of childhood obesity.
Takeru Kobayashi Eats 7.5 Pounds Of Turkey In 10 Minutes
Turkey is synonymous with Thanksgiving as I think hot dogs are to Takeru Kobayashi. This past Wednesday, Kobayashi is trying to make a name for himself out of hot dog eating outside of the Major League Eating world (he refuses to sign an exclusive contract with them) by downing 7.50 pounds of turkey on Wednesday, setting a new world record according to RecordSetter.com. As part of Kobayashi’s effort to build a name for himself, he’s [...] Continue »
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