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I'm an idealistic realist, humanistic technologist & constant student. And what, you want to Internet-stalk me too? Why, sure.
Body Found on Mt. Tam
Ernie first posted this article as a comment last night, but since I’ve been getting pinged about it all day, I decided to bring further attention to it. According to SFGate.com: A Marin County Sheriff’s Department search and rescue team found the body of a woman at 1:38 p.m. in Slide Gulch Ravine, sheriff’s Lt. Doug Pittman said. The body was “concealed by trees and shrubbery” about 30 or 40 yards from a trail, Pittman [...] Continue »
Chinese Blogger Beaten to Death by Government Officials
Holy crap! According to TechCrunch: A Chinese blogger has been beaten to death by Government authorities for the crime of attempting to record a protest on his mobile phone. Here’s how it went down. Just this past Monday, Wei Wenhua, the 41-year-old general manager of Shuli Architectural Engineering, and Wang Shutang, the head of the company’s party branch, were driving in Tianmen (in the province of Hubei), when some commotion caught their attention. “Wei saw [...] Continue »
Veronica “Nikki” Ruiz Still Missing
Quick update: Veronica “Nikki” Ruiz. who disappeared over a month ago, is still missing. Her family, friends, and other officials aren’t giving up on her either. From HelpFindVeronicaRuiz.com: This weekend an estimated two to four hundred law enforcement and federal agents will be searching Mount Tamalpais with a “never leave a man behind” attitude. Federal agents, including IRS CI special agents, will be participating in this effort. VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED. Keep the search alive. [...] Continue »
Public School Reformer Michelle Rhee
Say you have a classroom of rambunctious second-graders and a bumblebee buzzes in, causing even more of a ruckus. Kids are screaming and jumping on desks and everything. What do you do? Eat the bee. Um, whut? One day a bumblebee got into the classroom and the students were more out of control than ever. The daughter of Korean immigrants wasn’t about to let a bunch of rowdy 8-year-olds trample her aspirations to get them [...] Continue »
The Strong, Bold Women of Shanghai
Subtitle: And the Weak, Timid Men of Shanghai? It’s one of those anecdotes you hear. “If you’re a guy in Shanghai, you’ll get hit on by scores of Shanghainese girls.” Take this particular anecdote from a friend: So I think I got propositioned the other day. We were walking down the street… Sandy and Lilly were walking ahead of me, when suddenly, this semi-attractive lady came up to me, smiled, and said something in Mandarin. [...] Continue »
Veronica “Nikki” Ruiz Missing Since Dec. 3rd
(Update from the Editor, 1/15/08: Body found on Mount Tamalpais is that of missing IRS agent) I just received a chilling email from a friend. His friend’s sister, 25yo Veronica “Nikki” Ruiz, has been missing since this past Monday. Though it’s been on the local news lately, it’s one of those chilling stories that don’t seem quite real, until it happens to someone you know. On Dec. 3rd, Ruiz told a friend she was going [...] Continue »
Happy Birthday Bruce Lee!
Happy Birthday Bruce Lee! I remember running home from grade school to watch Fist of Fury, Way of the Dragon, and Game of Death as a kid. Then I’d daydream about being a kung fu master and practice my moves on my little brother. Hwah! Hwah! Hwaaah! Bruce Lee would be 67 years old today. He was born in San Francisco, CA, then raised in Hong Kong, where he learned Chinese martial arts and started [...] Continue »
Asian American Mental Health Services
The winter holidays are coming. This means lots of holiday jingles, gift shopping, and family reunions (like this past Thursday). For many, it also means stress, loneliness, anxiety, depression, and even suicide. There’s already been a fair amount written on the topic of Asian American mental health issues, so I won’t go into how and why these issues are so prevalent (a list of Asian American mental health articles is listed at the end of [...] Continue »
American Schoolchildren are Such Chickens
Oh yea, you American schoolchildren are such chickens. Bok bok bok bok chickens! Not like us Chinese schoolchildren in Beijing. Nope. We’re so brave. We climb out our three-story classrooms and stand on four-inch ledges to clean our windows without any gear. Every Wednesday. Our teachers tell us this will shape our will. And our bravery. That’s why we’re not chickens like you! Not bok bok bok bok chickens! We’re so brave! We’re so… oh [...] Continue »
What Do You Know About Interracial Dating & Marriage?
Let’s play a game! I’m going to ask you a bunch of questions. They’re all about interracial dating & marriage. After you’re done, I’ll show you the answers, according to a Nov. 2004 article from Asian-Nation. (I haven’t been able to find more current data. If you have some, please let me know!) Click on the “Vote” button after each question to see how other people have voted. Polls – Take Our Poll Poll – [...] Continue »
Secret Asian Man
If you haven’t picked up a print newspaper in the last few months, or read Asian American Village, then, like me, you probably haven’t heard of Secret Asian Man either. But soon, newspaper-reading people across the US will know of it. Written and drawn by cartoonist Tak Toyoshima, in May 2007 Secret Asian Man became the first comic strip featuring an Asian American leading character to become nationally syndicated in the US. Way to go [...] Continue »
John Cho Talks About Asian-American Actors in US
John Cho just did an interview with AsianPopcorn about what it’s like being an Asian American actor in the US. It’s a great interview; go check it out. But if you want just the highlights: “I didn’t think it was possible for Asians to be actors,” he said. But things changed with his first professional role in a play called “The Woman Warrior,” written by Chinese-American Maxine Hong Kingston. “When I met all these (Asian) [...] Continue »
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