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I'm an idealistic realist, humanistic technologist & constant student. And what, you want to Internet-stalk me too? Why, sure.
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 »
Barack Obama’s AsianAvenue.com Page
All political inclinations aside, I thought this was interesting: Barack Obama has a page on AsianAvenue.com! First, let me just get this out of my system. AsianAvenue.com is still around? Huh. Jenn from reappropriate echoed my thoughts when she wrote: Doesn’t anyone else remember way back when AsianAve was the meat-market for the tween APIA community? When it was all about girls and boys dolling up in their clubb-y best, frost-tipped hair and all, to [...] Continue »
Chinese Game Console Imitation
I got to hand it to Chinese companies: they sure have the art of imitation down. Movies, music, software, clothes, automobiles, and of course, electronics. You may already know about the Meizu M8 and its GUI. (There’s even a case of an imitation of an imitator. Love it!) A friend just told me about the Chintendo Vii. Chintendo. Vii. Ha! What a great name for a rip-off! What will they think of next? The “Praystation [...] Continue »
Chinese Automobile Rip-Offs
Dude, I totally know how you can save money on a new Audi S4 — buy a SMA Shanghai Maple from China instead! Recent reports of certain automakers in China outright copying the look of Western cars have been met by a flurry of lawsuits. Chinese automakers like Shuanghuan Auto are accused of copying cars like the BMW X5, while Hongqi’s limousine bears a striking resemblance to the Lincoln Town Car. In some comparison pictures, [...] Continue »
A Kid’s-Eye View of Chinatown
This is a bit of old news from San Francisco Chronicle, but I think it’s still cool: National Geographic handed out Olympus digital cameras to 15 San Francisco teenagers — first-generation Asian Americans and newly arrived Asian immigrants — and hooked them up with a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who talked about seeing, framing, texture and storytelling. Then they were set loose to shoot in Chinatown and around their neighbors and kin. This reminds me of [...] Continue »
A Comment on Asian Christians: A Friend’s Response
I was talking to a friend about Akrypti’s article “A Comment on Asian Christians earlier this evening. “I’m surprised that all of the comments so far are supportive of the article. I expected a strong backlash.” “Why?” asked my friend. “What she says is entirely true. It is an utter fact that Christianity has been a tool of Western imperialism. Just look at any history book.” I nodded. “True enough. I guess I figured there’d [...] Continue »
Hip Hop Violin
Yup, what’s what I said. Hip hop violin. Check it out: Played masterfully by the LA-based duo Paul Dateh (on violin) and inka one (on turntables). Holy crap these guys are good. They deserve all the press & attention they can get. I once had to learn the violin in grade school. And hey, Genghis is a DJ. Dude, know what I’m thinking? We could totally do a hip hop violin video too! (No, really, [...] Continue »
Crouching China, Hidden Taiwan
This just in – Ang Lee movie caught in political spat: Taiwan criticized the Venice International Film Festival on Tuesday for listing a movie by Oscar-winning Taiwanese director Ang Lee as originating in “Taiwan, China,” a label that suggests the self-ruled island is part of mainland China. … In a statement on its Web site, Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council protested the Venice event’s use of “Taiwan, China” to identify movies from the island and blamed [...] Continue »
The Hip ‘n Free Philippine Encyclopedia
Since Genghis has been covering all sorts of news about China, I wondered, what about the Philippines? I mean, Asia is more than just Chinese, right? That’s when I found out about WikiPilipinas, the hip and free Philippine encyclopedia that you can edit. Based on the popular open source software MediaWiki (which runs Wikipedia, of course), WikiPilipinas is a wealth of information. Like, did you know that
Why Asian Guys Can’t Get White Girls
I couldn’t resist not posting this. First, there was Why Asian Girls Go For White Guys, then there was a response. Now, here’s the flip side: Why can’t Asian guys get white girls? This totally awesome and totally hilarious response comes from Philip Wang and his Wong Fu Productions. Nice job guys! So why do you think Asian guys can’t get white girls?
Why Asian Girls Go For White Guys
So, the age-old question: Why do Asian girls go for white guys? A friend (who happens to be Caucasian guy and married to an Asian American girl) asked if there really are more interracial couples than intra-racial couples out there. “Asian guys complain about all this interracial dating, but is it really all that common? Or are they just noticing the few interracial couples out there and making a big thing out of it?” Hmm. [...] Continue »
Chinese Women Crave Bill Gates’ Sperm
I tried coming up with a clever title for this article. But, well, do I really need something more attention grabbing than that? (I ripped it off from the source.) According to Weird Asia News: [China’s 'Self' magazine] asked 1000 women from over 15 cities whose bodily fluid they would like to have for some hot action. … Bill Gates came in second to Chinese sex symbol, Andy Lau. He beat other westerners like David [...] Continue »
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