Monthly Archives: November 2007

Let 100 McMansions Bloom?

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Lily Huang

According to this WSJ article, “Let 100 McMansions Bloom”, they’re building French style mansions in China. It always makes me sad to hear about these developments. I know it’s part of the nation’s economic rise, but it seems like it’s … Continue reading →

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Acting [fill in the blank]

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Bo

Roland Fryer is an economist at Harvard who has done research on “acting white” in the black community. According to the good folks over at Freakonomics, Fryer recently learned that exceling in academia is no longer called “acting white” and … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Race: Ronald & Christina

Posted on November 5, 2007 by John

So I don’t really follow CBS’s The Amazing Race (though I should since it’s probably the best well produced reality TV show behind Survivor), but I did catch last night’s premiere of the 12th season after 60 Minutes, and was … Continue reading →

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DC: 2008 AAPI Democratic Political Job Fair (11/16/07)

Posted on November 5, 2007 by John

I got an email the other day from an email list regarding the 2008 Asian American & Pacific Islander Democrats Political Fair (and resume book) happening in Washington, D.C. “Have you ever wondered how Democratic candidates find staff for their … Continue reading →

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Singapore Airlines: No Mile-high club please

Posted on November 5, 2007 by genghis

Singapore Airlines recently started using the Airbus A380 for their commercial flights. One of the luxuries the huge airplane boasts are first-class double beds, complete with rose petals and champagne. Now if this doesn’t invite people to fulfill their most … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles | 16 Comments

What Do You Know About Interracial Dating & Marriage?

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Mike

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 … Continue reading →

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Famous via YouTube: Cyril Takayama

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Ernie

While surfing around bookmarking site del.icio.us, I came across this pretty good YouTube clip of a Japanese magician doing street magic – in this case, pulling out a real hamburger from a picture menu: Apart from the always-entertaining looks of … Continue reading →

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Rhythms of Life with Vox & the On Ensemble

Posted on November 4, 2007 by jozjozjoz

As a former staff member of Vox Femina Los Angeles, the premier women’s choral group of our fine city, I regularly attend the concerts by this wonderful group. But I know choral music can be a hard sell, especially in … Continue reading →

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CnBloggercon 2007

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Ben

The Third annual Chinese BloggerCon is underway and my what a sight to behold. Don’t worry if you don’t understand Chinese. Rebecca MacKinnon, who used to be the Beijing Bureau Chief for CNN, will probably post her thoughts on it … Continue reading →

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Shortcomings goes to LA

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Lily Huang

This Saturday, November 3rd (that’s tomorrow!) graphic novelist Adrian Tomine is going to be at Skylight Books in LA. According to the official Shortcomings website, it’s the third stop on his tour. He’s coming from Toronto, and after Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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WSJ: The Revolution of Chairman Li

Posted on November 1, 2007 by John

In today’s Wall Street Journal, the newspaper reports “The Revolution of Chairman Li – China’s Richest Man Leads Others to Give, Bucking Nation’s Taboos“: “Li Ka-shing, Asia’s richest man, is shaking up philanthropy in China. While multibillion-dollar donations by Western … Continue reading →

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With great manufacturing, comes great pollution

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Ben

The Chinese are overtaking the US in many things. As said before, one was manufacturing. What’s interesting is that with all this manufacturing requires a lot of power. LOTS of it. And thus, they’re building about one coal plant every … Continue reading →

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