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Monthly Archives: March 2008
SF Mayor hints at 2008 Beijing Olympic torch route
In today’s front page story in the San Francisco Chronicle, the newspaper reports on a little bit more detail about the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch relay happening in San Francisco on April 9th – the only city to be represented … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations
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On fringes today in film, Asians had early pioneer
Stephen Whitty does a nice profile of Japanese-American actor Sessue Hayakawa, an early pioneer in a new medium of silent films, and one of the most well known Hollywood movie stars in his day: “Born in 1889 to a prominent … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movies, Observations
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Quick poll: Do you know any Taiwanese who traveled to Taiwan to vote this year?
John just posted a nice piece called “Taiwanese in Bay Area return to island for closely fought presidential election” and I thought I’d follow up with a quick poll. From my own personal observations, I’ve seen Taiwanese Americans/Canadians/expats travel back … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics
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Taiwanese in Bay Area return to island for closely fought presidential election
On Saturday, Taiwan holds it’s presidential election. The presidential race is pretty close, as “China Tensions [with Tibet] Sway Taiwan Election.” The San Jose Mercury News this morning on their front page reports that “Taiwanese in Bay Area return to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics
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Birthdays in Korea … and other dirty laundry exposed.
It should be a safe bet that those reading this blog know of the lunar calendar – not so much know its mechanics, but rather know its function with regards to important dates like Lunar New Year and the Lunar … Continue reading
Obama’s Race in America Speech: What does it mean for Asian-Americans?
Not quite the watershed moment a la JFK’s speech on religion, Barack Obama’s speech on the state of race and racism in America had its moments. Was it just me or did any one else feel like he seriously under-emphasized … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Politics
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Kaba Modern’s Mike Song
America’s Best Dance Crew… Best show EVAR! At least in my opinion. If you haven’t seen the show, where in the world have you been? Okay, so our very own Ernie did a great writeup about the extremely talented crew, … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Observations
Tagged America's Best Dance Crew, Kaba Modern, Mike Song, Randy Jackson
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VIRAL LIKE SARS: White Guy Explains How to Make Chicken Adobo in Tagalog
It’s been some time since I’ve found time to write a post worthy of your time. A friend of mine sent this to me today, and I was rolling on the floor laughing. This video shows a caucasian male teaching … Continue reading
Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Food & Drink, WTF
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WSJ: Are Hard-Working Chinese Kids A Model for American Students?
Have you ever read or heard about the book The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman? Well, this Wall Street Journal article only reinforces the fact that, as this world become more integrated, it will get more competitive. Bob Compton, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations
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Should Asian Kids Be Forced to Play Sports?
A funny thing occurred in the comment section regarding the previous blog post on Asian parents making their kids play musical instruments; a tangent topic was brought up about taking their kids out for sports teams. From Eddy: …do APA … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Sports
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‘Fat Envelope Frenzy: One Year, Five Promising Students and The Pursuit of the Ivy League Prize’
This past Friday, The Wall Street Journal had a book excerpt from Fat Envelope Frenzy: One Year, Five Promising Students and The Pursuit of the Ivy League Prize and one of the five students the book profiles is an Asian-American … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations
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Wanted: Asian-American music industry
I remember long ago when I worked at an Asian North American lifestyle magazine and co-hosted an Asian music radio show the amount of CDs I would receive and cringe having to listen to in order to review them. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, Observations
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