Monthly Archives: July 2008

Beijing Olympics: Taiwan vs. China

The Olympics are around the corner, with the opening ceremonies start on August 8th, at 8 PM (i.e. 8/8/08 – 8 PM – 8 is lucky, as in 8Asians). I was wondering when I was going to read an article … Continue reading

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China releases U.S. citizen Jude Shao on parole

This past May, I had blogged about “The Imprisoned Stanford MBA – Stanford grads work to free pal held in China.” In today’s Los Angeles Times, the newspaper reports: “China releases U.S. citizen Jude Shao on parole“: “After more than … Continue reading

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Take Out Your Clock

Here’s an old bit from the Howard Stern show.  Staff member Sal Governale calls up a Chinese clock repair shop and hijinks ensues!  If you don’t laugh at this you have no soul and I invite you to take a … Continue reading

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Martin Hsu + Mongrelz!

Whatcha guys doing for the July 4th weekend? Just the same old barbecue and fireworks? Same here, except I don’t have a bbq grill and fireworks are kind of illegal. If you’re in Los Angeles, I think you should do … Continue reading

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Teriyaki Boyz – ZOCK ON! feat. Pharrell and Busta Rhymes

From Cecily’s blog comes a heads-up notice of the Teriyaki Boyz’s new single ZOCK ON!, featuring Pharrell and Busta Rhymes. Produced by the Neptunes, I’m liking this track a truckload more than that ridiculous Fast and Furious track they did … Continue reading

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The White Butlers Cafe – for Japanese Women

We got this story sent to us by a reader on this CNN news story (aired on June 30th), “Cafe provides royal treatment.” (2:25 minutes). In My Humble Opinion, I find the story on The Butlers Cafe disturbing in so … Continue reading

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The California Report: Asian American Politics

On my drive home Friday night, I heard on KQED’s The California Report, a nice story on the radio “Asian Asian American Politics”: “Race and identity politics are hot topics this election year. As Barack Obama becomes the first African … Continue reading

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