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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Angel Island Reopens After Three Years of Renovations
Instead of remaining a citizen of China, I willingly became an ox. I intended to come to America to earn a living. The western styled building are lofty; but I have not the luck to live in them. How was … Continue reading
Women (from Hong Kong) Behaving Badly…
I’m sure most of you lovely readers have seen the infamous YouTube clip of the woman from Hong Kong who went bat-shit crazy after missing her flight: Now comes the sequel: Hong Kong woman goes bat-shit crazy after finding out … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, WTF
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India Salsa Fusion
One of the pleasures of living in Silicon Valley is seeing the interplay of many different cultures and watching how they mix and combine. A fascinating meld of art and culture has happened between Salsa and Indian Music. Giju John … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Local, Music, San Francisco Bay Area, The Arts
Tagged Giju John, Indian pop music, salsa dancing, Silicon Valley
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“TOKYO!” (the movie) opens in selected cities 3/20/2009: Win tickets to opening night in SF!
A friend of mine was nice enough to invite me to a VIP screening at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood of “Tokyo!” (not to be confused for “Tokyo Sonata“) last week which was sponsored by (among other orgs) Sapporo beer. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Promotions, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged bong joon-ho, leos carax, michel gondry, movie, ticket giveaway, Tokyo
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Japan’s Ambassadors of Cute
You know that you’ve walked into a different world when the Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs named three models as their new ambassadors of cute. That’s right. You heard me. Kawaii Taishi. Misako Aoki, Yu Kimura and Shizuka Fujioka represent … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Observations
Tagged ambassadors, culture, harajuku, kawaii, lolita, punk, school girl, Tokyo
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Looted Dragon May Be In Taiwan
I recently wrote about the French auction of Yves Saint Laurent’s artworks which included two Chinese bronze animal heads from a collection of twelve which were looted in the 19th century from the old Summer Palace in Beijing by French … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Observations, The Arts
Tagged art, chinese zodiac bronzes dragon heads
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Charlie Rose’s Conversation with United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
You can probably tell by now that I’ve become a big fan of PBS’s Charlie Rose lately; last week Charlie Rose interviewed Dr. Steven Chu, our country’s latest Secretary of Energy. If you are interested in America’s energy future, this … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics
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The Chinese Language: Technology As Friend Of Tradition
My father was a child of two worlds, he was born in China and moved to Taiwan when he was 8 years old. He left relatives behind in mainland China, yet still had much of his family in Taiwan. With … Continue reading
Mr. Song Still Going Strong
We wrote about milliner Luke Song when everyone went wild over Aretha Franklin’s adorable hat at President Obama’s inauguration ceremony, and over a month later, it looks like he and his hat aren’t going fading from the spotlight anytime soon. … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion
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Hands of My Father
I happened to catch the tail end of “Talk of the Nation” on NPR while I was in my car this week. The segment was titled “Hands of My Father“, and was an interview with Myron Uhlberg, the author of … Continue reading