Monthly Archives: March 2010

ABC News’ Nightline: Nobu, the Sushi Master

Posted on March 9, 2010 by John

Last Friday night, ABC News’ Nightline profiled Nobu Matsuhisa, better known as just “Nobu,” who prepared some of his signature dishes and spoke a little bit about his background. To be honest, I have never ever eaten at a Nobu … Continue reading →

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Apolo Ohno vs. South Korea

Posted on March 8, 2010 by jee

I realize that the 2010 Winter Olympics ended last week, and you might not care, but I do, so I’m going to keep on writing about it until the cows come home. Whatever that means. I love the Olympics. We … Continue reading →

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Tekken Movie Looks Like Tekken

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Ernie

We’ve had movie versions of Mortal Kombat that was kinda campy but watchable, and we’ve had movie versions of Street Fighter which were pretty bad to downright terrible. Now video gaming males from ages 18-35 — and Moye, ha ha … Continue reading →

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Japanese Town Slams The Cove’ Oscar Win

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Ernie

Taijicho, the Japanese whaling town profiled in the documentary The Cove, has criticized the movie’s win at last night’s Academy Awards for best documentary, saying the film is intolerant of cultural differences.  “Documentaries are supposed to accurately report facts. But … Continue reading →

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PSA: Write in “Taiwanese” on the 2010 US Census

Posted on March 8, 2010 by John

Recently, the Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL), TaiwaneseAmerican.org, Taiwanese American Foundation, TACL-LYF: Leading Youth Forward, Taiwanese American Professionals – San Francisco (TAP-SF),  Taiwanese American Federation of Northern California helped produce this Public Service Announcement (PSA), advocating for all Taiwanese Americans … Continue reading →

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[Mar 9] NORTHERN CA: Lord It’s the Samurai: Socially Engaged Art and the Cultural Production of Orientalist Hysteria

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Guest Writer

Majime Sugiru serves as communications director for the Asians Art Museum, a guerrilla art collective that creates public and online ‘cultural interventions’ as a means of challenging dominant (mis)representations of Japanese visual culture in the Bay Area. Their latest project integrates Japanese Studies scholarship with art in a parody of last summer’s blockbuster “Lords of the Samurai” exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Generating joyful laughter and impassioned debate acros… Continue reading →

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Disparities in Academic Achievement Among Different Asian Ethnic Groups

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Jeff

“What are you?” asked the Chinese graduate student, looking at me.  We had hired him and a Korean graduate student to intern in my research group.  They knew I was some kind of Asian but they couldn’t figure out what … Continue reading →

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Philippine Media Banned from Interviewing Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Recent Press Conference

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Rosemary

A recent press conference by Golden Boy Productions about the Floyd Mayweather / Shane Mosley fight allowed media groups access to the press conference… except for Filipino media. Did they fear answering the possible questions that would arise about Mayweather’s … Continue reading →

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John Park Booted Off American Idol

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Moye

So I guess 2010 won’t be the year of the Asian American Idol with 21 year old John Park being voted off the show last night with 3 other contestants. Even though I’m not one of those AI fanatics who … Continue reading →

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[Mar 7] NORTHERN CA: Wooden Fish Ensemble Celebrates the Music of Hyo-shin Na

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Guest Writer

– Wooden Fish Ensemble Celebrates the Music of Hyo-shin Na –

March 7, 2010 @ Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento Street @ Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94109
415.474.1608
4PM
$14-17
http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org/tickets
http://hyo-shinna.com

– program –
Koto Ninano (3 kotos)
Koto Music (3 kotos)
Night Procession of the Hundred Demons (3 kotos)
Walking, Walking (piano solo)
Ocean/Shore 2 (clarinet, violin, viola, and cello)

Shoko Hika… Continue reading →

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The 8Asians Writers Talk About: Giant Chinese Babies

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Guest Writer

Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading →

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Apolo Ohno on The Tonight Show

Posted on March 4, 2010 by John

Last night, Apolo Ohno was on The Tonight Show (now back with Jay Leno) to talk about his 2010 Vancouver Olympic experience to an audience seemingly filled with heart throbbed teenage girls. While I do enjoy watching the short track … Continue reading →

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