Monthly Archives: October 2010

An Asian American Halloween Story

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Tim

With Halloween just around the corner, I have to admit that October 31st has never been one of my favorite holidays. That opinion would probably be a surprise to most Asian American kids. I mean, what’s not to like about … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Family | 12 Comments

WTF: Jersey Shore’s “You look Asian. I like it.”

Posted on October 26, 2010 by John

I’m not a regular watcher MTV’s Jersey Shore, but if I am channel surfing and see that it’s on, I’ll check out the episode just to see what the hell is going on (i.e. what kind of fight, meltdown, hookups … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, TV | 7 Comments

One on One with Beau Sia

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Steve Nguyen

Every now and then, we often come across certain events in our lives that define who we are now. These moments appear to be simple on the surface, but for individuals like Beau Sia, he can recall every vivid detail … Continue reading →

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Announcing The “Evil Chinese Professor” Meme-Off

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Ernie

There’s been some controversy on the web lately about a racist political ad paid for by the “Citizens of Political Waste” which has sparked up some conversation with other Asian American blogs around the web. (OH NOEZ, THE CHINESE MAY … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Promotions | 5 Comments

Producer of K-Town Reality Show Writes About His Experiences

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Guest Writer

This piece, “No Time For Love, Dr. Jones! (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Produced a Reality Show)” was originally written for GeekWeek.com and has been reposted here with permission. By Mike Le …And you may think it … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Family, Lifestyles, TV | 9 Comments

Online Tools in the fight against Asian American Diabetes

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Jeff

Asian Americans are said to be more likely than whites to develop Type 2 Diabetes.  To help Asian Americans deal with this situation, the Joslin Diabetes Center has upgraded its Asian American Diabetes Initiative website.  http://aadi.joslin.org/ contains such tools as … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Asian American Fathers: Take time to be a Dad

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Jeff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYQo_xP_hw The Daughter: Are you going to Number Two Son’s game? Me: Yes. The Daughter: You are good about going to our games. You went to every one of mine. Me: I was the coach of your team. I had … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: Win a Free Tshirt from JUZD Streetwear Clothing by Supporting ‘Millions’

Posted on October 23, 2010 by jozjozjoz

A few weeks ago, Millions, a web series being put together by filmmaker Andrew Chung hit our radars. They’re still in the fundraising stage, and they’re almost at their goal! To help them reach their Kickstarter goal by their deadline … Continue reading →

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Visitors in Yantai Park Must Pay to Relax on Park Benches

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Jen

An interesting news story reports that Yantai Park in Shangdong province, eastern China has installed coin-operated park benches that allows visitors to relax in the park only if they input coins for that privilege, or else metal spikes will ‘encourage’ … Continue reading →

Posted in WTF | 9 Comments

Is Michael Nava using a Chinese Name to Win Over SF Voters?

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Ernie

Mexican-American Michael Nava is running for judge in San Francisco, where ballots are printed in English, Spanish and Chinese, and I have the extreme fortune of getting Chinese voting literature. So maybe I shouldn’t be surprised that the candidate for … Continue reading →

Posted in Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area | 14 Comments

Modern Family Reinforces the Model Minority, But At Least It’s Funny

Posted on October 22, 2010 by John

I’m a big fan of Modern Family, and I’m glad that the mockumentary TV comedy won so many Emmys recently. We’ve blogged about how the show often makes fun of as well as reinforces stereotypes at the same time, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Entertainment | 1 Comment