Monthly Archives: January 2011

How to be a Bad Asian: Let your kid get a B

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Jeff

Life is hard enough as an Asian. Not all of us can get perfect SAT scores, graduate from medical school or trick out a Honda Civic. The pressure to embrace our culture remains but sometimes, we just don’t want to. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, How To Be A Bad Asian, Lifestyles, Observations | 4 Comments

Nam Phan makes a Video Tutorial on MMA Judging and Gets a Rematch

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Jeff

After getting robbed in his UFC debut match, Nam Phan decided to help out MMA judges by making this tutorial video. Enjoy! On a more serious note, Nam Phan gets to prove that he can really beat Leonard Garcia as … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Children

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Tim

Children of Golden Grill from Pei Ju Chou on Vimeo. I happened to catch an article in the International Examiner by Pei Ju Chou on her new documentary “Children of Golden Grill”. The short documentary film (watch the film above) … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Lifestyles | 2 Comments

APA Spotlight: Rick Shiomi, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Mu Performing Arts

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

Rick Shiomi has been one of the leaders of the Asian American theater movement for over twenty-five years. He is a co-founder of Mu Performing Arts and has been the Artistic Director since 1993. Continue reading →

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Controversy over Dreamworks’ “Monkeys of Bollywood”

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Edward

Dreamworks Animation recently announced that they will be making an animated musical based on the Ramayan, a Holy Scripture of the Hindu faith (which can be loosely compared to the Bible or Qu’ran). On board with the film is composer A.R. … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Movies, Observations | Tagged a.r. rahman, bollywood, dreamworks, gurinder chadha, hindus, love guru, ramayan, stephen schwartz | 1 Comment

The 8Asians Talk About: Japan’s Foray Into Reality Television

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Ernie

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 →

Posted in Entertainment, Observations, TalkAbout, TV | 2 Comments

Jeff Yang: Controversial Amy Chua Parenting Book “Nothing Like What WSJ Suggests”

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Ernie

Jeff Yang’s latest column for the San Francisco Chronicle discusses ChineseMomGate and includes a short interview from Amy Chua, who admits to receiving death threats: “I consumed Battle Hymn in a single sitting, and Wang is absolutely right. It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Family | 7 Comments

Links: Korean American Trauma Surgeons, Ninja Bird, Old Boy, Chinese Puzzles

Posted on January 12, 2011 by minjung

Dr. Peter Rhee, Chief of Trauma for Tucson’s University Medical Center was put to work immediately following the Gifford shooting this past weekend. A ninja bird with nun-chuck like wings has been discovered. Old Boy director Chan Wook Park will … Continue reading →

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Book Details 1911 Massacre of Chinese Immigrants in Torreon, Mexico

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Mike

The first immigrants from Mexico weren’t Mexican; they were illegal Chinese immigrants. I know. Me sorprenden tambien. That’s according to the meticulous research by Robert Chao Romero, an author and assistant professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies in UCLA. Born … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, History | 26 Comments

Links: Educational achievement Gap, Kpop produced by Will.I.Am, Korean American Day in MI

Posted on January 11, 2011 by minjung

Educational achievement gap that “won’t be fixed in schools” Washington Post “The story is the same for Asian Americans. Their average score was 541 – somewhat below Shanghai, about even with South Korea and ahead of Hong Kong (533) and … Continue reading →

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8Questions: Akira Uchimura of the Nikkei Youth Network

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

One of the people I met on my recent trip to Japan was Akira Uchimura, the Executive Director of the Nikkei Youth Network. He brought together a whole bunch of Nikkei (people of Japanese descent) from all over the world … Continue reading →

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