Monthly Archives: October 2011

HBO Develops China Doll, New Show About Interracial Family, A Robot & China

HBO has a new show in the works! The title of the show is China Doll (that’s ALMOST racist, right?). As much as I want it to be about Asian drag queens, it’s not. Apparently it’s “about an interracial family … Continue reading

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The 8 Most Offensive Asian Halloween Costumes

Halloween is coming up and while most of us use this holiday as an opportunity to dress like sluts, a select number of people like to use it to dress up in the most offensive outfits. No, I’m not talking … Continue reading

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8Questions with Frank Abe of Conscience and the Constitution

The generally accepted Japanese American narrative goes something like this: We came to this country. There was discrimination. Then Pearl Harbor happened. We went peacefully to the concentration camps and then while there we remained docile and peaceful. Some fought … Continue reading

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Teruo Artistry “Stereo Invaders” Tee

Everyone should remember Space Invaders–that pixelated time suck that involved shooting little aliens with your pew-pew lasers (fun fact: the aliens only got faster as you killed them off because the computer didn’t have to work as hard to animate … Continue reading

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Asian American Commercial Watch: What Happens in Vegas’s Hip Hop

http://youtu.be/e1GeYkej8B8 Funny, after I said I had not seen that IKEA commercial on TV that I had blogged about, the next day, I saw the commercial. I haven’t seen this latest Las Vegas commercial that I saw on a website, … Continue reading

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Bay Area Giveaway: Tickets for ‘Finding Joe’ Directed by Patrick Takaya Solomon

http://youtu.be/-AAfuD6xUHs UPDATE 10/20/11: Congrats on our first batch of winners! Komo, laughingluna, Vincent, and Annie! Patrick Takaya Solomon’s Finding Joe is an enlightening and entertaining exploration of famed philosopher / mythologist Joseph Campbell’s studies and their continuing impact on our … Continue reading

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Mixed Race Families Still Get a Second Glance

Even in an area as progressive as the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s not unusual for my family to get a second look when we’re walking into a restaurant, store, or other public area. My family is both mixed race … Continue reading

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The Breakthrough of Haruki Murakami

Who wrote a book that sold at over a million copies in one month, with hard copies gone before the end of the first day and averaging online at more than 1 a minute? You might be forgiven for thinking … Continue reading

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Tiger Mom Vs. Dragon Mom: New Ways to Talk Parenthood

If there is any topic that has some of the most extreme views and opinions, it’s parenthood. Parenting philosophies. Parenting methods. Parenting books. It’s seems pretty inexhaustible, and no doubt, incredibly overwhelming. So, of course, when anything hits the media … Continue reading

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Handmade Blue Totoro Doll

Just because you grow old, it doesn’t mean that you have to grow up. Even if adults can’t see Totoros, you can always keep them around in the form of a plush. This 7″ Crocheted Blue Totoro ($25.00) is great … Continue reading

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Meet Gabriel See, A 13 Year Old Child Prodigy

When I first read about Gabriel See, he reminded me of another kid I had blogged about from the Greater Seattle area who was also a “genius,” Raymond Zheng. But as I read further, I realized that Gabriel is probably … Continue reading

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Charles Yu’s “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe”

There is just enough space inside here for one person to live indefinitely, or at least that’s what the operations manual says. So begins Charles Yu’s debut novel, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe ($10.17). Yu is … Continue reading

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