Monthly Archives: July 2012

Cung Le beats Cote at UFC 148 but Retirement Uncertain

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Jeff

40 year old Cung Le beat Patrick Cote at UFC 148, but when interviewed, did not say that he would retire.  The UFC would like Cung Le to fight November 10 at UFC on Fuel 6 in Macau as part … Continue reading →

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Radio Talk Show Hosts Mock Congressional Candidate Nate Shinagawa With Racist Comments

Posted on July 7, 2012 by John

I’m never too surprised when I hear right-wing talk radio hosts make racists comments, but it is still sad to hear about these incidents, especially when the attacks are against someone I know. Radio talk show hosts Bill Nojay (who … Continue reading →

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Have Asian Americans Arrived in Mixed Martial Arts?

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Jeff

In 2008, this forum asked, “why so few Asian American in MMA? Four years later, Ben Henderson is the UFC lightweight champion, Mark Munoz is headlining UFC on Fuel 4, “Munoz vs Weidman,” Cung Le is on the main card … Continue reading →

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Suwon, Korea Gets Theme Park For Toilets

Posted on July 6, 2012 by JohnnyC

The city of Suwon, Korea has a museum dedicated to the one place where even the Kaiser must sit down: the toilet. Yes, you read that correctly: there is a museum and public park dedicated to toilets in Korea. At … Continue reading →

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Red Bean & Kimchi Brings Improv Talk Show To YouTube

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Edward

It is a great pleasure of mine to introduce you all to Red Bean & Kimchi, a new online improvisational talk show which features many emerging Asian American Artists and non-profit community service organizations. It’s a YouTube show that broadcasts … Continue reading →

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Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Wins Nathan’s Famous Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Again

Posted on July 5, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/Tw5QX6F-3HU For the second year in a row, when Nathan’s Famous Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest has had a women’s only division, Korean American Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas won this year’s contest. She broke her own record set last … Continue reading →

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Laughter Is The Best Medicine…For Racism.

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Mina

Sometimes when the world seems just a little bit too overwhelmingly racist, I sit myself in front of the computer and surf the internet for good stand-up comedy. Because sometimes, when you encounter kinds of racism that seems to be … Continue reading →

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Have Internet Connection, Will Be Asian American

Posted on July 3, 2012 by JohnnyC

Every time I’m overseas in Manila, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and as of the past couple weeks, Jakarta, I always get asked by people “What is Asian American culture? What makes it so distinct from the rest of America?” Having grown … Continue reading →

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Grace Meng Is Rising Star For Asian New Yorkers

Posted on July 2, 2012 by John

Nate Shinagawa winning his race for New York’s 23rd Congressional district Democratic nomination. Well, Shinagawa wasn’t the only Asian American New Yorker who on their primary fight: >”On Tuesday, Assemblywoman Meng scored a resounding victory in a four-way primary to … Continue reading →

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Bizarre KKK Painting Shows Chinese Restaurant’s Hubris In Jakarta

Posted on July 2, 2012 by JohnnyC

I know a lot of restaurant owners pride themselves on distinguishing their menu selection from other establishments, but this photo I saw of one Chinese chain in a Jakarta shopping mall seems to take this a step further. In this … Continue reading →

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Having An Asian Moment: ‘The Man With the Iron Fists’ Trailer

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Dino-Ray

http://youtu.be/a7l3okIqnCg First and foremost I would like to address the tag line for The Man With the Iron Fists: They put the F-U in KUNG FU. Now if that ain’t some cleverness right there, I don’t know what is.

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