8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
- Do Asians Smell?
- A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
- Is The Portrayal of Ravi On Disney Channel’s “Jessie” Racist, Unfunny, or Both?
- The Role of Asian Greeks Today
- Nathan Chen and Vincent Zhou Make U.S. Men’s 2018 Olympic Figure Skating Team; Zhou Responds to Racist Tweet
- The ABC and FOB Divide
- Do All Asians Have Flat Butts?
- Julie Chen Says Having Surgery to Look “Less Asian” Helped Her Career
Monthly Archives: June 2016
8Books Review: “Not a Self-Help Book” by Yi Shun Lai
Yi Shun Lai’s novel Not a Self-Help Book: The Misadventures of Marty Wu delves into friendships, relationships, career crises, and how to deal with your mother. Written in a diary style, Marty Wu guides us through the ups and downs of … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Books, Entertainment, Reviews
Leave a comment
8Books Review: “Love, Loss, and What We Ate” by Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi’s memoir, Love, Loss, and What We Ate is an intimate look at family, growing, grief, and eating through life’s ups and downs. Best known for her role as host on Top Chef, Lakshmi takes us from childhood to the present in … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Books, Entertainment, Family, Fashion, Food & Drink, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles, Reviews, TV
Leave a comment
“Big Trouble in Little China” Remake and Coffee Table Book
Despite getting flack from fans of the original movie, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reportedly still intends to remake the cult classic “Big Trouble in Little China.” I really love that movie (no matter how politically incorrect), but I still can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies
Tagged Big Trouble in Little China, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, The Rock
Leave a comment
National Science Foundation Funds Extensive Research Survey on Asian Americans
The National Science Foundation has decided to fund an extensive research survey on Asian Americans. The survey project, lead by Political Science Professor Karthick Ramakrishnan of UC Riverside, Law Professor Taeku Lee of UC Berkeley (shown here), Sociology Professor Jennifer … Continue reading
8Books Review: “The Association of Small Bombs,” by Karan Mahajan
Karan Mahajan’s latest novel The Association of Small Bombs delves deep inside lives affected by a marketplace bomb in Delhi. It is a terror shocks some, then passes through the news cycle, while upending the lives of others in ways conscious … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Books, Reviews
Leave a comment
Are Asian Americans really the Healthiest Americans?
Since beginning the year, my family has been dealing with a number of medical issues, from emergency operations to life style changes stemming from chronic conditions. When I saw that The Center for Disease Control has released a study looking … Continue reading
8Questions with Playwright Leah Nanako Winkler
After seeing her play Kentucky Off-Broadway, I chatted with Leah Nanako Winkler about being biracial and young in the theater world, things on her reading list, and what’s next (heads up LA!)–and she was delightful even when I failed to properly articulate … Continue reading
Posted in 8Questions, Entertainment, The Arts
Leave a comment
Victoria Lai’s Sweet Taste of Success Running an Ice Cream Parlor
I caught this NBC News feel good story about pursuing your dreams recently about Wellesley-educated, former lawyer and Washington, D.C. insider Victoria Lai who had worked for the Obama administration (as Counselor to the Director for U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, DHS) … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Food & Drink, TV
Leave a comment