8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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PANDA ATTACK!!!
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Rosemead: Review, Lucy Liu Interview, and Extremely Limited NYC LA Release
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Asian American Commercial Watch: ‘Miles Apart’ – A Hallmark/United original Mini Movie
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Dating in Taiwan: An ABC’s Perspective
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Monthly Archives: September 2025
Taiwan’s Official Oscar Submission: Left-Handed Girl
Taiwan is submitting the film Left-Handed Girl‘ as its official submission for the Oscars for “Best International Feature Film”: “Mere months after sweeping the 97th Academy Awards with “Anora,” Sean Baker is making a tangential return to the Oscar race. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Academy Awards, Best International Feature Film, Left-Handed Girl, Netflix, Oscars, Taiwan
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Jeremy Lin Opens Up on Why He Retired and What Comes Next – Aconic Podcast EP22
As I had blogged earlier this month, former professional basketball player Jeremy Lin retired from professional basketball after spending over a decade in the NBA and playing overseas in Asia. I had a chance to watch a live recording podcast … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Aconic, basketball, interview, Jeremy Lin, jeremy lin foundation, linsanity, mental health, podcast, retirement
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Golden State Valkyries’ Natalie Nakase Wins WNBA Coach of the Year Award
Thursday was a bitter sweet night for Golden State Valkyries’. The first Asian American coach in the WNBA, Natalie Nakase wins WNBA Coach of the Year as many predicted! That’s an amazing milestone for a first-time head coach for an … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Golden State Valkyries, GSV, Kaitlyn Chen, Natalie Nakase, Valkyries, WNBA
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San Francisco Chinese-American Voters recall Supervisor Joel Engardio
With Sunset District residents angered by his support of the closing of San Francisco’s Great Highway, a special election held in San Francisco saw Chinese-American voters recall Supervisor Joel Engardio. This was somewhat surprising. When we first reported on the … Continue reading
Tejasvi Manoj is TIME Magazine’s 2025 Kid of the Year
Tejasvi Manoj is TIME Magazine’s 2025 Kid of the Year! The high school senior has created a web site to help seniors avoid online fraud. Her grandfather was almost scammed by someone pretending to be her uncle requesting money to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Technology
Tagged cybersecurity, elderly, Kid of the Year, Shield Seniors, Tejasvi Manoj, time magazine
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Natalie Nakase a strong WNBA Coach of the Year Candidate as Valkyries make the Playoffs
The Golden State Valkyries have clinched a playoff spot in the WNBA playoffs. They are the first WNBA expansion to ever do that in their first year. This accomplishment makes head coach Natalie Nakase a strong WNBA Coach of the … Continue reading
8Books Review: Being Mortal
I learned about Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal in a roundabout way. John and I receive a lot of marketing materials about Asian American movies and media in general. One of those movies is Good Fortune directed and starting Aziz Ansari. … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Health
Tagged Atul Gawande, Being Mortal, Paul Kalanithi, Peter Attia, When Breath Becomes Air
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Jeremy Lin Retires After 15 Years as a Professional Basketball Player
In modern Asian American history, there is one name that stands apart – Jeremy Lin. For a brief moment in time, Jeremy Lin is the Asian American unicorn that captured the hearts and minds of Americans everywhere. Taiwanese American professional … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged basketball, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, linsanity, NBA, New York Knicks
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