Author Archives: akrypti

About akrypti

small town roots. enthusiast of many trades. oh, and yeah, high-maintenance like you wouldn't believe. tweet with me @akrypti.

Myth of the Made In USA Label

Posted on August 19, 2011 by akrypti

I have had about enough of the “Made in USA” propaganda. Be a patriot. Create jobs for Americans. Keep money in America. Manufacture in the U. S. of A. Here’s a burst to your bubble: “Made in USA” may not benefit … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Current Events, Discrimination, Fashion, Lifestyles, Politics | 51 Comments

DUDE WTF ASIA: Social Darwinist Chinese Dad

Posted on July 22, 2011 by akrypti

Yay. More WTF news from China gone viral. This time, it’s: “Tiger dad” cheers for kids’ brutal fight. A little girl beats the crap out of a little boy and not only does the girl’s father record the whole fight and post … Continue reading →

Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Family, Lifestyles, WTF | 12 Comments

Begging Mercy for James Malecek: Isn’t Hate Speech Weighted At All?

Posted on July 21, 2011 by akrypti

The other day I was prompted with the question which ought to be valued more, justice or mercy. As two theories, I really have no idea how I would answer, but in the case of James Malecek, without hesitation I … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Observations, Politics | 40 Comments

An Affirmative Action Plan for the Interracial Dating Disparity

Posted on June 21, 2011 by akrypti

For those not au fait with APA blogosphere lingo, “IR disparity” refers to the Asian American heterosexual male’s gripe with Asian American heterosexual females dating and marrying “out,” as in getting it on with non-Asians. Yes, it’s a gripe, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Lifestyles, Observations | 178 Comments

Unhinging Over Amy Chua & Wesley Yang: Stomach a Little Negative Light, People

Posted on May 12, 2011 by akrypti

First we took out the pitchforks for Amy Chua. How dare she write something that so foreseeably would fire up Sinophobia and make all of us APAs look bad! We’re American; we’re normal; we’re well assimilated; why stir up the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Family, Lifestyles | 22 Comments

True Activism Missing In Asian American Fashion Designers

Posted on May 6, 2011 by akrypti

Hyphen Magazine published an incredible piece by Catherine Traywick called “The Beautiful Generation: Asian Americans and the Cultural Economy of Fashion” (February 25, 2011) that analyzes Asian cultural influences in the global fashion industry by comparing it to the emergence … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day with 8Asians: Short Shorts, Eggrolls & Unconditional Support

Posted on May 5, 2011 by akrypti

8Asians is celebrating Mother’s Day all week (Pssst…Don’t forget, it’s May 8th!) by doing what we do best: writing about the women who raised us, nurtured us, taught us, spoiled us, protected us and occasionally for some, drove us up … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Observations | 3 Comments

A Crash Course on the Peoples of Zhong Guo* In Response To Craigslist Ad

Posted on April 29, 2011 by akrypti

Angry Asian Man reported on this Craigslist personal ad (which has since been removed): puzzled disabled lady (Alhambra, CA) Date: 2011-04-17, 5:35PM PDT Doing business and have a new relative that is Chinese. I’ve lived in Alhambra since 1993, and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, History, Observations | 2 Comments

Golddigging Today Is Just Lazy

Posted on April 18, 2011 by akrypti

Who read last week’s article in the New York Times about Chinese women and their parents requiring a man to show proof of real property ownership as a condition precedent for marriage and wondered immediately, “What century are we in … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Dating, Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles, Politics | 35 Comments

What is “Marriage Protection”? A Social Conservative’s View on Prop 8

Posted on October 29, 2008 by akrypti

The irony was not lost on any of us when the initiative measure known as Proposition 8, which fundamentally alters the California state constitution, would be titled the “California Marriage Protection Act” (emphasis my own). It might have been titled … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Family, LGBT, Lifestyles, Politics, WTF | Tagged | 12 Comments

How the Chinese Insist I Am Chinese

Posted on July 21, 2008 by akrypti

It’s a classic part of the Asian American experience — a cliché, really — to be considered un-American while in America. Since we’re not white, we must not be American, and therefore the color of our skin invites the question: … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, Observations, Politics | 35 Comments

A Sub-Culture of Pride: Why the Chinese Are So Patriotic

Posted on July 18, 2008 by akrypti

Setting aside the situation of China pointing missiles at my homeland (i.e., Taiwan) or the news we hear in the States about media censorship by the Chinese Communist regime, general violations of human and civil rights, lead-poisonous toys, subjugation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, Observations, Politics | 16 Comments