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Author Archives: Jeff
Asians Behaving Badly: Woman Charged With Dousing Ex-Husband With Boiling Water
Jesusa Tatad was charged with torture after dousing her ex-husband with boiling water and later hitting him in the head with baseball bat. Prosecutors say that she attacked him in the home they still shared after believing that her ex … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Dating, Family, Lifestyles, WTF
Tagged assault, Jesusa Tatad, torture
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2011 Asian American Grammy Nominees: Bruno Mars Dominates, Hawaiian Music Category Disappears
Bruno Mars, as an individual artist and as a part of the Smeezington producing group, was nominated for six 2011 Grammy awards ranging from Song of the Year to non-classical Producer of the Year. Other Asian Americans were nominated for … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music
Tagged 2011 Grammys, Bruno Mars, George Kahumoku, Lan Shui, Ryan Buendia, Smeezingtons, Yuja Wang
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Asians in America: A Focus on Filipino Americans
Because some call Filipinos Americans “the invisible minority,” you might think that there are not many of us in the US. We are, in fact, the second largest Asian American ethnic group. That statistic and others are reported in A … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Discrimination, Education, Family, Real Estate
Tagged invisible minority, underemployment
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The College Admissions Game, Part 3: An Admissions Officer Speaks
College admissions officers have been criticized about things like caps on Asians Americans and decisions about who gets in and who does not. But what do they really think? The Daughter’s high school held a session where a college admissions … Continue reading
Wanderlei Silva Stops Cung Le At UFC 139, Le Takes Major Damage
The match between Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le at UFC 139 ended with a TKO in the second round. Cung Le knocked down Silva with a kick in the first round, but Silva came on strong in the second to … Continue reading
MMA Fighter Mark Munoz On Breaking Hands, Bruce Lee Moments & The UFC Middleweight Title
After reading Akrypti’s post on Asian men as villains, I really appreciated this video of Mark Munoz, a strong, powerful Asian guy who can kick butt but isn’t a trash talking heel. He is at a press conference held after … Continue reading
The College Admissions Game, Part 2: Race and School Selection
“I don’t want to go there – it’s too Asian!” That is the last thing I wanted to hear from the Daughter. Doesn’t she know I write for a blog on Asian American issues, and now she is going all … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged college admissions, Silicon Valley
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The College Admissions Game, Part 1: Picking Schools
As we prepared to leave The Daughter to start her freshman year of college, she started crying. The Wife started crying also. I was mostly numb as I wondered, how did we get to this point? Is this the culmination … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Lifestyles
Tagged college admissions, High School Admissions, Naviance, Silicon Valley
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Church Bells Taken In Philippine-American War Returned, Balangiga Bells Remain In U.S. Hands
Two church bells taken from a church in Meycauayan Bulacan Philippines 110 years ago during the Philippine-American War were returned to Filipino hands as representatives from the Sisters of Mercy order gave them to the Philippine Consulate in Chicago. According … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History
Tagged Balangiga Bells, Balangiga Massacre, Meycauayan bells, philippine-american war
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Pepper Spray Used On Polynesians Performing A Haka At High School Football Game
According to media reports, the Polynesians in the video above were pepper sprayed by police in Roosevelt, Utah while doing a haka. A haka is a traditional Maori dance that has been performed at sporting events around the world as … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Sports
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