Author Archives: Lily

About Lily

East Coast Chinese American. I like thick-skinned dumplings and hard-covered books.

Live Stream: White House AAPI Youth Leadership Briefing Jan. 12

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Lily

If I was not going to be on a plane for the next several hours, I would definitely tune into this – the White House is live streaming what looks to be a cool conversation with college and high school … Continue reading →

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Internment Camp Musical “Allegiance” To Premiere Next Fall

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Lily

Next September, San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre will host Allegiance, a New American Musical with Asian American all-stars Lea Salonga and George Takei. “Allegiance” is about a Japanese American family forced into internment during World War II. The writers, Jay … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Entertainment, History, The Arts | 1 Comment

Taiwanese Company EVA Airlines Brings Back Hello Kitty Jets

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Lily

So maybe you already have your collection of Hello Kitty dolls, note paper, mugs, plates and sandwich maker, but have you been on a Hello Kitty jet? Perhaps some of you got a chance to ride on one of these crazy cute, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, DUDE WTF ASIA | 2 Comments

Dr. Arthur Chen, Protestor: Time Magazine Person of the Year

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Lily

Dr. Arthur Chen of Oakland, California was recently named as one of Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year.” A 60-year-old family physician, Dr. Chen has utilized the Occupy Oakland movement to promote his cause – health care reform. In the interview … Continue reading →

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Japan Uses Monkeys to Measure Radiation at Fukushima

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Lily

Via the Telegraph: A new project by researchers at Fukushima University will use monkeys to test radiation levels in the forests around the Fukishima nuclear plants devastated by last spring’s earthquake and tsunami. Outfitted with collars that have radiation meters … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans in 2011: The Year (w)Rapped Up

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Lily

To commemorate this past year, Jason Chu, a Chinese American hip-hop artist currently in Beijing, recorded a rap review of 2011 for Asian America integrating such big news as Jeremy Lin, tiger moms, Ed Lee, etc. into this nice crazy … Continue reading →

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Health Study Sees Rice as Source of Arsenic Exposure

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Lily

Via US News: “New research finds that pregnant women in New Hampshire, which has high levels of arsenic in drinking water in some wells, may also be ingesting arsenic through rice…Karagas said arsenic levels in rice ‘should be monitored,’ although … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Food & Drink, Health | Leave a comment

Georgia Factory Exporting Chopsticks by the Millions

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Lily

Apparently this has been a thing for awhile, but it’s back in the news with the story of Jae Lee, a U.S. citizen originally from South Korea who owns Georgia Chopsticks, a factory that creates four million sets of chopsticks … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Business, Food & Drink | 3 Comments

Asian Pacific Male Calendar Becoming New Reality Show

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Lily

The team who created the successful 2010 Asian Pacific Male Calendar are creating a new reality show based on “their behind-the scenes experiences of creating the culturally diverse calendar which simultaneously raised thousands of dollars for charity” that will hopefully … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Entertainment, LGBT, TV | 1 Comment

Taiwanese Golf Superstar Yani Tseng Well-Known in Asia But Not US

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Lily

At just 22, Yani Tseng is the youngest golfer (man or woman) to win five major titles. Currently playing on the LPGA tour and ranked as the world’s no. 1 female golfer, Tseng is ridiculously famous in Taiwan and China … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Sports | 2 Comments

Marie Lu On Her New Young Adult Novel, Legend

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Lily

CBS films already bought the movie rights to 27-year-old author Marie Lu’s new young adult novel Legend. That’s gotta mean something good about the book right? (Okay, except that the Twilight producers are attached to the plans which makes me a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Entertainment, TV | 5 Comments

APA Employees View Their Companies Less Favorably, the Longer They’ve Been in the U.S.

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Lily

Via PR Newswire: “The longer Asian Pacific American (APA) employees live in the United States, the less favorably they view their companies, an annual Asia Society survey found.  The 2011 Asian Pacific Americans Corporate Survey indicates that this decline starts after about 10 … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Business, Current Events | 3 Comments