8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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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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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Was Jesus Asian?
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Instacart | Big Sister
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Author Archives: Mihee
Pregnant Women from China and Taiwan Giving Birth in the US
From CBS Local (San Francisco): More and more mothers from China and Taiwan are willing to pay thousands of dollars to deliver their babies in the USA, specifically in California. “So-called maternity homes” have popped up in cities like San Jose.
The Dropbox: South Korea Baby Box Rescue
I have no words. It took me a while to watch the promo because anything with babies makes me feel crazy raw and wrecks me for a few days. But this is strangely heartening. From Faithit: In Seoul, South Korea, … Continue reading
Posted in Nonprofit, Religion
Tagged abandoned babies, babies, drobox documentary, South Korea, south korean pastor
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Asian American Christianity and Linsanity
(Image from the Christian Film Database) Authors Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell offer an interesting statistic in American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us about the connection between being religious and one’s ethnic identity: Do other minority groups also have … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Religion
Tagged asian american christianity, asian americans, Jeremy Lin, linsanity
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First Public Gay Wedding in South Korea
From the Korea Herald: Even though South Korea does not legally recognize hay marriages, “Film director and producer Kimjo Gwang-soo, 48, and 29-year-old Kim Seung-hwan, the head of gay film distributor Rainbow Factory, got married on a temporary stage built … Continue reading
Tibetan Mastiff Dog Not Best Impersonator of Lion at Chinese Zoo
From SF Gate: “Workers at a Chinese zoo thought nobody would notice when they replaced a lion with a big dog. But then the dog barked. And didn’t really look like a lion.” I’m not sure what is more amusing … Continue reading
South Koreans Need Dating Parties to Find That Special Someone
From the NY Times: The difficulties in meeting potential spouses have exacerbated an increasing tendency among South Koreans to marry late. As young women have gotten better jobs, analysts say, many are loath to give them up to shepherd children … Continue reading
Asian Americans Stepping Up for Immigration Reform
From the Southern California Public Radio: “About 55 percent of Asian-American immigration into the United States has been due to family preferences… More young Asian-Americans who grew up in the U.S. without papers have been going public with their status, … Continue reading
Domestic Violence and Korean American Churches
Christian churches are strange, complicated gatherings of people where the tension between acknowledging brokenness and appearing virtuous is constantly present. Growing up in a Korean American church I always felt this awkward back and forth. People interacted with each other … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Religion
Tagged domestic violence, korean american, korean-american church
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Asian American Women Champions of Change
Inspiration is rarity these days. But when I read about these incredible women who are truly making a difference in their communities, both locally and globally, I get super excited…and hopeful, which is also somewhat elusive these days. The White … Continue reading
Kindergartners Poisoned by Rival School Director in China
From the Daily Caller: Two chinese girls were killed Thursday after eating poisoned yogurt that had been planted by the owner of a rival kindergarten. The owner confessed to adding rat poison to the yogurt before leaving it on the … Continue reading
North Korea Imprisons Korean American Kenneth Bae, Possibly As Bait
From AP: “An American detained for nearly six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of labor for crimes against the state, the North’s state media said Thursday… Analysts say Pyongyang could use Bae as a bargaining … Continue reading