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Category Archives: Health
Winner Of The 2012 “B A Hero” Hepatitis B PSA Video Contest
The winner of the 2012 “B A Hero” Hepatitus B Public Service Ad (PSA) video contest was announced, and the above video by Isaac Mejia is the winner. The runner-up is this one by Josh Prasad, and the other finalist … Continue reading
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Tagged Hepatitis B, Isaac Mejia, Public Service Announcement
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How High Heels Are Today’s Foot-binding
When I read the article about Chinese foot-binding in the Los Angeles Times, I really found it highlighted the complexity of the practice of foot-binding. On the one hand it was a painful, dangerous, demeaning, and debilitating practice that women … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Family, Fashion, Health, Lifestyles
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Free Eye Exams for Asian Americans And Others
Particular minority groups are at greater risk for certain eye diseases than whites. For example, Asian Americans are much more likely to get glaucoma than other ethnic groups. Given that April is National Minority Health Month, Eye Care America, … Continue reading
Did Bruce Lee Have An Undescended Testicle?
Before I begin, I want to make it clear that I LOVE Bruce Lee. When I was a kid he made me feel like Asian American boys could be more than the awkward guy lusting after the girl (which was … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Health, History, Movies
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Organ Trafficking In Asia: The Poor Sells Organs and Ends Up Ill
Imagine you are in this scenario: your family member or you need an organ transplant. In America, Canada, and even many parts of the world; you would have to be lucky for a generous organ donor to donate the organ … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Health
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VIRAL LIKE SARS: Meet Indonesia’s New Smoking Baby!
http://youtu.be/YywgjvhyHjs Indonesia’s first documented smoking baby, Ardi Rizal, may have quit smoking but there’s a new eight-year-old taking his place. ITN covered the story of Adi Ilham, who smokes 25 cigarettes a day in a country and has dropped out … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Health, Lifestyles, Viral Like SARS, WTF
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Asian Pubic Hair Questions
While doing research on Asians and body hair (Click here to read that article) I was fascinated to find that people on the Internet had a lot of interesting (mis)conceptions about Asian people’s pubic hair. Rather than trying to fit … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Education, Health, WTF
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Asian New Yorker Smoking Rates Are Not Dropping
I have been to New York a couple of times and I was too focused on the face paced environment that it had not occurred to me how many cities like New York that are populated with many Asian Americans … Continue reading
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
Growing up, the only time I ever felt insecure about being Asian American was when my non-Asian friends made fun of me for lacking body hair. At the time, I had no hair on my legs, chest, or forearms. They … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Health
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VIRAL LIKE SARS: Reddit Makes Dying Friend’s Wish Come True
Sometimes good can come out of the Internet and sometimes, a young man with a terminal illness has his dream come true. Colton Jang, under the user name Kivakid, posted on Reddit searching for an advanced copy of Harry Turtledove’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Entertainment, Health, Lifestyles, Viral Like SARS
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Behind The Scenes With Team Janet & A Call To Help Janet Find Her Match
By Emily, My name is Emily and I am the Publicity and Media Director of Team Janet. After Janet was diagnosed with leukemia in 2009, she and her closest friends immediately set up a website to encourage people to register … Continue reading
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CDC Study Suggests Low Cancer Screening Rates Among Asians in US
20 years ago, Susan Matsuko Shinagawa’s surgeon told her that she didn’t need a biopsy, despite the fact that a sonogram had revealed the lump in her breast was a solid mass. Why? Because he thought that she was too … Continue reading
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