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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Why Are Asians Yellow?
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Nonsmoking Stanford Doctor and Professor tells his Lung Cancer Story
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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SVAPFF 2023: ‘A Great Divide’ – Q&A and Review (Spoilers)
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Asians In America: A Focus On Taiwanese Americans
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Taiwanese American Michelle Wu Elected Mayor of Boston – Makes History!
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Category Archives: Health
Does A Man’s Efforts to Stop Dog-Eating in Vietnam Make Him a “Cultural Imperialist?”
By Jason The issue of dog-meat has become newsworthy, thanks to the efforts of “enlightened” ex-marine Robert Lucius and an LA Times article. He aims to end the consumption of dog-meat in Vietnam; however he also denies being a “cultural … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Food & Drink, Health, Observations
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Asian Americans More Optimistic About The American Dream
In a recent study done by MetLife on the American Dream, more Asian Americans were the most optimistic in their responses than any other ethnic group. Almost half (47%) of Asian Americans believe that their personal situation will improve in … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Health
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Online Tools in the fight against Asian American Diabetes
Asian Americans are said to be more likely than whites to develop Type 2 Diabetes. To help Asian Americans deal with this situation, the Joslin Diabetes Center has upgraded its Asian American Diabetes Initiative website. http://aadi.joslin.org/ contains such tools as … Continue reading
Missing Asian Women in America?
Most people already know that the one-child policy in China has caused a lot of sex based selection in children, causing an very lop-sided ratio of males to females in China. The United Nations estimates, there should be 40 million … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health
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UC Davis Cancer Center Wins Grant to Focus on Asian-Americans
The UC Davis Cancer Center has won a $5.6 million grant to establish the National Center for Reducing Asian American Cancer Health Disparities, the only such center in the United States. It is a timely creation of such a center, … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Health, Lifestyles
Tagged Cancer, Hepatitus A, Hepatitus B, UC Davis Cancer Center
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More Korean-Americans Showing Up at Free Clinics
More Korean-Americans are showing up local free clinics, reports the Korea Times. Statistics show a dramatic 50 percent rise in Korean patients compared to four years earlier; Koreans are among the most likely to be self employed as well as … Continue reading
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German Man Develops Chinese Accent After Migraine
There have been evidence of people completely changing their accents after migraines and strokes, including a German-born Briton speaking like a Chinese man. I’m trying to imagine my dad sound like Foghorn Leghorn after a stroke, and it’s pretty much … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Health
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Are More Asian Americans Abusing Adderall?
A blog from CNN announced that a study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs found that drug abuse differed ethnic groups, with Asian-American drug use seen to be the lowest. The study looked at drugs such … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged academic pressure, Adderall, challenge success, drug abuse, Oregon State University
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Buy A Murder House During Ghost Month
August 10 marked the start of Ghost Month, a Chinese and Taiwanese celebration based in superstition around wandering souls. There’s a belief that for one month out of the year, deceased souls can come out and visit the living. Because … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Real Estate, San Francisco Bay Area
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Indonesian Smoking Baby Calls It Quits
Remember that hardcore two year old baby from Indonesia who shocked the world with his two-packs-a-day smoking habit? You can lay off on those phone calls to Child Welfare Services because National Commission for Child Protection Secretary-General Arist Merdeka Sirait … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Health, Lifestyles
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3 Hilariously Contradictory Pieces of Advice Given to Pregnant Asian Women
By Anonymous Having now entered the second trimester of my pregnancy, there really is no denying that I’m knocked up — the belly seems to swell another inch every day and I think I’ve already started waddling. And as any woman who … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Observations
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Oregon Health Supervisor Shuts Down Lemonade Stand
Sometimes, you just have to wonder what the heck is wrong with the world. Jon Kawaguchi, an environmental health supervisor for the Multnomah County Health Department in Oregon, shut a seven year old down for a lemonade stand. You heard … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Observations, WTF
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