Category Archives: Health

Buy A Murder House During Ghost Month

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Tim

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 | 2 Comments

Indonesian Smoking Baby Calls It Quits

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Moye

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 | 7 Comments

3 Hilariously Contradictory Pieces of Advice Given to Pregnant Asian Women

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Guest Writer

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 | 2 Comments

Oregon Health Supervisor Shuts Down Lemonade Stand

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Ben

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 | 3 Comments

Takeru Kobayashi Released from Jail

Posted on July 6, 2010 by John

On July 4th, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut defended his title (and winning  for the 4th time in a row) in Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest by eating 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Due to a contracts dispute with Major League Eating & … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Health, Lifestyles, Local, New York, Observations, Sports, TV | 3 Comments

The Model Minority Myth applied to Asian-American Health

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Jeff

When I was 34, my doctor refused to biopsy a lump I found in my right breast.  He told me I was too young to get breast cancer and had no family history. Besides, he said, “Asian women don’t get … Continue reading →

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Chinese More Likely to Be Nearsighted

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Tim

Embedded in this week’s news on a new study on Chinese children who need glasses (it’s estimated as much as 60% of rural Chinese children need glasses, but many don’t get them), was this quote from an Oxford researcher: “People … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Family, Health | 5 Comments

Smell of Chinese Herbs Mistaken for “Toxic Chemicals,” Stops SFO Flight

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Tim

Anyone who grew up a child of Chinese immigrants can probably relate to the embarrassment of having to use medicines that aren’t commonplace in American society, especially those that leave an unmistakable odor. Just this week, the smell from Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Family, Health | 11 Comments

Students Eating Instant Ramen Increase Risk of Chronic Disease

Posted on June 4, 2010 by jee

I love food; no, no, I really LOVE food. It’s a relationship that has been sacred and intimate and enjoyable. I scoff at canned soups and instant anything. But, somewhere in my genetic makeup is a deep love for instant … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Health | 6 Comments

DUDE WTF ASIA: The Two Year Old Smoking Baby

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Ernie

Posted without comment: this YouTube video this video from ABC (since YouTube is constantly taking down the original video source due to copyright violations) of a two year old baby from Indonesia, who needs his mother to change his diapers, … Continue reading →

Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, Family, Health | 6 Comments

New Hep B Campaign Asks: Which One Deserves to Die?

Posted on May 11, 2010 by John

Recently, the San Francisco Hepatitis B Free Campaign launched a new controversial and in-your-face print, billboard and television advertising campaign in the Bay Area called “Which One Deserves to Die.” San Francisco has the highest rate of liver cancer in … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Health, Local, San Francisco Bay Area | 1 Comment

Silence Equals Death

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Guest Writer

By Ken As APIs, there are many of us who have been raised in families who would rather die than let family secrets out into the open. Invariably, extended family members somehow find out. The omnipresent veil of secrecy incites … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Family, Health, LGBT, Lifestyles | 2 Comments