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Asian American Commercial Watch: Allstate Check First Blue Man
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Category Archives: Health
Asian American Medical Hazard: Food Allergies
My father developed an allergy to shrimp, one of his favorite foods. When he ate shrimp anyway, my mother warned him in Tagalog that he would get itchy. “Then I’ll scratch,” was his reply. While I laugh when I think … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Medical Hazard, Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged BJ Hom, food allergies, food allergy walks
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NYTimes Travel video: 36 hours in Koreatown, Los Angeles
The New York Times does a nice 6 minute video overview of Koreatown in Los Angeles, even highlighting the Wi Spa that Conan O’Brien and Steve Yeun recently visited. BY Fritzie Andrade, Max Cantor, Jessey Dearing, Louie Alfaro and Will … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food & Drink, Health, Local, Music, Southern California, TV
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Steven Yeun & Conan visit a Korean spa in Koreatown
I first saw this Conan O’Brien video posted by a friend on Facebook and immediately re-shared it, and saw a few other friends quickly re-share it. Conan and actor Steve Yeun for some reason decide to go to a Korean … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Health, Lifestyles, Local, Southern California, TV
Tagged Conan O'Brien, Korean, Koreatown, ktown, spa, Steven Yuen
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Nina Pham Declared Ebola Free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAnH45KE-ug Vietnamese American nurse Nina Pham declared free of ebola. The Texan will be returning home to friends and family to continue to heal and recover.
Posted in Current Events, Health
Tagged ebola, nih, nina pham, texan, Texas, vietnamese american
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Vietnamese American Nina Pham is 2nd U.S. Ebola Patient
The second Ebola patient is a 26-year old Texan and Vietnamese American named Nina Pham. She’s a nurse who treated the first ebola patient, and she is featured on CNN.
Posted in Current Events, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles
Tagged ebola, nina pham, outbreak, Texas
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Family Fights back after losing Two Sons to Pediatric Cardiomyopathy
Because I have two teenagers who are active in an extremely strenuous sport and one of them (Number Two Son) started complaining about chest pains, I started reading an article with a title about children dropping dead from exercise. What … Continue reading
Alex Tung Needs a Bone Marrow Donor
This is the type of post that we would like to do less often, but until more Asians and Asian Americans are in bone marrow registries, will continue to do so. Alex Tung has Acute Myeloid Leukemia and needs a … Continue reading
YouTube: Anna Akana’s ‘How to put on your face’
I saw this video posted earlier this month on Facebook by someone by budding self-described actress, director, writer Anna Akana and recently saw that The Huffington Post had picked it up. Although I’m a guy, I liked the message that … Continue reading
Am I Anorexic? Asian Girl Body Issues
A few months ago, a student from Yale University, Frances Chan, blogged in the Huffington Post about her horrific experience with Yale–she was 5’ 2” and about 90 lbs, and they designated her an “eating disorder” case and began to … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Food & Drink, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles, Sports
Tagged anorexia, body issues, cris cyborg, fitness, francis chan, Health, huffington post, karate hottie, michelle waterson, MMA, yale university
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CDC Seeks Former Smokers for Ad Campaign, Deadline Extended to 6/5
The CDC is conducting a national search for their Tips from Former Smokers Ad Campaign. This is a paid position. The campaign pays $2,500 + Travel for those who are selected. They’re looking for ex-smokers of all ethnicities, particularly Asians, … Continue reading
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Baylor Frederickson and how some Asian Ethnic Groups have Extra Difficulty Finding Bone Marrow Matches
7 year old Baylor Frederickson needs a bone marrow transplant. If he was purely from one Asian group, it would be hard enough, but since one of his parents is not Asian, it’s even more difficult to find a match. … Continue reading
Screening for Colon Cancer, “The Silent Killer” of Asian Americans
As an Asian American, there’s one killer out there that affects more Asian Americans than any other. The leading cause of death for Asian Americans since 1980 is cancer (unlike for the general population of the U.S. which has heart … Continue reading
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