Category Archives: Observations

WSJ: In China, New Risks Emerge At Giant Three Gorges Dam

Posted on August 29, 2007 by John

In today’s Wall Street Journal, the newspaper reports that “In China, New Risks Emerge At Giant Three Gorges Dam.” As you may or may not know, Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric river dam started in 2003 and completed recently, … Continue reading →

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Bi-racial Couples – A first person account

Posted on August 28, 2007 by John

As you may or may not know, Min Jung Kim is a former blogger on 8Asians. She recently wrote a blog entry on Blogher.com regarding “Bi-racial Couples – A first person account.” Given 8Asians’s recent postings on: “Why Asian Guys … Continue reading →

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What About Asians in the Empirical Analysis of Acting White?

Posted on August 28, 2007 by akrypti

The Fryer-Torelli paper, An Empirical Analysis of Acting White, has gained much attention and buzzworthiness among scholars in The Academy as of late, which found an inverse relationship between good grades and popularity among Blacks and Latinos. “Among whites, higher … Continue reading →

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As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes

Posted on August 27, 2007 by John

In this weekend’s Sunday New York Times, the newspaper covers the cost of China’s economic growth in the article, “As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes.” The facts and figures are pretty staggering: “Environmental degradation is now so severe, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Environment, Observations | 7 Comments

Movie: Falling for Grace – Go See It!

Posted on August 26, 2007 by John

Tonight, I caught the very funny, touching and well produced independent film, “Falling for Grace,” written, produced, and directed (as well as starring) Asian-American actress Fay Ann Lee in her first film. Margaret Cho, Ken Leung, Christine Baranski and Lewis … Continue reading →

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Inspire / 07 – Aug 31 to Sept 2, San Francisco

Posted on August 24, 2007 by John

I’m not involved in Inspire / 07, but thought I’d mentioned it on 8asians since it has quite a line-up of Asian-American speakers and describes itself as “the premier leadership conference featuring many of the who’s who in the Asian-American … Continue reading →

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Asian-American Youth Venture Into Cal Politics

Posted on August 23, 2007 by John

As I have commented many times in the past on 8asians, Asian-Americans are not very politically active or involved, so it’s nice to read “Asian-American Youth Venture Into Cal Politics” (sorry for the late post on this article..): “In recent … Continue reading →

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United We Stand: 5 Baby Steps Asian-Americans Can Take Toward Solidarity

Posted on August 18, 2007 by akrypti

I’ll get right to my point. The single most important issue our community faces today: Unity. Ironically, where non-Asians view us as one homogenous mob of exotic, stoic, and hard-working brown and yellow people, we differentiate ourselves into countless coteries … Continue reading →

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Why Asian Girls Go For White Guys: A Response

Posted on August 11, 2007 by akrypti

Last week, Mike posted an entry titled “Why Asian Girls Go For White Guys,” which is one of those topics that, no matter how many times it is addressed, is never resolved. I’m a rather typical Asian girl, so this … Continue reading →

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NPR: Nagasaki Aftermath Haunts U.S. Veteran

Posted on August 10, 2007 by John

I heard last night on NPR this piece, “Nagasaki Aftermath Haunts U.S. Veteran.” Yesterday was the 62nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. I’ve been both to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their respective atomic bombing museums, and they are … Continue reading →

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What’s a little ignorance between friends?

Posted on August 10, 2007 by jozjozjoz

My friend sent me a link to racewire for a post on this topic. Adrienne Maree Brown asks: Do any of y’all maintain relationships where one person, who has more privilege and is white, regularly says things that are remarkably … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from North of the Border: Mosaic vs. Melting Pot

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Xxxtine

As the lone Canadian of the group here at 8Asians, I sit back and read with great fascination the many issues that go on in Asian America. Many of us in the Asian Arts Community up north have worked with, … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, Observations | 16 Comments