Category Archives: Technology

What Asian-American Kids Watch on the Internet

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Jeff

“Is that Kina Grannis?” “You know who Kina Grannis is?” The Daughter was looking at a video of Kina Grannis, and she was really surprised I knew her.  She was surprised not only because most teenagers think that their parents … Continue reading →

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The 1,500 Year old Recipe to Strong Chinese Buildings: Sticky Rice

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Jeff

Ever wonder how some Chinese buildings have managed to last hundreds of years through earthquakes and the onslaught of time?   Saw the answer in this Slashdot article:  sticky rice!  As detailed here, sticky rice is not only tasty, but when … Continue reading →

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Facebook Reunites Vietnam Vet Father and Son

Posted on January 28, 2010 by jee

I’m a Facebook newbie — some might even call me an anti-Facebookie. It’s not that I’m anti; it’s that I didn’t get on board with all the hype and hullabaloo. I caved and joined the craze not too long ago … Continue reading →

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Jeff & Erin’s Epic Wedding “Save the Date” Video

Posted on January 24, 2010 by jozjozjoz

If you’ve been to as many weddings as I have, then you’ve also received your fair share of “Save the Date” notices. Though I’ve seen some really creative ones cross my desk, I’ve never seen a “Save the Date” as … Continue reading →

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Kim Jong Il Loves Women, Doesn’t “Violence Women Domestically (or internationally)”

Posted on January 19, 2010 by jozjozjoz

If you’ve been on Facebook in the last couple of months, then you might have been inundated with requests to vote in Chase’s Community Giving Facebook Campaign. With financial resources drying up for many organizations, this campaign has been a … Continue reading →

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CPAF PSA: YouTube All-Stars “United Against Violence”

Posted on January 18, 2010 by jozjozjoz

The Center for the Pacific Asian Family is a non profit organization that seeks to prevent and end domestic violence within the API community, which has some of the most common cases, but are the least vocal about it. This … Continue reading →

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Google Quits Bending Over For China

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Ben

I find today’s tech news about about Google’s decision to refuse to censor Chinese results to be rather fascinating. There’s talk about how Google is threatening to pull out of China and open up their searches without the filters after … Continue reading →

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Asians More Likely to Use Online Banking

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Tim

Nielsen recently released a study showing that Asian Americans are much more likely to use online banking than other ethnic groups. 75.3% of Asians bank online versus 67.4% for everyone else. In addition, the younger and more affluent tend to … Continue reading →

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Asian Web Domains Among Safest and Riskiest

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Tim

It’s no surprise to anyone familiar with web security that China’s domain, .cn would be near the top of the list of riskiest domains to surf when on the web. McAfee recently released their 2009 Mapping the Mal Web report, … Continue reading →

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Taiwan’s HTC: Quietly Brilliant

Posted on December 30, 2009 by John

If you own a cell phone, there is a good chance your phone was designed and/or manufactured by the Taiwanese company HTC. Never heard of HTC? That’s alright, most people haven’t. For most of their 12+ year existence, HTC has … Continue reading →

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AT&T Piano Commercial Featuring Pianist Kwan Yi

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Jen

In a dramatic AT&T commercial, Pianist Kwan Yi plays on AT&T touchscreen phones and a rather dramatic and beautifully played excerpt of Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata. Yi has quite the education in music — he has an undergraduate degree from Philadelphia’s … Continue reading →

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Is “Lee” a White, Black, or Asian Surname? Facebook Finds Out

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Jeff

When you see the surname Lee, you don’t know the ethnicity of the person with that name.  Robert E., Spike, and Bruce – they are all Lees .   There is even a Facebook group called “My surname is Lee but … Continue reading →

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