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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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Was Jesus Asian?
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Tag Archives: Cancer
Kimchi: Good or Bad for You?
In the last few months, I have seen a number of articles about kimchi and in particular, its health benefits. As understanding of the human microbiome has grown, articles like this one talk about the probiotic and other benefits of … Continue reading
8Books Review: “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi
My schedule rarely allows me to read entire books, but after I read about Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air, a New York Times bestseller, I decided that I would actually buy and read it. While Kalanithi didn’t focus his book … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Books, Health, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Cancer, Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air
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60 Minutes: Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong & Disrupting Cancer
I regularly watch 60 Minutes every Sunday evening, and was pleasantly surprised to watch this segment on Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a native of South Africa, and a naturalized U.S. citizen. I think 8Asians has blogged about him, and I remember … Continue reading
Posted in Health and Beauty, Local, Southern California, TV
Tagged 60 minutes, Cancer, Patrick Soon-Shiong
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Fawn Lee: Dying Mom Struggles to Leave a Legacy
While my children were growing up, I would mentally mark the milestone when they reached an age when they would remember me if I died. That may seem ridiculously grim, but I have friends who have few memories of parents … Continue reading
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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