The Conversation
- Asian Racism and the “Asian of Reason” (20)
- Leon: Thank you, Asian Dude, for proving my point. If you are indeed Asian, that is.
- Max: hmmm…I have a hard time believing “Asian Dude” is in fact Asian.
- Asian Dude: So…whats the problem here? AOR has the right to an opinion right? Seems to me like a mountain is...
- Frank Chin debates Yunte Huang on the topic of Charlie Chan (9)
- Nancy: If Earl Derr Biggers made Charlie Chan more like the real Chang Apana (the Chinese detective in Hawaii that...
- Larry: Somebody give Yunte Huang his “Oriental 4 Life” card. Huang’s claim that Charlie Chan is an...
- neaato: goddamn! thank you bigwowo!!!!!! glad you shared w/ us this linkage. here was my comment to the commentators:...
- The Happy Post (21)
- RiceCakeRabbit: I voted! (And hopefully I don’t get spam mails because I was too lazy to create a new e-mail...
- N: @RiceCakeRabbit I voted! (And hopefully I don’t get spam mails because I was too lazy to create a new e-mail...
- RiceCakeRabbit: There is an essence of imprinting when it comes to the IR pairing disparity – and this is why the...
- B.J. Penn disappoints (5)
- jaehwan: Notty, I don’t know if you’ve seen this Bellator submission, but it’s pretty sick:...
- jaehwan: I agree. A point that someone made on one of the forums is that Edgar is really a featherweight, and he did...
- Nottyboy: I don’t want to write off Edgar yet. He has some really good takedowns and great speed. Still,...
- “This is a Bust” by Ed Lin (Review) (2)
- Podcast: URB4N talks about Interracial Relationships (86)
- etain: Yes, I meant that there were 24,000 more marriages involving Asian women than Asian men in 2008. And I still...
- MojoRider: jstele wrote: “Just date who you want. Who cares if there are more Asian women dating outside their...
- uRB4N: Oh, Jesus. Use some deductive reasoning for crying out loud. He obviously means 24,000 more Asian women than...
- Building Subcultures and Accepting Emotions (282)
- King: “How was that King? Enough f-bombs for you? You know certain topics just get me fired up.” Haaa!!!...
- AF/AM couple: N, No, I meant either AFs or AMs I come into contact with (so AF/AM), not an AF/WM couple, but I can...
- N: @AF/AM couple I assume you meant AF/WM in the first line? I got slightly confused reading it. But I do encounter...
- Western Schools in South Korea (10)
- dan: Not sure how I feel about this. If the entire city is more modern, clean, and well funded than any other...
- john: This is a bad idea. It will be like those Indonesian who don’t know Indonesia becuase their parent sent...
- mama nabi: This is interesting – my mom pitched this exact same idea (I remember helping her come up with a...
- A Great Wall (3)
- Dinobot: I heard from somewhere that the construction of Zheng He’s fleet deforested large parts of China,...
- Ngo Bao Chau, First Vietnamese Fields Medal Winner (4)
- Why Am I Doing This? (Review) (14)
- jaehwan: us_Asians, I had a few words to say about David Henry Hwang in the comment section of this post:...
- MojoRider: @us asians, indeed, Eva Cassidy is the best all around female vocalist I’ve ever heard. I...
- us asians: Just some additional thoughts + @Alpha Asian says: I agree with your comment that the “just felt right”...
- White on Rice (Review) (17)
- angrybritishchinese: @simon tsui The audience i saw it with were also rolling in the aisles and shitting bricks. but...
- Simon Tsui: I am disappointed in your review. I watched White on Rice in the movie theatre during the premiere in...
- Tiger Woods and His White Women (22)
- jaehwan: And then it was over. http://www.golf.com/golf/tours _news/article/0,28136,2012613, 00.html?hpt=T2 Sheesh,...
- Chinese economy surpasses Japan (6)
- Asian Racism and the “Asian of Reason” (20)
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Winnovative's Innovative Fantabulinnovative Blog
Just wanted to give a shout-out and plug Winnovative’s blog at www.winnovative.blogspot.com. It’s a great blog that focuses on life from an Asian woman’s perspective. As I’ve mentioned before, the web is a sexist place, and we don’t often hear/read … Continue reading
Deportee Becomes Activist
Check out this NY Times article: U.S. Deportee Brings Street Dance to Street Boys of Cambodia. I’ve heard about people in this situation before–they think they are citizens, and when they commit felonies, they find out that they aren’t, and … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Video from the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors
Someone finally gave a strong recommendation for this video from the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors. Check it out. It’s hilarious.
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Fake Identities on the Net
As many of you can probably tell, I’m fascinated by the idea of internet communication, and I follow almost all the major stories in the news press. The story below is one in which an adult woman posed as a … Continue reading
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bigWOWO interviews The Minority Militant
Happy Thanksgiving! I had the fortune to interview The Minority Militant a couple nights ago. Listen to it here (around 33 minutes): [Audio clip: view full post to listen] or download it here. You can also visit Minority Militant’s blog … Continue reading
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Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai
(Picture from cnn.com) It’s too early to know the story behind this, but a series of terrible attacks have started across Mumbai in India. According to the NY Times, they attackers are focusing on Westerners: The Mumbai police said Thursday … Continue reading
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Miss Tibet
Even a beauty contest in Tibet is a political issue. Some of you may disagree with me on this one, but I think beauty contests are important, especially for minorities. People always talk about image. Well, this promotes image, … Continue reading
Online Communities and the Shadow
I thought this article might be a good lead-in for a discussion on online communication. Some people insist that the medium of communication makes no difference and that they are the same in person as on the web. I would … Continue reading
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"Fifth Grader" Winner Declares Bankruptcy
This is sad. I don’t watch TV, but I saw this woman win “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader.” She generously fought for the money so that she could donate it to kids, and she was the first ever … Continue reading
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The Great Portland Ramen Controversy, Part II
I blogged about an incident at my local Asian grocery a while back. In that post, I recounted the story of how I was surprised at the checkout when I was denied a discount on a package of instant ramen … Continue reading
