The Conversation
- Holy Jesus, Jeremy (7)
- Eurasian Sensation: @ Colin: I’m pretty sure Jeremy Lin and his supporters are not the same person.
- colin: I was pretty impressed with Lin, until some digging around leads me to believe he’s more interested in...
- Eurasian Sensation: Why does anyone give a shit? The US is the global capital of people loudly claiming their love...
- What Cultures Value (21)
- “But he hit me back first!” (37)
- colin: It’s taboo to speak this truth in America, but here it is: Blacks are as racist as, if not more than,...
- Eurasian Sensation: @ Raguel: It’s interesting that you raise the Indonesian Chinese, as there are indeed some...
- Raguel: As heated as the debate has become I think that it has been productive. The perspectives raised, unpopular or...
- Seeking Asian Female (7)
- King: “If I ever get a mail order bride I will get her addicted to sex first.” I assume you mean with you...
- bigWOWO: Linda, Haha! Maybe that dude is on to something with the foreign language nagging. But to be honest, maybe...
- raguel: LOL @ Chen and traumatic comedy XD The more I discover about mail-order marriages the more horrible the...
- About A Boy by Nick Hornby (6)
- bigWOWO: That’s a really good point, Raguel. Like it or not, TV executives control everything (including what...
- Raguel: I could be wrong but the distribution windows for media and especially film seems very hierarchical. If you...
- bigWOWO: Illegal streaming? I had no idea anyone did that! Well, I really should check out some movies one of these...
- Superbowl Recipe and Xenophobic Superbowl Ad (22)
- Raguel: Time to get your concealed carry licences, folks!
- Eurasian Sensation: Jeff Yang has a good article about this ad: http://inamerica.blogs.cnn....
- Raguel: I haven’t even gotten to why the ad really is so offensive to us, ROFL
- Jeremy Lin shines (20)
- N: @danny You should youtube his college games. The two against Boston college and the one against UConn. Lol, he can...
- Lingyai: @Ben Efsaneyim Why would it be surprising a non Asian crowd cheering for Lin? Most of the NBA fans going to...
- bigWOWO: Danny and Mojo, Holy crap! That’s amazing! I didn’t know he could dunk either! I think...
- Stop SOPA and PIPA (9)
- Raguel: ^ Nice one Byron! I’m reading through the NYT picks, they’re good!
- bigWOWO: The Times had an Op-Ed by the President of the RIAA, and I commented. My comment was picked as a...
- Raguel: Found a great website, take a look at this: https://www.cdt.org/ Why should privacy be important, in an age...
- The Perversity of Human Biodiversity, a.k.a. “Scientific” Racism (402)
- bigWOWO: Here’s an interesting suggestion coming out of MIT: Connectome by Sebastian Seung...
- Battle Hymn of the Kitten Daughter (36)
- Raguel: You know Andre, you and me, I think we and a lot of other folks may have gone through some pretty harrowing...
- Andre M. Smith: Russians call me German, Germans call me Russian, Jews call me a Christian, Christians a Jew....
- Two podcasts that address racism in the military, and Danny Chen the person (9)
- Raguel: The origins of racism in the American military as described by loudestfuckingazns is accurate. Very recently,...
- bigWOWO: Sorry, Larry, just noticed that the spam robot junked your comment. Approved!
- bigWOWO: Agreed. It just has more weight if you include your name. Not that the ideas are any less valid, but it just...
- Facebook IPO (5)
- King: Actually WOWO, I bump into plenty of Asians up at the Art Center College of Design http://www.artcenter.edu/a...
- bigWOWO: Agree with King. This might not be a bad thing for Asian Americans to hear about. We can jump off the STEM...
- Raguel: People are too accustomed to thinking about value only in terms of money. Even artists are guilty of it. Some...
- Activism is as activism does (10)
- trolldetector: Brooks also goes onto say ‘You should attach yourself to a counter-tradition and school of...
- bigWOWO: By the way, speaking of activism, there was a great David Brooks column recently. He talks about how people...
- Raguel: I have no experience whatsoever with activism. I simply do not feel safe participating in it. There is always...
- How to Win a Streetfight (18)
- bigWOWO: No worries. I feel the same way. Nothing against her, but just doubtful.
- Raguel: Hi Byron! I’ve been occupied doing a lot of reading and thinking recently. I suppose its just another...
- bigWOWO: Hey Raguel, What about your comments on ASSK?
I agree with everything you said. About #1…I think...
- UFC 117 Sonnen vs. Silva Recap (1)
- bigWOWO: I think Michael Bisping solved the Chael Sonnen puzzle today, even though he lost a controversial decision....
- 6 on 1 Beatdown of Asian Man (36)
- King: “I mean I look around me and 99% of the time there are no women that look like or dress like Adriana Lima...
- SWR: Apparently the girl in the second video was not the girl who filmed the fight. It was probably unwise of her to...
- Raguel: I mean I look around me and 99% of the time there are no women that look like or dress like Adriana Lima in...
- Selfish Reasons To Have More Kids by Bryan Caplan (Review) (6)
- bigWOWO: Jeff, You called it! They were (if I recall correctly) 7 (twins) and 2. He’s still in the honeymoon...
- jeffat8asians: “Overpaying?” With the possible exception of college tuition (and even that is arguable),...
- Hitler: Kids suck lol.
- The Asian Rock Thread (16)
- ben: I’ve been getting into Asian rock music recently so thank you all very much for uploading all these videos.
- Simple Pickup on ABC News (132)
- “Lazy” Americans and the Decline of the American Middle Class (6)
- bigWOWO: But kobu, how can we have literature and art without money to support artists and writers? About...
- kobukson: I don’t know why everyone seems to think the notion of the decline of the middle class is such a bad...
- bigWOWO: There are a lot of veterans (supposedly) on that site. I can kind of understand it–military guys are...
- Aung Sung Suu Kyi Movie with Michelle Yeoh (45)
- bigWOWO: Eurasian, Lee Kuan Yew has always been upfront about Singapore’s hybrid system. To the best of my...
- Eurasian Sensation: @ BigWowo: New governments following independence or a major power struggle often have the sort...
- N: @bww And ironically, one of the rare democratic successes in the region that is Singapore behaves much closer to a...
- Holy Jesus, Jeremy (7)
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Podcast: bigWOWO and the Asian American Movement Blog
Larry from the Asian American Movement Blog visited yesterday, and we did a podcast. Download it here, or listen to it here:
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It’s 25:39 minutes long and 11.7 megs. During the first 8 minutes and 30 seconds, we discuss Larry’s new blog, how he got involved with the Asian American Movement Ezine, and where they are looking to take the blog. During the remaining 18 minutes, Larry and I talk about the Miley Cyrus incident, activism, the Asian American blogosphere, and getting things done.
Chinese literary dreams through the web
Reading novels online
In America, the web is doing awesome things for people with hidden talent. People can become professional broadcasters, musicians, and even professional bloggers. Few writers, however, have made their bones by starting on the web. In the U.S., for the most part, literary careers still usually come about through traditional channels–agents, traditional publishers, etc.
Learning from Japan's Bank Crisis
Heizo Takenaka, fixer of the Japanese "lost decade"
I’ll admit that I’m at a total loss for explanation on all this bailout talk. I have no strong opinion, other than the belief that it’s wrong for executives to be overpaying themselves at times like this. Why do I lack an opinion? I think it’s because I have trouble conceptualizing $800 billion, plus I have no idea what will ever restore future confidence in the American consumer.
For those who have a strong opinion, here is a piece from the NY Times about Japan’s bank crisis for the 90′s. People who have studied Japan say that even though the U.S. is spending like crazy, we should be spending and doing even more.
Agent Cho: The Mentalist
Tim Kang as Kimball Cho in the Mentalist
In general, I don’t like TV. I tend to watch a lot these days since I’m too tired to do anything else, but in general I’d rather be doing anything else. The only show I really like is Medium–which is the best written show ever.
I’ve avoided the Mentalist mostly because the main character was annoying as hell in the commercials (and is even more annoying in the actual show). After seeing way too many annoying commercials, I finally tuned in a couple days ago for the first time.
Young Designers
Thanks to Lingyai for bringing this article to my attention. It doesn’t say anything about Asian designers, but that’s basically what it is.
I’ve never been into fashion or design, but I have noticed a very strong showing in that industry by Asian Americans. Fashion, design, architecture–it seems like it’s an area where many people from our culture are distinguishing themselves. I know quite a few designers myself. Wish I had an eye for that visual kind of thing. (Y’all would definitely see a more attractive WOWO site…)
Another "Apology"
Racist Leader of Kids
Miley Cyrus recently just issued another half-apology. See it here:
I really wanted to stress how sorry I am if the photo of me with my friends offended anyone.
Again, she places the onus on the people who are offended rather than herself.
We’ve been talking about this a lot. Personally, I think it’s good that we continue to do so. It’s a symbolic act of racism and is unbecoming for someone in her position as a major celebrity for kids. Is she ever going to fully apologize? Possibly not. However, I think it behooves us to continue raising the issue since it’s a gesture that so many of us have had to endure, a gesture that many of us associate with violence as well.
Stand up: Upcoming Podcast
Bully defense lessons in Hillsboro, OR
(Picture from oregonlive.com)
I had always thought that I’d be the parent who would advocate strong physicality as a means to empower children. I figured I’d be much like Metrodad’s post, inculcating tough personalities in my kids, a no back down kind of mentality that emphasizes physical prowess as a means to solve schoolyard issues. It’s a particularly relevant issue to our culture, since schoolyard violence is almost a rite of passage among young Asian American boys (and sometimes girls). I figured I’d be teaching my kid to fight back. Fight the bully. Fight the system.
NY Times Section on Media and Advertising
The NY Times now has a section devoted specifically to issues on media and advertising. See it here. I’ve known about it for a while. I hit the page and checked it out for the first time today.
Some interesting stories:
1. More analysis on the financial state of the NY Times. Overall it looks positive, much like the Bill Keller analysis that I posted last week. But who knows?
2. Newsweek is revamping its identity and target audience. The current business model isn’t working financially, so they are making drastic changes.
Andrew Mark
We were at different ends of the religious spectrum, but I was always impressed by the love you gave your family and the warmth you showed towards mine. I was amazed by your compassion and by all you were able to accomplish at such a young age. You were an amazing person. Thank you for knowing me and allowing me to know you. Rest in peace, brother.
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The Asian Kid
Terri left this message on the Miley Cyrus thread. Check it out. As with all of Terri’s messages, it was thoughtful and intelligent, and I agree with everything she said. As a survivor of racial schoolyard violence (along with the “turn the other cheek” attitude of hypocritical teachers), I have all the empathy in the world for young Asian kids. So after reading Terri’s comment, I wanted to add just a note of clarification, a prescription for the kid, and a note about what I think that people like us should do.
