The Conversation
- Asian Racism and the “Asian of Reason” (22)
- King: “So…whats the problem here? AOR has the right to an opinion right? “ This is a common fallacy: The...
- Asian Dude: kinda funny how you all don’t even bother to debunk any of the points I bring up, you just fixate...
- Leon: Thank you, Asian Dude, for proving my point. If you are indeed Asian, that 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” (22)
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Call for Asian American Writers
(Pic from here.) If you are a fiction writer of Asian American descent who writes about Asian Americans, we are forming a writers group. We have room for one more person. E-mail me (naruguard-44 at yah oo dot com) if … Continue reading
Some European Newspapers Thrive
The NY Times, itself hurting in this bad economy, published an article today about how some newspapers in Europe are thriving: European Papers Find Creative Ways to Thrive. The comparison is a bit assymetrical since, as the article says, “American … Continue reading
D.I.Y. Magazines
It looks like HP is releasing a print-on-demand web service for magazines. From the description, it sounds like the new service MagCloud is similar to lulu.com, where a publisher creates the publication over the web and customers order it directly. … Continue reading
The Blue and the Brown
Funny editorial by Maureen Dowd about eye color: Blue Eyed Greed. The comments are just as funny as the article. Most of the commenters are asking what the point is, but the fact that there is no point makes it … Continue reading
My Older Person's 44s Post
I am posting the following to the 44s. It’s funny because there are two entirely different audiences on this site vs. the 44s. I love the 44s site, but the fact is that I’m getting older, and the things that … Continue reading
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Slash teaches guitar to kids
Embedded video from CNN Video I found the video above on CNN. Pretty cool stuff. It looks like Slash is using his post-GNR days to inspire kids with his talent. I was impressed with his love of music and what … Continue reading
They never asked me
The NY Times had a short article today about a teacher from a financially stressed school who brokered a deal with a pizza place. The high school teacher Jeb Harrison brokered a deal that allowed a local pizza restaurant to … Continue reading
Asian Red Face May Indicate Risk of Cancer
According to the NY Times, if you get red face when you drink but are still able to consume large amounts of alcohol, it means that you’re at an increased risk of throat cancer. Turning red is a trait shared … Continue reading
Deep Pockets and Asian American Culture
(image from here) The NY Times had a great editorial about Bernard Madoff and the allure of money: If Looks Could Steal. In the editorial, Daphne Merkin, sister of a Madoff investor, talks about how we as a society respect … Continue reading
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Steven Chu adjusts to politics
The NY Times had an article about Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s adjustment to Washington today. He’s got a bumpy road ahead. It’s hard for numbers guys to get used to the rough and tumble of debate. It says: Asked later … Continue reading
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