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)
Category Archives: News
Ngo Bao Chau, First Vietnamese Fields Medal Winner
Vietnamese-born mathematician Ngo Bao Chau became the first Vietnamese person ever to win the Fields Medal. The Fields Medal is considered the Nobel Prize in mathematics since the Nobel doesn’t have a mathematics category–if there were ever a prize for … Continue reading
Western Schools in South Korea
Saw this article in the Times today. In South Korea, the government is financing a 940 acre city on Jeju Island where everyone–doctors, administrators, students, store clerks–will speak English. The purpose is education; 12 Western schools have plans to open within … Continue reading
Chinese economy surpasses Japan
China is now the world’s second largest economy after it surpassed Japan, according to numbers released Monday (today). Experts are estimating that it will surpass the U.S. by 2030. Two thoughts: 1. The article says, Economists say that China’s economy … Continue reading
Never Let Me Go, in theaters Sept. 15
a) This movie looks okay. b) The novel was amazing. c) I was going to write a review of the book, talk about the writer Kazuo Ishiguro’s ungodly skill at storytelling, marvel about the way he jumps into characters in … Continue reading
RiceDaddies Founder on the Today Show
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Check out Jason Sperber, the co-chief of RiceDaddies, on the Today Show above. I think he is quickly becoming the most prominent Stay at Home Dad in the … Continue reading
UFC 117 Sonnen vs. Silva Recap
I finally called a winner correctly. Anderson Silva beat Chael Sonnen with just under two minutes left in the last round. Many were predicting a submission as Chael has had all of his losses by submission and is somewhat susceptible … Continue reading
UFC this past weekend, UFC next weekend (predictions)
This past weekend: It looks like Takanori Gomi, the Fireball Kid, is back. He knocked out Tyson Griffin in the very first round this past Saturday with a vicious swinging haymaker. I seriously thought the guy was past his prime, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen, Takanori Gomi, UFC
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Rich Cho and Jeremy Lin
Aight, I’ve been called on neglecting to post this: Paul Allen just hired Rich Cho as general manager of the Portland Trailblazers. He is the first full Asian general manager in NBA history, and he’s a native from the Pacific … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard, Jeremy Lin, Rich Cho, Trailblazers, Warriors
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The People I’ve Slept With, opening in SF, LA, NYC
Koji Sakai, a screenwriter and 8A blogger, sent word that his movie The People I’ve Slept With is going to be opening in SF, LA, and NYC. We Portlanders are out of luck, but if you’re in one of the … Continue reading
David Blackwell, First Black Tenured Professor at Berkeley, Dies at 91
I caught this obituary in the NY Times: David Blackwell, Scholar of Probability, Dies at 91. He was the first black tenured professor at Berkeley as well as the first black scholar admitted to the National Academy of Sciences. He … Continue reading
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