The Conversation
- “But he hit me back first!” (13)
- Siegfried: If it was a Russian or any other white man who told blacks”to go back to Africa”, it would...
- Raguel: I saw that Spike Lee film “Do the Right Thing” years ago but still can’t understand it.
- bigWOWO: Stele: “Care to qualify that statement? Even if that were true, you have to look at this case on its...
- 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...
- Stop SOPA and PIPA (7)
- Raguel: Found a great website, take a look at this: https://www.cdt.org/ Why should privacy be important, in an age...
- Raguel: Following the temporary shelving of SOPA and PIPA in the long line of net neutrality battles, the feds and...
- Chr..: “Asian American men have to get more involved, not less. It’s a civic responsibility, and you have to...
- 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...
- What Cultures Value (19)
- 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)
- Tommy: I think I’m coming here more for Moro’s comments than BigWoWO’s posts.
- Moroboshi: I didn’t say that. All I said was guys who believe in HBD are the same guys who probably also follow...
- Chr..: Moro, I don’t want to argue with you anymore! You seem to think that AMs are just as popular as other...
- “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...
- Paper Pushers by the Stunt People (4)
- Andre M. Smith: I divide my year annually between New York and Shanghai. One of my common visitations in the latter...
- Raguel: Smiley tests 8 )
8( - Raguel: ROFL! Thank you for thoroughly destroying Amy Chua, Andre. WELL SAID ^_^ You know the destruction is so...
- Amy Chua: Chinese Conceit, Chinese Ignorance, and the $24,000 question (245)
- Andre M. Smith: I believe some useful purpose will be served by offering here, what the lawyers might like to call,...
- N: What’s your opinion on Yundi Li and Yoyo Ma.
- Andre M. Smith: Amy Chua has never lived in China. Her understanding of its culture, that is, the culture as it’s...
- How to Finish Life With No Regrets (9)
- trolldetector: ^ i’d agree with that. but i wouldnt call them ‘idiots’, just misguided. crazy media...
- N: Agree with Jeff that not one regret is unlikely, the key is learn from it. Another way to look at it is that...
- American Jobs and India (14)
- lingyai: I am not sure what happen there with my name, that is not my email, so just ignore.
- lingyai@hotmail.com: @bigwowo Just because the average income in India is $2 a day doesn’t make a person...
- AM/AF couple: Nottyboy, Yes, just like every place of employment, upper management needs to do a better job in terms...
- Literary Fiction vs. Realistic Fiction and the Literary Hierarchy (6)
- Sana Rose: Well, now I am confused. I still can’t classify the novel I am writing.
I wouldn’t say...
- Sana Rose: Well, now I am confused. I still can’t classify the novel I am writing.
- National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012 (32)
- Raguel: http://www.occupydream.org/ ^ I heard about this from Russell Simmons. I hope that things develop well to...
- Raguel: So is that the reasoning for why you don’t need the right to due process? Are you some kind of fucking...
- N: @King The constitution gave power to the states to benefit white america or the constitution gave benefitial power...
- When Your Fan Base is Full of Crazy People (24)
- N: @American girl Too be honest, I don’t really see why this video that ‘disgusting’ –...
- Mitt Romney and the Problem of Wealth (6)
- Raguel: Where do people get their information and knowledge from, though? Media, and education, word of mouth only...
- “But he hit me back first!” (13)
Category Archives: Podcasts
The Jews and the Chinese and the Humanities (Podcast)
A Chinese guy who isn't me; a Jewish guy who isn't Hertsel
This is a podcast that I’d been hoping to do for a while. On this podcast, my good friend Hertsel and I discuss the Jews, the Chinese, and the humanities. It’s about fifty minutes, and it’s 46.2 MBs. Download it here, or listen to it here:
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Posted in Asian American, Education, parenting, Podcasts
Tagged Chinese American, humanities, Jews
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Podcast with ChineseMom on American culture, education, and raising kids
After six months of no podcasts, we finally put one together. I had the opportunity to speak with ChineseMom last night. ChineseMom is a graduate of Beijing University （北大） undergrad and UCLA grad school, and we had the opportunity to discuss immigration, culture, education, and raising kids. It’s a 52 minute podcast at 24 megs. Download it here, or listen to it here:
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Posted in Asian American, Education, parenting, Podcasts
Tagged Asian American, Education, parenting
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The Asian Male/Asian Female Gender Wars 2010 (Podcast)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Feminism/Maleism
Important Edit: See comment below. The “James” commenter in the original post is NOT the same James as Alpha Asian. Sorry for that!
My Gender Wars Emergency Podcast is done. It’s 14.5 mbs and 31:40 long. It’s me and me alone. Download it here or listen to it here:
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Thanks again to Mondega for letting me use his music. Learn more about him here.
Posted in Asian American, Features, Podcasts
Tagged Asian American men, Asian American women, feminism, gender divide, Shiuan Butler
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141 Eyewear and Entrepreneurship (Podcast)
Check out our awesome podcast with Kyle Yamaguchi and Shu-Chu Wu from 141 Eyewear, a local Portland company. It’s 38 minutes, 17.4 megs. Download it here, or listen to it here:
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Posted in Asian American, Podcasts, Portland
Tagged 411 Eyewear, business, entrepreneurship, Kyle Yamaguchi, Shu-Chu Wu
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Podcast with Ben and James on Fatherhood
Our latest podcast features Ben from Conceived and Composed and James from Alpha-Asian. In this latest installment, we talk about what it’s like to be a dad. You’ll hear how new dads Ben and James live today, what they were thinking before they had kids, and what life lessons they hope to impart to their kids. Download it here, or listen to it below. It’s 36 minutes and 33 MBs (yes, GarageBand f#$ed up again and I had to do the circular route which expanded the size. Apple is taking it out on the Asian male).
Posted in Asian American, parenting, Podcasts
Tagged Alpha-Asian, Asian American, Conceived and Composed, fatherhood
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Podcast with AOR, King, and Alpha on Eugenics, HBD, and Racism
Here is our podcast from last night. Download it here, or listen to it here:
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It’s a long one–an hour and seven minutes, and 31 MBs.
Literature and Religion: Podcast with Kobukson
It’s been a LONG time since I’ve podcasted. Nearly a year. So I was happy to have been able to record a podcast with Kobukson. It was a great time, and I hope you’ll all give it a listen and hear what he has to say about literary sensibility and the values that come from religion. The podcast is 27.3 mb and runs for about an hour. Download it here, or play it here:
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Posted in Asian American, Podcasts
Tagged Asian American, Christianity, kobukson, literature, religion
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Pageant Podcast
Last night, we recorded a podcast on pageants with Michelle Vlach-Ing, co-founder of Miss Asian Oregon, and Christina Fa, activist from California. Download it here, or hear it below:
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It is 22.8 mB, 49:55 long. I was able to do a direct transfer to mp3 from GarageBand, so this time I won the battle of Mac Powerbook vs. Byron. The pageant is just two days away, and we wanted to get this up fast, so I didn’t get a chance to edit much. It’s almost raw footage. As always, thanks to Instant Conference for use of their recording platform.
Posted in Activism, Asian American, Podcasts
Tagged Activism, Asian American, beauty pageants
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Podcast: Empowered Mentality / Medicine Dilemma
I recorded my own personal podcast last night. You can download it here, or hear it here:
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Posted in Activism, Asian American, Podcasts, Portland
Tagged Activism, Asian American, Ethics, Portland
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Some of the stuff I'm working on
As I mentioned in my last post about the Thymos book project, I finished my submission. Actually, I finished my first submission. I enjoyed writing it so much that I’m now working on a second submission. My second submission is an essay about why Asian American literature is different from mainstream lit, how it is similar to mainstream lit, and how I hope Asian Americans can join the dialogue when it comes to human issues, even though our situation is very unique. I’ve already rewritten the first page at least three times, so blog posts will continue to be more sporadic than usual.
Posted in Asian American, Podcasts, Writing
Tagged Asian American, literature, Portland, thymos
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