The Conversation
- Scapegoating our own (13)
- King: ^Yeah, but so did Obama 4 years ago. It’s inconsistent to think that Obama can have an arch of decision...
- Frank Chow: @King He definitely said he opposed “same-sex marriage”, that didn’t change....
- King: @ Frank But Manny didn’t even say what he’s been accused of.
- Facebook co-founder renounces U.S. citizenship prior to IPO (13)
- Raguel: This is a storm in a tea cup, a new five minutes of hate. This is because despite the outrage, people will...
- Frank Chow: “The country is not over-taxed; in fact, tax rates are near 60 year lows.” -source,...
- bigWOWO: Linda, Mark Cuban is rich (richer than me anyway), and he’s just as horrified as I am. I don’t...
- The Perversity of Human Biodiversity, a.k.a. “Scientific” Racism (428)
- LadyBlack: Hello, you who believe that some races are inferior and that some are superior. As a Black (in particular...
- bigWOWO: Thanks, Grover!
- Grover Porquel: Excellent roundup. I have taken on these “biodiversity” types myself over the years and...
- Higher education: the next subprime bubble (5)
- bigWOWO: Let’s think hypothetically. Let’s say they had quotas, such as a company of X number of...
- kobukson: In the past, a high school diploma was sufficient for getting a job. Things changed and a HS diploma...
- bigWOWO: I do agree with you, Ei, to a certain point. I have heard that some lawyers and engineers are having...
- Americans Eat the World’s Cheapest Food (36)
- bigWOWO: A week in, and: I liked the mock chicken, but the family didn’t like it. I don’t know if...
- King: ^ But isn’t Anthony Bourdain the same guy who recently called Paula Deen the “Worst Unhealthy Cook” for...
- kobukson: I like Anthony Bourdain’s take on vegetarians and vegans: “Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like...
- Why Do Asian People Have Bad Eyesight? (37)
- Suing the Bachelor for racial discrimination (34)
- George: The problem with the entertainment industry is that they have already stated that blacks are not on the show...
- George: “Oh and prediction, you know the first female non white bachelorette will be Asian, and it will be...
- Chen: i’ve been reading about BFOQ cases, and it seems as if the entertainment industry wins unless they do...
- Reasons to eliminate black studies (23)
- Asian Men, Black Men, and the Competition for White Women (569)
- Raguel: Actually, white people may laugh at him even more, and that may be why they like him so much.
- Raguel: How does this nihilistic dog so filled with ressentiment and love of the slave morality even dare to mention...
- ChineseMom: (continued) Criticism of contemporary Chinese literature and Marxism Q: After the publication of your...
- Immigration records of Asian immigrants to be made available to public (2)
- American woman becomes hero to abused women in China (39)
- Chen: thats it. This woman got beat up, and that is wrong. I’m sure some assholes are going to use that and run...
- Eurasian Sensation: Patriarchal practices are incredibly ingrained in some countries and are extremely hard to shift....
- Raguel: Wasn’t it reported in one of the major american magazines like life, time etc that travelling ulamas...
- San Diego student left alone in cell for five days (3)
- bigWOWO: Haha…I know, Zach! This is the absolute worse kind of invisibility that there is!
- Zach Katagiri: Man — talk about asian american males being invisible!!
- Linda: this will be the next episode of “I survived….” I am surprised they don’t have video...
- Adventures of the Karaoke King by Harold Taw (Review and Question) (4)
- bigWOWO: Alpha, Glad that you see the precious metals rather than the ranking! Although I guess I should consider...
- Raguel: Why not make contact with other blogs and Asian American websites to feature your reviews? This way,...
- Alpha Asian: B, I know what you mean. A lot of reviewers just give very bland reviews and they don’t really...
- Asian women fetch high prices for egg donation (5)
- Dman: I don’t get the article Asian women in demand for donating her eggs. I did not see anything mentioned...
- bigWOWO: I think that buying an egg is financially easier these days than adoption from China. I know people trying...
- Linda: Also regarding about adoption. I think a lot of Americanized Asians are open to adoption in the US. (unlike...
- Re-Programming Your Mind (74)
- Chr..: I’m not making this up! I saw this guy in front of a Trader Joe’s here in NYC not too long ago as...
- Asian Women and the Invisible Chain (187)
- Chr..: @ King Yes, and what can the general masses do to stop with what’s going on right now? Not much I would...
- King: @ Chr Because the money, more than anything else, is ‘the system’ that affects everything else.
- Chr..: “The whole thing looks like a very twisted version of musical chairs, doesn’t it?” Why does this...
- Creative Monopolists (3)
- Asian husband-wife team on Shark Tank (3)
- Artists Who Refuse to Work for Free (5)
- Courtney: I have been drawing for 22 years. I think it’s really inconsiderate to ask an artist to sit down for...
- More Asian Americans Marrying Within Their Race (106)
- Chr..: “Look at some of the fatcats on Wall Street–a guy who can drop $800 on a single night out isn’t...
- The Richer Sex by Liza Mundy (Review) (12)
- Chr..: “dystopian mating marketplace where, like income inequality, the rewards of female sexuality will go...
- Whiteness and American TV (9)
- Linda: @hadoken – I don’t know why korean dramas are like crack. I go thru phases. since it’s a...
- Scapegoating our own (13)
Category Archives: Strategy
Literary Young People
Interesting article here: The Literary Cubs. It’s about a group of young, recent grads who, disillusioned with or unable to make livable wages in the traditional publishing industry, took it upon themselves to form a literary group and web publication. They meet in person for regular meetings, and they publish. Their web publication has grown big, and it’s going into print very soon. You can see them at thenewinquiry.com.
I have no idea what the future of publishing is. I don’t think radical minorities would fit in with this club. But it’s great that there are people passionate enough to throw themselves into the mix like this. It should give people hope that no matter what the economy does, literature and criticism will still survive.
Lawyers, Law School, and Law Salaries
Lawyer training takes place at the firm, not the university
Two interesting articles about law and lawyering in the NY Times.
The first was an article about how law schools focus on theory rather than how to be a lawyer. Lots of law schools hire professors who have never practiced law, and often law clients wind up paying for a new lawyer’s on-the-job training. It has always been like this, but it’s more of an issue in recent days because: a) clients don’t want to spend the money anymore, and b) many law students are having trouble finding work these days and paying off those big student loans.
“Hypochondriacs Buy More Books Than Sick People.”
I’ve been attending online “webinars” this week, learning about the publishing industry and social media. I’ve learned tons of interesting things about e-publishing, traditional publishing, Twitter, Facebook, and everything. Man, online learning really is the way of the future. I got to learn all this without even flying to New York.
Asian Men, Black Men, and the Competition for White Women
About ten years ago, I read a book called “Envy of the World” by Ellis Cose, where he talks about what it’s like to be a black man. He wrote about black men’s appeal to White women and how some black women were resentful of BM/WF, even if, in his explanation, 9 out 10 black men who married did so with black women. Fast forward ten years, and Moroboshi wrote this statement in the last HBD thread:
Posted in Asian American, Strategy
Tagged Asian men, black men, interracial relationships, white women
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The Perversity of Human Biodiversity, a.k.a. “Scientific” Racism
"Look at my graph, and don't blame racism, cuz racism is a thing of the past. Hmm, I wonder if I can dryclean my white shirt and white hood together.""
After years of debating and exploring “Human Biodiversity” (HBD), a.k.a. “Scientific” Racism, I thought it might be good for me to say my final word–much as I did with the Pick Up Artist debate. I’m under no illusions: I’m sure there are more words that people will share as the years go on. As long as there is an IR disparity, there will be PUA, and as long as there is racism, there will be scientific racists, so I know that this discussion will most likely continue long after this post. But it’s been some time since the HBDers have brought anything new to the table, so it’s unlikely that my views will change much on this topic in the future. It’s time to settle up.
Emotional Intelligence and EQ
Emotional Intelligence was a book by Daniel Goleman that I read over ten years ago. I don’t remember the details of the book, but I remember being struck by the idea that a person’s “emotional intelligence” can determine a person’s success in life. Goleman had case studies of really smart high IQ people who lose it because they can’t control or engage their emotions. Goleman directed people’s attention instead to EQ– Emotional Intelligence Quotient. Check out an excellent reader review of Goleman’s book here. About.com defines emotional intelligence by saying:
Posted in Citizenship, Knowledge, media, Strategy
Tagged emotional intelligence, human biodiversity, PUA
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First Move Advantage
The thread about Universal vs. Desperation Morality is moving towards a discussion on whether men or women have advantages in their dating interactions. I think it’s a good topic to debate, but it’s separate from the main topic of how desperate people act.
Here’s my view on the new topic–in our society, men have the advantage, even though it doesn’t guarantee that men will have successful dates in all circumstances. The reason men have the advantage is that they get to ask first. They choose the time in which they ask and the speed at which they move, and when they get a date, they get to choose the time, place, and venue. Men in general don’t have to worry about physical safety when they go on dates, which results in considerable peace of mind that women don’t have the privilege of experiencing.
“Universal” Morality vs. Desperation Morality
A few weekends ago I went to a kids’ birthday party. I was sitting across from an Iranian American couple who had immigrated years ago and now had prestigious jobs, a beautiful 4-year-old daughter, and a great family life. You’re not supposed to talk politics or religion, but I felt like talking politics, so I told them about a time that I once accidentally wandered into a pro-Iran political group in the U.S. Iranians, the group had said, were just like Americans–the people had jobs, listened to music, and were just like you and me.
Too Many People Trying to Become Doctors in Korea
I just finished 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism. It’s a fascinating book about the perils of free market capitalism. Chang is pro-capitalism but anti-free-market. He makes a compelling case for government intervention in markets.
He writes about his country, South Korea, where the government put a damper on government economic intervention in 1997 and left their workers to the dictates of the market. Like the U.S., Korea has a weak welfare state, so if a Korean company goes under or sends a Korean employee packing while the economy is bad, that employee’s life will change in a big, big way.
Ha-Joon Chang book review coming up
Ha-Joon Chang
I know this is short notice, but I’m going to be reviewing Ha-Joon Chang’s 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism next week. If anyone wants to read it to discuss later, go buy it now. It’s a phenomenal book by a Cambridge economist who is against free markets. I’m usually not a big fan of simplified pop-econ books written by professors (didn’t care too much for Freakonomics), but this book is excellent. I will caution you: it’s actually not easy reading and takes a bit of extra effort to understand the points he makes. But it’s well worth reading, given the fact that we all need to be thinking about economics during these hard times. If you’re interested in reading it, post below. Learn more about Mr. Chang here.
