Tag Archives: Asian American

Asian Racism and the “Asian of Reason”

Posted on September 1, 2010 by jaehwan

One of our readers posted a link to the “Asian of Reason” a few days ago.  I’m always interested in Asian American opinions, and I was excited about the existence of a new Asian American blog.  However, upon a quick … Continue reading →

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Literature and Religion: Podcast with Kobukson

Posted on July 26, 2010 by jaehwan

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 … Continue reading →

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The Default Human Being

Posted on June 19, 2010 by jaehwan

Answer this question quickly–what race are the people in the picture above? What are their defining characteristics, what color is their skin, how are their eyes and lips shaped?  Can you tell what race they are? If you answered White, … Continue reading →

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Teaching Apple to Really "Think Different"

Posted on June 17, 2010 by jaehwan

Congratulations, King: 1st EVER Winner of the bigWOWO award! In doing so, he invented the category of “creative interference.”  (Check the sidebar for my new page for award winners.) It’s not often that someone sends me something so funny that I … Continue reading →

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Black Sheep of the Blogosphere

Posted on June 15, 2010 by jaehwan

I know you, you know me I’m the black sheep of the family, I’m in an’ out of trouble I’m the talk of the town I get wild in the street When the sun goes down I steal around, like … Continue reading →

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EthnoLA, 5/10/10

Posted on May 1, 2010 by jaehwan

This was from AZN at BcB. Check it out if you’re in LA.

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Ed Wang, First Chinese American in the NFL

Posted on April 26, 2010 by jaehwan

Dizzle first broke the story about Ed Wang last year. Thanks to Alpha for the vid above. Ed Wang is a 6’5, 315 lb. lineman.  He was just drafted out of Virginia Tech by the Bills, and he just became … Continue reading →

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The Definitive History of Asian Men Dating Outside their Race

Posted on March 25, 2010 by jaehwan

So what do you all think of the new look?  As some of you know, something batty happened with my WordPress, and the old theme was one of the casualties from the fall.  The new theme, which I absolutely LOVE … Continue reading →

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America's Real Dream Team

Posted on March 22, 2010 by jaehwan

Tom Friedman wrote a pro-immigration column yesterday.  He talks about attending an important dinner he recently attended.  He reveals the names of the honorees and writes: Linda Zhou, Alice Wei Zhao, Lori Ying, Angela Yu-Yun Yeung, Lynnelle Lin Ye, Kevin … Continue reading →

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Playing the Dozens and Working on Your Mack

Posted on March 1, 2010 by jaehwan

I remember working my first retail job in New York.  I was working selling computers for a crappy, fly-by-night storefront, and it was my first time working in a truly multiethnic environment.  We were talking about college, and one of … Continue reading →

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