Tag Archives: Asian

Why Do Asian People Have Bad Eyesight?

Why do so many Asian kids wear glasses? And why are we always nearsighted, rather than farsighted? There are two typical explanations that people generally accept.  First, that it’s genetic and tied to Asian genes.  Second, that Asian parents make … Continue reading

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The Asian Female Celebrity Club (AFCC) Embargo

(pic from here) Jarah Mariano is the very first woman of Asian descent to become a Victoria’s Secret model. And like almost all of our Asian American female “firsts,” she’s dating a White guy.  We support our celebrities, but they … Continue reading

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Asian Sistah Helps Scotty Lago Celebrate Bronze Medal Win

Scotty Lago from the United States won the bronze medal in the halfpipe a couple days ago.  To celebrate, an eager Asian sistah helped him polish his halfpipe….I mean, medal. TMZ posted the pic, and now Scotty is heading home.  … Continue reading

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Reformed Asian Immigrant Faces Deportation

Saw this yesterday morning: Judge Keeps His Word to Immigrant Who Kept His.  This guy Qing Hong Wu confessed to a string of muggings when he was fifteen.  The judge told him to clean up his act.  Wu did, serving … Continue reading

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Round Eyes

So I came across this video on the front page of YouTube when I went online this morning.  Asian women can get “Bigger Rounder & Brighter Eyes” through makeup.  Woohoo!  I’ve got an idea though–instead of just faking it with … Continue reading

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Chinese guy pays $2.11 million for lunch with Warren Buffett

Zhao Danyang, a hedge fund manager in Hong Kong, paid $2.11 million for a lunch with Warren Buffett.  For that big price tag, he got to bring seven of his close friends and family.  It’s all for a good cause–proceeds … Continue reading

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Fish and more fish

Does everyone out there eat fish? I’m a big Asian fish fan, that is, I usually prefer it Asian style–either Chinese style or Japanese sushi style.  It’s healthy, it’s clean, and it requires very little in terms of marinating, rubbing, … Continue reading

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Zee Avi

Saw this video of Zee Avi on Youtube.  Her music is the Spotlight Tuesday music selection for YouTube.  She’s got a powerful voice with some pretty cool, happy tunes. It’s one of the coolest collections I’ve heard in a long … Continue reading

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"The Most Powerful International Public Health Official in History"

The NY Times had a good profile of Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, who has been in the news recently because of her spearheading her organization’s effort to prevent the spread of swine flu.  According … Continue reading

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Connections and helpful activities through the web

CNN had this inspiring story off its front page. Chen Xiao, living in Beijing, had a terrible 2008.  So she put her life online, asking strangers to hire her for $3 an hour.  She does little tasks around Beijing, meeting … Continue reading

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