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Invisible Heterosexual Asian Men

Posted on October 30, 2011 by bigWOWO

Check out my piece in the current issue of the Seattle-based International Examiner: Heterosexual Asian Men and the Invisibility Problem. I even managed to quote Russell Simmons at the end.

My favorite line: “We Asian men are de-facto exiles within our own culture.”

The piece begins:

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Banana II

Posted on February 1, 2011 by bigWOWO

Banana II is happening at the end of the month, February 26 in LA. It’s the biggest (and only?) Asian American bloggers conference in the country. See their official website here. This event is organized by Lac Su, author of I Love Yous Are For White People, and Steve Nguyen from Channel APA.

Larry and I flew down from Oregon last year, and we had a great time. I unfortunately can’t make the trip this year, but it’s going to be even bigger than last year. If you’re in the area, check it out.

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Banana Conference 2009

Posted on November 23, 2009 by bigWOWO

Thanks to Lac Su and Steve Nguyen who organized a very fun conference this past Saturday in LA.

Yes, I eventually flew to LA. Yes, it was definitely worth it. And yes, the weather was excellent.

I know some bloggers are anonymous and prefer that I not post pictures, so I won’t do that. Instead, I’ll just tell you about some of the cool people I met and got to hang out with.

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