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- Literature and Religion: Podcast with Kobukson (25)
- MojoRider: kobukson, thanks for your thoughts. to me, it’s one big epistemlogical mystery. Something happened...
- kobukson: correction: Scripture does NOT hold the view that matter=evil.
- kobukson: Mojorider: Kobukson, you had touched briefly upon Jesus being a feminist….very interesting. The Gnostic...
- Why Do Asian People Have Bad Eyesight? (1)
- B: Hi, this is actually a very good post – I was adopted from Korea and I have glaucoma…since I was a...
- YA Literature/Someone Like Summer by M.E. Kerr (23)
- jaehwan: Done!
- RiceCakeRabbit: :-s Sorry for the double post, feel free to delete one or the other…
- jaehwan: Sorry, RCR, my spam filter is weird. It’s supposed to be “learning” how to better identify...
- White on Rice (Review) (14)
- A handful of sugar, a pinch of salt, and a liter of water (15)
- Why Parents Hate Parenting (10)
- TZ: @ Leon: I love other people’s kids too but I’m not so good with them. At a company function I once...
- jaehwan: Alpha, I totally agree. I know lots of people who succumb to the pressure/promises of kids being some kind...
- MojoRider: I’ve no experience in being a father, I have no children of my own, but I am a godfather to a niece...
- Agent Cho: The Mentalist (7)
- 1001 Cranes by Naomi Hirahara (Review) (5)
- jaehwan: Thanks, G! Do you actually teach these books, or is it more of just a library where kids are free to take...
- g: Nice review, and you’re right, there’s lots of Asian American writers these days who are writing for...
- King: I think it’s just missing the “l” at the end. http://www.ted.com/talks/ch...
- Japanese Hamburg and Japanese Spaghetti (13)
- jaehwan: Thanks, Leon and TZ! I think what I’m going to do is just make larger portions with my omurice and my...
- Leon: TZ- Dammit, yours sound much tastier than mine.
I also wanted more rice than what could fit inside the wrap.... - TZ: Instead of peas, I use corn. A little sweeter that way. And I use shitake mushrooms. I also don’t put the...
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- kobukson: It’s an Asian American romantic comedy, which, as most of you know, is kinda rare. There’s an Asian guy...
- The Asian Rake and Jamie Yeo in Singapore (118)
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- jaehwan: Segal should go to jail for his bad acting. Or maybe gaol…in Australia.
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Tag Archives: Chinese
Chinese Classes and the Communist Takeover
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Socialism Studies www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party Check the Jon Stewart video above for a hilarious video about Chinese language instruction and how we … Continue reading
Heartthrob Blogger
No, I’m not a heartthrob blogger. But the guy in the picture above, Han Han, is. According to the NY Times, Han Han is a Chinese novelist, race car driver, and blogger extraordinaire in China. He’s riling up the authorities … Continue reading
Write in "Taiwanese"
The video above is encouraging Taiwanese Americans to check the “other” box on the U.S. Census and to write in “Taiwanese.” In other words, don’t check the “Chinese” box, but rather write in “Taiwanese.” I’ve found that the best way … Continue reading
Chinese instruction growing in public schools
Caught this article in the Times. It looks like while most language instruction is fading under the economic stress of this recession, Chinese instruction in the public schools is on the rise, and it has gone beyond the coastal states … Continue reading
Mandarin replacing Cantonese
I guess this was bound to happen sooner or later: Rise of Mandarin Changes the Sound of Chinatown. Sure, Bruce Lee spoke Cantonese, as did Anita Mui, as does Jackie Chan. But there are just too many Mandarin speakers in … Continue reading
California Apologizes to Chinese Americans
(Thanks to D in HK for sending this!) On July 17th, 2009, the California legislature approved a bill that apologized for racist laws against Chinese Americans during the mid nineteenth century. According to the article: The laws, some of which were … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Asian American, Politics
Tagged Activism, Asian American, Chinese, Chinese American, law, Politics, racism, transcontinental railroad
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Chinese Language DVDs: Mei Mei Hu
Edit: Okay, I just saw some of the later videos, so I have to correct what I wrote. Some of the later DVDs in the series are quite high tech and shot from China. They look like they had professional … Continue reading
Podcast: bigWOWO Interviews Dave Porter, Activist for Bilingual Education
I had the opportunity this past weekend to interview Mr. David Porter, a local Portland activist for bilingual education. Dave has been working with the Oregon State Legislature to bring a greater focus on foreign languages to our schools, and … Continue reading
Posted in Podcasts, Portland, parenting
Tagged Bilingual Education, Chinese, parenting, Portland
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John DeFrancis, Chinese Language Scholar, Is Dead at 97
One thing nice about reading the obits is that you learn about cool people who did cool things. I’m pretty sure that I’ve heard of John DeFrancis, probably when I was studying Chinese in school. According to his obituary, he … Continue reading
Racism in Malaysia
I’ve been busy as f#$@, so apologies if my blogging is very short for the next few weeks. For example, I had a lot more to say about the two immediate prior posts, but I had to cut short because … Continue reading
