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- Raguel: The origins of racism in the American military as described by loudestfuckingazns is accurate. Very recently,...
- bigWOWO: Sorry, Larry, just noticed that the spam robot junked your comment. Approved!
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- King: Actually WOWO, I bump into plenty of Asians up at the Art Center College of Design http://www.artcenter.edu/a...
- bigWOWO: Agree with King. This might not be a bad thing for Asian Americans to hear about. We can jump off the STEM...
- Raguel: People are too accustomed to thinking about value only in terms of money. Even artists are guilty of it. Some...
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- Raguel: Found a great website, take a look at this: https://www.cdt.org/ Why should privacy be important, in an age...
- Raguel: Following the temporary shelving of SOPA and PIPA in the long line of net neutrality battles, the feds and...
- Chr..: “Asian American men have to get more involved, not less. It’s a civic responsibility, and you have to...
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- bigWOWO: By the way, speaking of activism, there was a great David Brooks column recently. He talks about how people...
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- bigWOWO: No worries. I feel the same way. Nothing against her, but just doubtful.
- Raguel: Hi Byron! I’ve been occupied doing a lot of reading and thinking recently. I suppose its just another...
- bigWOWO: Hey Raguel, What about your comments on ASSK?
I agree with everything you said. About #1…I think...
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- SWR: Apparently the girl in the second video was not the girl who filmed the fight. It was probably unwise of her to...
- Raguel: I mean I look around me and 99% of the time there are no women that look like or dress like Adriana Lima in...
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- bigWOWO: Jeff, You called it! They were (if I recall correctly) 7 (twins) and 2. He’s still in the honeymoon...
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- Hitler: Kids suck lol.
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- ben: I’ve been getting into Asian rock music recently so thank you all very much for uploading all these videos.
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- bigWOWO: But kobu, how can we have literature and art without money to support artists and writers? About...
- kobukson: I don’t know why everyone seems to think the notion of the decline of the middle class is such a bad...
- bigWOWO: There are a lot of veterans (supposedly) on that site. I can kind of understand it–military guys are...
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- bigWOWO: Eurasian, Lee Kuan Yew has always been upfront about Singapore’s hybrid system. To the best of my...
- Eurasian Sensation: @ BigWowo: New governments following independence or a major power struggle often have the sort...
- N: @bww And ironically, one of the rare democratic successes in the region that is Singapore behaves much closer to a...
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- Andre M. Smith: I divide my year annually between New York and Shanghai. One of my common visitations in the latter...
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8( - Raguel: ROFL! Thank you for thoroughly destroying Amy Chua, Andre. WELL SAID ^_^ You know the destruction is so...
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- N: What’s your opinion on Yundi Li and Yoyo Ma.
- Andre M. Smith: Amy Chua has never lived in China. Her understanding of its culture, that is, the culture as it’s...
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- trolldetector: ^ i’d agree with that. but i wouldnt call them ‘idiots’, just misguided. crazy media...
- N: Agree with Jeff that not one regret is unlikely, the key is learn from it. Another way to look at it is that...
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- lingyai: I am not sure what happen there with my name, that is not my email, so just ignore.
- lingyai@hotmail.com: @bigwowo Just because the average income in India is $2 a day doesn’t make a person...
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- Sana Rose: Well, now I am confused. I still can’t classify the novel I am writing.
I wouldn’t say...
- Sana Rose: Well, now I am confused. I still can’t classify the novel I am writing.
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- Raguel: So is that the reasoning for why you don’t need the right to due process? Are you some kind of fucking...
- N: @King The constitution gave power to the states to benefit white america or the constitution gave benefitial power...
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Tag Archives: Chinese
Asian Tiger Parenting vs. Jewish Parenting
Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan
(I don’t know if Michael Roth is Jewish. I assume he is, but even if he isn’t, it’s not relevant, since I’m mostly working off Steven Silbiger’s book.)
There was an excellent article on CNN.com today: Why Liberal Arts Matter. It’s written by Michael Roth. In the article, Roth makes an argument for the liberal arts. He writes:
Many seem to think that by narrowing our focus to just science and engineering, we will become more competitive. This is a serious mistake.
Posted in Asian American, Features, Knowledge, parenting
Tagged Chinese, Jews, parenting, Steven Silbiger
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Chinese vs. Koreans, Mainstream vs. Minority
The best thing about this blog are the comments. Yes, we have our share of trolls and morons here, but we also have some truly intelligent people who make wise observations, and every so often, I like to spotlight these observations. So here’s one from Just Me:
Last thing, I hate to say this and I don’t want to offend even though this is a huge generalization, but I seem to see this a lot in the Chinese, that they are taught by their parents conflicting messages 1. many typically have an idea of themselves as “mainstream people” this is very different than Koreans who see themselve as minorities ( wherever they may be and thus a need to defend their identities ).
Chinese People Co-Opting “Made in Italy”
Here’s an unintentionally funny story: Chinese Remake the “Made in Italy” Fashion Label.
People tend to associate Italian manufactured goods with high quality and high price. Armani, Ferrari, Versace, Gucci, and Fendi. When you buy Italian goods, you usually pay through the nose to acquire them because they tend to be high quality. Italian clothing is known for its high class handiwork.
But what happens when:
a) The economy is bad
b) People move in and out of countries
c) Chinese people love to produce stuff cheaply
Chinese Classes and the Communist Takeover
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Check the Jon Stewart video above for a hilarious video about Chinese language instruction and how we need to be careful. “If it comes from communist China, it is tainted with communism!”
I also cracked up at the outcomes that come from learning German and French. For the record, I studied French.
(Thanks, R, for the link!)
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 with his blog posts that criticize aspects of Chinese society. According to the article, he has managed to escape government censorship by not directly naming people he criticizes or taking aim at the one party system. Also, he’s financially independent because of his book sales and racing success and therefore less susceptible to financial threats.
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 to make yourself unpopular is to discuss Chinese and Taiwanese politics. Don’t do it. Don’t ever ever do it. Sure, rail against rice chasers who poison our communities. Rail against the angry Asian men who oppress Asian women and supposedly bind their feet. But do not…DO NOT discuss Chinese and Taiwanese politics. When you’re in a room full of Chinese and Taiwanese people, the two worst moves you can make is:
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 of the U.S. and into central states like Colorado, Ohio, and Georgia. The Chinese government is helping by subsidizing the salaries of some of these teachers. It’s about time the Chinese government offered us a bailout!
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 the world with Mandarin being the official dialect of China and Taiwan. And with there being a trend of people moving out of Chinatowns across the country, the shift was going to take place anyway.
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 not repealed until the 1940s, barred Chinese from owning land or property, marrying whites, working in the public sector and testifying against whites in court. The new bill also recognizes the contributions Chinese immigrants have made to the state, particularly their work on the Transcontinental Railroad.
Posted in Activism, Asian American, Politics
Tagged Activism, Asian American, Chinese, Chinese American, law, Politics, racism, transcontinental railroad
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