The Conversation
- Asian Racism and the “Asian of Reason” (109)
- Leon: Asian Dude- You need to work on your reading comprehension. I compared most Asians to horses? Really? I said...
- King: “-It went over your head, for the third or fourth(?) time.” For someone who’s so loves to...
- King: “-I take it that your original reasoning didn’t hold up to my response? I suppose that’s why you’re...
- Michelle Kwan’s Second Act (1)
- Ben II: it’s refreshing to see successful APAs putting their recognition to good use. bravo.
- Frank Chin debates Yunte Huang on the topic of Charlie Chan (13)
- jaehwan: And that would make some awesome action in any film, RCR. It would have been so much better than the...
- RiceCakeRabbit: Charlie Chan would have been a cowboy on horseback brandishing a bullwhip Chang Apana using his bull...
- Nancy: Why did the NPR conversation about Charlie Chan also include Kwan Kung, who is, according to Frank Chin, the...
- David Brooks: Well Planned vs. Summoned (21)
- jaehwan: Shodhin Geiman, Thanks for your comment. I’ll be checking out your blog.
- Shodhin Geiman: Christensen’s Christianity is LDS (Mormonism). They hold to a pre-mortal existence in heaven,...
- Why Do Asian People Have Bad Eyesight? (3)
- Teddy Zee on Hollywood (3)
- angrybritishchinese: Check out this 2005 interview with Stephen Chow with Walter Chaw ( AA film critic) . To me he...
- jaehwan: He’s been there and done a lot. I think it’s great that he’s sharing. Glad you enjoyed it.
- angrybritishchinese: ‘ Be Yourself’ and …’ rather than being victims we’re being...
- B.J. Penn disappoints (6)
- Nottyboy: Not even a tap out. Just lights out. That is pretty awesome. I just sent it to my friends, thanks!
- jaehwan: Notty, I don’t know if you’ve seen this Bellator submission, but it’s pretty sick:...
- jaehwan: I agree. A point that someone made on one of the forums is that Edgar is really a featherweight, and he did...
- The Happy Post (24)
- jaehwan: No worries, ABC. His views present a problem of mind, and as you know, we love to take on problems and...
- RiceCakeRabbit: @ABC
Thanks for voting! As N said, things are not looking good though…so every vote really... - angrybritishchinese: @ricerabbit I just voted. Its great you guys have this kind of support in the US. We should have...
- “This is a Bust” by Ed Lin (Review) (2)
- Podcast: URB4N talks about Interracial Relationships (86)
- etain: Yes, I meant that there were 24,000 more marriages involving Asian women than Asian men in 2008. And I still...
- MojoRider: jstele wrote: “Just date who you want. Who cares if there are more Asian women dating outside their...
- uRB4N: Oh, Jesus. Use some deductive reasoning for crying out loud. He obviously means 24,000 more Asian women than...
- Building Subcultures and Accepting Emotions (282)
- King: “How was that King? Enough f-bombs for you? You know certain topics just get me fired up.” Haaa!!!...
- AF/AM couple: N, No, I meant either AFs or AMs I come into contact with (so AF/AM), not an AF/WM couple, but I can...
- N: @AF/AM couple I assume you meant AF/WM in the first line? I got slightly confused reading it. But I do encounter...
- Western Schools in South Korea (10)
- dan: Not sure how I feel about this. If the entire city is more modern, clean, and well funded than any other...
- A Great Wall (3)
- Dinobot: I heard from somewhere that the construction of Zheng He’s fleet deforested large parts of China,...
- Ngo Bao Chau, First Vietnamese Fields Medal Winner (4)
- suzie: i/m vnese n so pround of my country when I know this////// 2morrow, my school ‘ll have a chance to see...
- Why Am I Doing This? (Review) (14)
- White on Rice (Review) (17)
- angrybritishchinese: @simon tsui The audience i saw it with were also rolling in the aisles and shitting bricks. but...
- Simon Tsui: I am disappointed in your review. I watched White on Rice in the movie theatre during the premiere in...
- Asian Racism and the “Asian of Reason” (109)
Tag Archives: economy
Chinese economy surpasses Japan
China is now the world’s second largest economy after it surpassed Japan, according to numbers released Monday (today). Experts are estimating that it will surpass the U.S. by 2030. Two thoughts: 1. The article says, Economists say that China’s economy … Continue reading
Japanese Living in Capsule Hotels
According to the NY Times, many Japanese are now staying at capsule hotels because of the bad economy. Capsule hotels, as you can see from the picture above, are “hotels” that rent out small boxes where people can sleep. There … Continue reading
Wall Street Bankers Becoming Cops
The bad economy has enabled the New York City Police Department to recruit some unusual talent. Many former Wall Street bankers, who have been hit hard by the economy, have signed up for the police academy and are becoming cops. … Continue reading
Some Good News on the Community and Economic Front
Library usage up. At least something good is coming from this horrible economy. Will this create the educational revolution that we’ve all been hoping for since W brought his proud ignorance into the White House eight years ago? Could it … Continue reading
Guess What I've Been Up To
I spent yesterday and today at home with the baby. Mama WOWO went back to work, and so there was some lag time between her return and the arrival of family help. So I became the Stay-At-Home dad. According to … Continue reading
Frugality on Trial
I saw this article in the NY Times yesterday. The article talks about how following Japan’s Lost Decade, consumption continued to lag. People were so affected by the past economic problems that they never got back up. For example: Today, … Continue reading
Learning from Japan's Bank Crisis
I’ll admit that I’m at a total loss for explanation on all this bailout talk. I have no strong opinion, other than the belief that it’s wrong for executives to be overpaying themselves at times like this. Why do I … Continue reading
Industries that are Booming during our Recession
With the new birth, I’ve been on paternity leave and haven’t been going out much. Even before the second baby, we hardly ever went out for dinner, but usually I went out at least a few times a week for … Continue reading
Making stuff
There’s an article by Thomas Friedman in the NY Times today, where he talks about the need for America as a country to start “making stuff.” In other words, we need more manufacturing, rather than a reliance on financial instruments, … Continue reading
