The Conversation
- Asian Racism and the “Asian of Reason” (22)
- King: “So…whats the problem here? AOR has the right to an opinion right? “ This is a common fallacy: The...
- Asian Dude: kinda funny how you all don’t even bother to debunk any of the points I bring up, you just fixate...
- Leon: Thank you, Asian Dude, for proving my point. If you are indeed Asian, that is.
- Frank Chin debates Yunte Huang on the topic of Charlie Chan (9)
- Nancy: If Earl Derr Biggers made Charlie Chan more like the real Chang Apana (the Chinese detective in Hawaii that...
- Larry: Somebody give Yunte Huang his “Oriental 4 Life” card. Huang’s claim that Charlie Chan is an...
- neaato: goddamn! thank you bigwowo!!!!!! glad you shared w/ us this linkage. here was my comment to the commentators:...
- The Happy Post (21)
- RiceCakeRabbit: I voted! (And hopefully I don’t get spam mails because I was too lazy to create a new e-mail...
- N: @RiceCakeRabbit I voted! (And hopefully I don’t get spam mails because I was too lazy to create a new e-mail...
- RiceCakeRabbit: There is an essence of imprinting when it comes to the IR pairing disparity – and this is why the...
- B.J. Penn disappoints (5)
- 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...
- Nottyboy: I don’t want to write off Edgar yet. He has some really good takedowns and great speed. Still,...
- “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...
- john: This is a bad idea. It will be like those Indonesian who don’t know Indonesia becuase their parent sent...
- mama nabi: This is interesting – my mom pitched this exact same idea (I remember helping her come up with a...
- 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)
- Why Am I Doing This? (Review) (14)
- jaehwan: us_Asians, I had a few words to say about David Henry Hwang in the comment section of this post:...
- MojoRider: @us asians, indeed, Eva Cassidy is the best all around female vocalist I’ve ever heard. I...
- us asians: Just some additional thoughts + @Alpha Asian says: I agree with your comment that the “just felt right”...
- 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...
- Tiger Woods and His White Women (22)
- jaehwan: And then it was over. http://www.golf.com/golf/tours _news/article/0,28136,2012613, 00.html?hpt=T2 Sheesh,...
- Chinese economy surpasses Japan (6)
- Asian Racism and the “Asian of Reason” (22)
Tag Archives: environmentalism
Waste-to-Energy Plants
When it comes to green energy and green living, thank God for non-American countries. Seriously. China is winning the race for solar energy, while Europe, it seems, is pulling ahead on converting waste to energy. Check out the NY Times article here. … Continue reading
The Cove: bigWOWO's review
In accordance with FTC disclosure rules, I received a free copy of this movie. I’ll try to be unbiased. I thank Laurel at Take Part for sending it. Before I begin, let me share why I was interested in seeing … Continue reading
Green Metropolis
Green Metropolis is a highly informative book. It takes a serious approach to environmentalism–both in terms of reducing greenhouse gases and curbing our use of fossil fuels. The author David Owen believes that contrary to popular opinion, cities like Portland, … Continue reading
China Becomes #1 Car Market and #1 Export Nation
China in 2009 overtook the United States as the world’s biggest car market (thanks, King!). It’s huge. Never in history has any country surpassed the American car market. This is great news for China, horrible news for the environment, and … Continue reading
Big Businesses and the Environment
I saw this Op-Ed in the NY Times a few days ago: Will Big Business Save the Earth. It was written by Jared Diamond, the guy who wrote “Guns, Germs, and Steel.” Check out the article. His thesis is this: … Continue reading
Carbon offsets don't offset
I’m glad that some travel companies are finally stating that carbon offsets–those extra few bucks that are supposedly used to plant trees in order to “offset” fuel use and other carbon producing activities–don’t work. This is especially true with flying; … Continue reading
Eco-Freaks
Okay, I know I’ve been blogging negative like I’ve got a stick up my rear–I’ll explain later this week. In the meantime, let me continue the trend… I’ve been getting hit a lot by the new eco-movement. I don’t know … Continue reading
Most Red Ink Ever
I’m not an economist, but my gut instinct tells me that this isn’t going to work in the long term… In a chilling forecast, the White House is predicting a 10-year federal deficit of $9 trillion — more than the … Continue reading
Global Warming and Indigenous Cultures
Everyone read and check out the slide show on this article. It’s really sad how global warming is destroying these indigenous cultures. As I alluded to here, when a culture dies and its people become assimilated, so much is lost. … Continue reading
Incandescents getting a technology boost
From the NY Times today: Incandescent Bulbs Return to the Cutting Edge. Here’s a cool statement that could bode well for the state of our economy: Indeed, the incandescent bulb is turning into a case study of the way government … Continue reading
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