Tag Archives: interracial relationships

The “Community Store” Experience

Posted on July 6, 2010 by jaehwan

Does anyone out there watch the Bachelor/Bachelorette? I don’t. But people in my office often talk about it, so I went on Hulu to see the video above (I cut it for y’all so that you only have to watch … Continue reading →

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Teaching Apple to Really "Think Different"

Posted on June 17, 2010 by jaehwan

Congratulations, King: 1st EVER Winner of the bigWOWO award! In doing so, he invented the category of “creative interference.”  (Check the sidebar for my new page for award winners.) It’s not often that someone sends me something so funny that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Asian American, Strategy, media | Tagged , , , | 45 Comments

Kingstonian Tar-and-Feather

Posted on June 7, 2010 by jaehwan

King posted this article in the FlashForward thread.   He was posting it to say something about interracial relationships among African Americans, but the story I caught from the article was this one: Hai Nguyen, 37, of Houston recalls the instant … Continue reading →

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The Asian Female Celebrity Club (AFCC) Embargo

Posted on June 3, 2010 by jaehwan

(pic from here) Jarah Mariano is the very first woman of Asian descent to become a Victoria’s Secret model. And like almost all of our Asian American female “firsts,” she’s dating a White guy.  We support our celebrities, but they … Continue reading →

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Asian Women and the Invisible Chain

Posted on May 26, 2010 by jaehwan

If you’re an Asian male, look at the picture above, along with the caption.  Think about your very first impression.  What goes through your mind?  Do you feel any kind of change in your thinking or emotion?  Now read further. … Continue reading →

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"Sister, Can You Lend An Ear" by Julia Oh

Posted on May 19, 2010 by jaehwan

Sister, Can You Lend an Ear? By Julia Oh ©2002 Julia Oh Sisters know what I’m talking about. The demeaning terms and images that are associated with Asian women: “Suzie Wong. Geisha girl. Me so horny. Damsel in distress. China … Continue reading →

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The Asian Rake and Jamie Yeo in Singapore

Posted on May 12, 2010 by jaehwan

Whenever I post on hot chicks, my traffic spikes.  It’s actually been higher than usual recently, but when you’re on a roll, why not spike it super high?  When it comes to bigwowo…it’s like the Britney song…hit me baby one … Continue reading →

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IR and Romance in the Hermit Kingdom

Posted on May 6, 2010 by jaehwan

A female reader sent this one in: Korean Females Eye Foreign Husbands. (I mention that the reader is female just to let y’all know it’s not one of the usual IR gang.) I think the writer is reporting something that … Continue reading →

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FlashForward: Baiting the viewers?

Posted on April 13, 2010 by jaehwan

Did anyone see last week’s FlashForward?  I blogged about the the Bryce/Keiko relationship before.  In last week’s episode, the story returns to Keiko (AF) and Bryce (WM) and how they’re trying hard to find one another.  (See video of Yuko … Continue reading →

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Miss Saigon: bigWOWO review

Posted on March 8, 2010 by jaehwan

bigWOWO rating: Asian American Silver I only use the bigWOWO rating system for works created by Asians or Asian Americans.  In this case, I believe I’m being consistent since Miss Saigon isn’t just a work written by a bunch of … Continue reading →

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