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David Blackwell, First Black Tenured Professor at Berkeley, Dies at 91

Posted on July 19, 2010 by jaehwan

I caught this obituary in the NY Times: David Blackwell, Scholar of Probability, Dies at 91.  He was the first black tenured professor at Berkeley as well as the first black scholar admitted to the National Academy of Sciences.  He … 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 →

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East West Magazine Closes Down

Posted on February 18, 2010 by jaehwan

It looks like East West Magazine is shutting down.  Read the editor’s blog here–I agree with all of her reasons for closing it down, even though it’s sad to see it’s go.  East West will become yet another casualty of … Continue reading →

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The Oak Park Story

Posted on February 15, 2010 by jaehwan

Sylvie from The Anti-Social Ladder sent the following press release.  The documentary is going to be showing alongside Curtis Choy’s Manilatown is in the Heart.  If you’re in SF, check it out. For Immediate Release February 15, 2010 Contact: Valerie … Continue reading →

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Joe and Heidi Wang from the Amazing Race

Posted on February 10, 2010 by jaehwan

I just got the newsflash from 8 Asians: Joe and Heidi Wang will be running the Amazing Race, beginning this Sunday on CBS.  Like the winners Tammy and Victor Jih from last season, the team has an Asian American male … Continue reading →

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Nakata in Calvin Klein Ad

Posted on February 4, 2010 by jaehwan

Thanks to Julie for this. Hey Siegfried, here’s some eye candy for you. Seriously, I think it’s great that Calvin Klein is diversifying their portfolio of models.  I saw Nakata when he first started playing.  When I was in Japan, … Continue reading →

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Children of Invention

Posted on January 25, 2010 by jaehwan

bigWOWO Rating: Asian American Bronze Let me first begin by saying that I’m not a frequent consumer of artsy-style indie films.  So take my words below with a grain of salt. I received several e-mails announcing Children of Invention, but … Continue reading →

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Girly Girls, Princesses, and Asian American Women

Posted on December 18, 2009 by jaehwan

(pic from here) I read Emily Co’s piece on AbsolutelyFobulous about the Princess and the Frog, and the implications of ethnic princesses.  In her piece, she writes: I know we have Mulan and everything, but somehow she doesn’t seem to … Continue reading →

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Active Web Activism: Militant and Alpha-Asian

Posted on December 7, 2009 by jaehwan

Hey All, My fundraising has been dormant since Sam Yoon’s campaign, so I told my web posse that I’d post stuff up about their endeavors. 1. Project X: Militant’s work focused on the arts.  You can contribute money to help … Continue reading →

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Justice, Episode 9

Posted on November 28, 2009 by jaehwan

Anyone still there? I’m so far behind on this Justice course that it isn’t even funny.  Sigh, this is like real school.  I’m halfway through Episode 7 right now, and it’s a shame since Ep 9 is the Affirmative Action … Continue reading →

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