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South Koreans Need Dating Parties to Find That Special Someone 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
From the NY Times: The difficulties in meeting potential spouses have exacerbated an increasing tendency among South Koreans to marry late. As young women have gotten better jobs, analysts say, many a...
Desi/Indian Parody of Breaking Bad 24 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Waltaar, an avid lover of Mithai (Indian Sweets) finds out that he has been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, which constrains him from consuming any more Mithai due to the high sugar content. So as a s...
How White Views on “Meritocracy” Change After Learning About Asian American Student Success 23 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Any discussion about caps on Asian American college enrollment needs to be accompanied by definition what criteria should be used for admissions. University of Miami sociology professor Frank L. Sa...
YouTube: Jeremy Lin: You’ve Changed Bro 22 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Houston Rockets player Jeremy Lin released another video recently, on top of the one he just released a few weeks ago. This time, Lin parodies himself on how supposedly his fame has gone to his head a...
Giveaway: Blackberry Q10 from AT&T and the #ItCanWait Campaign Against Texting and Driving 21 Aug 2013 | 06:00 am
I’m old enough to remember a time when you didn’t have to put on your seatbelt when you got in the car. At first, it seemed like an annoyance, but after a while– and the threat of being ticketed– putt...
Asia, Not the West, Leading the Way for Female Leaders 21 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
Modern mainstream thought places “progress” in the hands of the west. After all, human rights, Democracy, the Enlightenment, Philosophy, English, and soccer all came from Europe and spread around the ...
Asian Americans Stepping Up for Immigration Reform 20 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
From the Southern California Public Radio: “About 55 percent of Asian-American immigration into the United States has been due to family preferences… More young Asian-Americans who grew up in the U.S...
Book Summary: Making Paper Cranes 17 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
One of our own has recently published a book. Mihee Kim-Kort published Making Paper Cranes: Toward an Asian American Feminist Theology. Some might call it cliche because it’s a little Joy Luck Club m...
Viral Like SARS: Thai Pushup Bra Ad (NSFW) 16 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Here’s another Thai commercial gone viral. This ad for a push up bra shows how convincing it can be. I have to say that I (and the rest of us) saw the end coming pretty early.
Michelle Kwan: From Olympic Figure Skater to Diplomat 15 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
I saw a friend of mine on Facebook post this brief video interview on Yahoo! Shine (here to view) from a few weeks ago of Michelle Kwan talking about her life from Olympic Figure Skater to her current...
