Asia
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Freakonomics on the A’s
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What’s wrong with the A’s?
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Taiwanese iPod Shuffle Clone
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Taiwanese iPod Shuffle Clone Man, we Asians copy EVERYTHING!
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100 Things About Me
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Last updated: December, 2022 Everyone else has done it, so here it goes “100 things about me”: I’m known as simply some girl online, and BJ at Starbucks or Jamba Juice. My real nickname is Beej (short for BJ, from Baby Jen) My REAL real name is Jennifer I’ve always wanted a nickname when I…
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Asian American Film Festival
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Asian American Film Festival 2005
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Asian American writer dies
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Chinese-American writer Iris Chang, historian and author of the bestselling nonfiction book “The Rape of Nanking”, has died of apparent suicide. By the way, that’s one of the books on my “To Read” list.
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The Twelve Girls Band
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So we were standing in front of church today debating what we wanted for breakfast, and we saw a billboard on a bus for the Twelve Girls Band. They just came out with their debut cd. Twenty bucks for both the cd AND dvd?!?! Ah, the temptation. I’ve listened to some of their songs and…
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Religion of nones
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San Francisco Chronicle (USA), Dec. 4, 2003http://www.sfgate.comBy Don Lattin, Chronicle Religion Writer Growing numbers shed organized church for loose spiritual sensibility Kellee Hom was raised in the Roman Catholic Church but never imagined she’d become a religious none. No, not “nun.” That’s “none,” as in “none of the above.” Hom is among a growing number…
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What means Caucasian?
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I was talking to someone today, whose name I will not mention, but goes by the nickname “laugau”, and we were talking about how his wife made a comment while watching baseball. Friend’s wife: there are a lot of Hispanics and Latinos playing on the teams now. Friend: a lot of sports nowadays are filled…
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Bone Marrow Donor Program
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Because of my move, I received a reminder in the mail to update my information in the National Marrow Donor Program. I guess if they find a match, they have to have updated information to call me right away. If you haven’t done so already, join the registry, especially if you’re Asian/Pacific Islander.
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Congratulations
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Congratulations to Penguingolfer who graduated yesterday. I was at the ceremony when I saw this kid wearing a t-shirt that said “OC: Overly Caucasian, do not place on dance floor.” I just about cracked up in front of him. Good thing I had a little something called “self-control.” They might as well make another t-shirt…
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Food
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1 min read
REUNIONIZE!!! Is that a real word? But that’s what I did this past weekend. Woohoo! Man, I feel like I’ve been eating out a lot. Well, I guess I have been since I haven’t been home in a few days. Over the weekend, I realized how much I love eating. Mmm… Look what I’ve found:…
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Asian acting
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Wow, I know someone who’s starring in a new movie that’s coming out tomorrow. Look for Karin Cheung in the cast of “Better Luck Tomorrow.” This is the first film with an all Asian-American leading cast since 1993’s “The Joy Luck Club” that has a chance at mainstream success.
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From Darryl: Asian star Leslie
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From Darryl: Asian star Leslie Cheung died. It’s interesting how you don’t hear too many Chinese people committing suicide in the U.S., but sadly, it’s happens in Asia all too often.
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PBS Special on Chinese Americans
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Man, I always thought only old people watched PBS. Now I’ve joined their ranks. I was watching their special on the Chinese experience in America. Even though I received a minor in Asian American Studies, I learned things I didn’t know before from watching part of that program. So I’m Asian American. Many people would…
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Asian Am Film Fest
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Check out the SF International Asian American Film Festival if you’re in the area.
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Random stuff
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Check out the yellow sign in the third picture. By the way, I haven’t gotten a chance to write this until now. From my “to do list” (as in A Walk to Remember): Shoot a gun Eat fresh sugar cane Several weeks ago, I went to a shooting range with some friends. I shot a…
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It’s been about 2 months
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It’s been about 2 months since I’ve moved out to the city. The way of life out here sure is different. I should check my blood pressure because I think it’s been raised because of the hustle and bustle of city life. I’ve already had to repair a flat due to a screw that was…
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I was watching this Chinese
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I was watching this Chinese game show, originating from Taiwan and there’s this white American guy who spoke perfect Chinese. It was funny. He’s young too, about 24 years old. Man, it’s funny to hear him speak better than some Asians I know. Lesson learned: When making speed-set jello, do not ice it for too…
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Ok, scratch that last post.
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Ok, scratch that last post. I have internet connection. Haha. Anyways, Stephen got us down in 5 hours today. Wowee. I met up with some friends for dinner. There were 3 of us Asians, 2 who spoke Japanese, and a white guy who also speaks Japanese. We ate at some restaurant that served mostly Japanese…
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My ears are sunburnt from
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My ears are sunburnt from golfing today. I forgot to put sunblock on them. And I think I missed a few spots too, cuz I’m red in certain places. I still need a lot of practice cuz I was hackin away today. I used a glove for the first time on a course today. Good…