published by RelationshipsAsArt on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 08:54
HOW A FOB (FRESH OFF THE BOAT) MADE ME A BETTER DATING COACH.
APRIL 19, 2012 – The Asian Alpha Male: Dating Coach
published by ANBM on Tue, 02/28/2012 - 19:59
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 28, 2012 – Mochi Magazine has launched its Underdog issue, featuring outstanding individuals who beat the odds and achieved success through their perseverance and talent.
With ‘Linsanity’ sweeping the nation, one writer reflects on how basketball star Jeremy Lin is changing the face of sports as we know it. We recognized Jeremy’s potential before his breakout performances with the New York Knicks, featuring him in our Ultimate 25 under 25: Mochi’s List of Young Asian American Influencers last April.
In the exciting realm of music, our issue also highlights exclusive interviews with effervescent singer-songwriter Clara Chung, who has evolved from conquering her own naysayers to touring the world, and blazing hot music group Aziatix, a talented group of young men who are reshaping what Asian American entertainment is today.
published by ANBM on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 00:58
WCCO's James Schugel is in the doghouse with the Asian American Journalists Association, which is demanding an apology for his idiotic report last week that local dogs were being sold for human consumption in New York City's Chinatown.
published by ANBM on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 20:44
KAFFNY Urban, NYC’s unique film & music event returns to the 30′ outdoor LED screen at the Big Screen Plaza in midtown, also viewable from Bar Basque and FoodParc. Urban serves as a platform for local and international artists to promote their projects to new and diverse audiences in New York City. Momofuku Milk Bar will provide a special treat as well as a signed copy of the new Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook. The event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
kaffny Urban is presented in association with the Big Screen Plaza, Performa 2011, White Box and Electronic Arts Intermix. Urban is also part of the Performa Biennale 2011 Fluxus Weekend.
published by ANBM on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 15:25
We're throwing a charity event with a cool concept: gourmet chefs cooking street foods from around the world. Three Michelin-starred chefs, Slanted Door's Charles Phan, and 18 more will be cooking live. To top it off, the event will be at the historic Ferry Building, right on the waterfront!
This is OneVietnam's first charity gala and I would love your help getting the word out. Here are some details:
- Street Eats: September 18th at 6PM in San Francisco, CA
- 22 chefs including Michelin-starred chefs of Ame, Terra, Aziza
- 16 wineries from Napa & Sonoma
- Bottomless plates & open bar
Message from Charles Phan
Executive Chef, The Slanted Door | OneVietnam Board Member and Gala Chef Chair
published by ANBM on Sun, 08/14/2011 - 13:20
The new U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke formally met with the press for the first time Sunday after arriving in Beijing the day before.
Locke was appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama in March after the previous ambassador Jon Huntsman resigned. The U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on July 27.
"The United States and China have a profoundly important and complex diplomatic and economic bilateral relationship – one with challenges, no question, but one which also holds great promises for expanded cooperation and collaboration," Locke, surrounded by his wife and three children, told the press gathered in the courtyard in front of his new Beijing residence.
Locke is the first Chinese American to hold this post. Born into an immigrant family in 1950, Locke did not learn to speak English until the age of 5. In 1997, he became the first governor of a Continental U.S. state of Asian descent. After serving two terms as the governor of Washington, he joined Obama's cabinet as the Commerce Secretary.
published by ANBM on Sun, 01/09/2011 - 15:25
Eco Chef Bryan Au has just released a new recipe book that will "rawck your world".
He also launched his much anticipated Eco Chef App available for the PC Computer, MAC Computer, iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTouch through iTunes and App Store last year.
The multi-talented entrepreneur, actor and activist recently answered a few questions about his latest book:
Tell us about your latest book Eco Bryan Au Raw Star Recipes: Organic Meals, Snacks & Desserts in 10 Minutes:
published by ANBM on Sun, 11/21/2010 - 17:27
published by ANBM on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 20:36
A high-end Asian supermarket opened Wednesday in West Vancouver, in what was once the region's white-bread heart.
T&T Supermarket Inc., Canada's No. 1 Asian grocery chain, has brought the Osaka Supermarket to Park Royal Shopping Centre, just down the road from the British Properties, where covenant clauses not too long ago excluded Asians, and where the local property owners' newsletter was called the Tallyho.
The Osaka Supermarket will bring 60 kinds of miso and 80 kinds of Japanese noodles to West Vancouver, whose famously Anglo-centric persona was skewered by the late Vancouver Sun cartoonist Len Norris, who parodied the tweedy neighbourhoods of Ambleside and Dundarave with his imaginary Amblesnide and Tiddlycove.
Osaka Supermarket will provide the ethnic Chinese food that has made its parent T&T Supermarket chain so successful, but it's character will be Japanese-themed, as befits its name.
published by ANBM on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 02:11
There has been some recent discussion surrounding a racist piece of media that had recently surfaced on the Maclean's website about the increasing number of Asian students in their academic institutions (racist...ahem).
Not only has this article unnecessarily making an issue of race but also implying that Universities and colleges are "too Asian" for their liking, a very racist emitting but also at the same time hideous at a glance.
Although the original article has been edited the original version can be found here "Too Asian" (Thanks to Angry Asian Man's post).
So you might ask should Chinese Canadians be concerned? of course not, because we are not the ones complaining. Obviously all those who are enrolled in higher education is obviously there to study and nothing else.
published by ANBM on Mon, 11/08/2010 - 23:24
The newfound lizard is a common food in southeastern Vietnam. You could call it the surprise du jour: A popular food on Vietnamese menus has turned out to be a lizard previously unknown to science, scientists say.
What's more, the newfound Leiolepis ngovantrii is no run-of-the-mill reptile—the all-female species reproduces via cloning, without the need for male lizards.
Single-gender lizards aren't that much of an oddity: About one percent of lizards can reproduce by parthenogenesis, meaning the females spontaneously ovulate and clone themselves to produce offspring with the same genetic blueprint.
(Related: "Virgin Birth Expected at Christmas—By Komodo Dragon.")
"The Vietnamese have been eating these for time on end," said herpetologist L. Lee Grismer of La Sierra University in Riverside, California, who helped identify the animal.
"In this part of the Mekong Delta [in southeastern Vietnam], restaurants have been serving this undescribed species, and we just stumbled across it."
(See "New Snub-Nosed Monkey Discovered, Eaten.")
Wild Lizard Chase
published by ANBM on Tue, 11/02/2010 - 13:32
C.I.V Blog - The following is a letter of complaint we received over the weekend. It reminds us of how racism against the Chinese in North America (especially when at a time so many US politicians are playing the anti-China card in the mid-term election).
I am beginning to think that racism and racial hatred cannot be abolished. I used to think we could. I treat others well, I respect others, and living here in Vancouver, I was confident that here we tend to look past the colour of one’s skin.
Now, I am fighting against racism as I experienced it in Vegas. But fighting racism once you experience it so blatantly is more difficult since your sense of objectivism and your ability to identify what is right and wrong and your ability to move past bad experiences become very very limited.
published by ANBM on Wed, 10/27/2010 - 20:33
A Toronto Chinatown grocer and his two co-accused have been found not guilty on charges of assault and forcible confinement.
David Chen, his cousin and his nephew were all charged in the case, which received national attention when it was discovered the trio were arrested after catching a thief who tried to steal from their store.
When their trial began earlier this month, all three pleaded not guilty.
On Friday, in delivering his verdict, Justice Ramez Khawly told the court that the case had become a cause célèbre, garnering attention from coast to coast.
He was critical of both the prosecution and the defence, but in the end he dismissed the charges against all three defendants.
Khawly said the accused were justified under the law in making the arrest.
Storeowners in Toronto's Chinatown say they're victimized daily by shoplifters and when they report the crimes police do not respond quickly enough.
published by ANBM on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 20:44
By Chen Xin (China Daily)
BEIJING - Eight years ago, Zhai Tiantian left China to pursue higher education in the United States. Three days ago, the doctoral candidate returned to his home country with a tag of "potential terrorist" on his head.
Zhai, 27, a former student at the New Jersey-based Stevens Institute of Technology, was doing his PhD when the university suspended him in March, citing major violations of the code of conduct for students as the reason. Zhai hit the headlines in the American and Chinese media following his arrest on April 15 on charge of terrorism.
The university reported to the police that Zhai made a phone call threatening to "burn down the university building" - an allegation Zhai vehemently denied.
"I never threatened to burn down the school building," Zhai, a native of Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, told China Daily in Beijing.
He said that a verbal dispute with Joseph Staley, the assistant vice-president of the university, led to the controversy.
"He questioned my financial situation and was looking for an excuse to kick me out of school," Zhai said.
published by ANBM on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 22:02
By Jeff Yang, Special to SF Gate
Thursday, February 25, 2010
The notion that Asians and Jews are two shoots from the same cultural rootstock is an old but evergreen meme.
You see it in fringe theories about the Lost Tribes of Israel -- there's an entire body of cryptoarchaeological canon that uses similarities between customs, language and naming convention to "prove" that the ancient vanished Jewish clans ended up in China, India or Japan. (Japan's 50,000-member Makuya sect, which has as its central dogma that the Japanese are descendants of a lost Jewish tribe, keep kosher, speak Hebrew and use the seven-armed menorah as their symbol.)
published by ANBM on Sat, 02/06/2010 - 15:01
This year, Saturday, February 14th, isn't only Valentine's Day but also the start of the Year of the Tiger, year 4708 of the Chinese lunar calendar. Chinese New Year is celebrated around the world in unique and varied ways, wherever a significant Chinese population has taken root. North America is no different; in fact, in the U.S. alone, people of Chinese extraction constitute the
third largest immigrant group and the largest Asian ethnicity, numbering about 2.7 million according to the 2000 Census.
published by ANBM on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 01:14
Passing as an Asian - an article written by an asian adoptee raised by two Russian Jewish caucasian parents, sharing her experiences while growing up in self hatred but surprisingly finds an awakening that puts her back on the road, acknowledging her asian side and forever searching for the missing pieces.
Passing as an Asian Written by Maya Fleischmann (11 January 2009)
I spent the first fifteen years of my life trying to ignore the fact that I am Asian. Ironic, considering I was born and raised on the small island of Hong Kong and its population of 6 million other Asians.
published by ANBM on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 22:17
Ever felt a little uncomfortable or weird when you see these types of pictures circulating in Hollywood? it seems rather too frequent that these western celebrities have sudden decided to show off their new Asian babies.
Although we could never quite put the finger on it but if you were suspicious enough then perhaps your instincts could be enough to show that you care. The answer is YES it;s likely something is 'fishy' going on.
There is a possibility that these kids should not have been placed in their hands to begin with.
From a westerners perspective they are starting the "Happy Family with the odd Asian baby trend" or the stereotypical " I-Know-whats-good-for -Asian-people". While they parade around showing of their Asian babies these celebrities could just as well be quite ignorant. Sure at a glance some would say 'Oh they look so nice together' but in reality these kids were probably possessed through adoption exploits and scandals.
published by ANBM on Sun, 10/25/2009 - 17:56
The Washington Post is running a series called “Voices of Power” wherein top White House staffers are interviewed about their positions in the Obama administration. Today, the Post published video and a transcript of their conversation with Chris Lu, who, as Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary, is one of the most prominent Asian Americans in the White House.
The full transcript is five pages long, but I found Lu’s comments about his identity as an Asian American in the White House intriguing:
You are among the most senior Asian-Americans in the administration and in the White House. What does that mean to you?
Mr. Lu: It means a lot to me. My parents were both born in China. They moved to Taiwan for grade school and high school. They both emigrated here in the late ’50s for college.
published by ANBM on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 23:55
Transcript - REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT AAPI INITIATIVE EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNING
East Room
3:46 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Well, good afternoon, everybody. Please be seated. Welcome to the White House. I'm glad you could join us today as I proudly sign this executive order reestablishing the President's Advisory Commission and White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders.
Now, when we talk about America's AAPI communities, we're talking about the industry and entrepreneurship of people who've helped build this nation for centuries: from the early days, as laborers on our railroads and farmers tilling our land, to today, as leaders in every sector of American life, from business to science to academia, law and more.
published by ANBM on Sun, 10/11/2009 - 13:21
SAN FRANCISCO - A diverse array of elected officials, community organizations and leaders raised several thousand dollars at a benefit Friday night in San Francisco for the victims in the Philippines of Typhoon Ketsana, known in that country as Ondoy.
The massive flooding in metropolitan Manila in the Philippines has claimed hundreds of lives and affected more than 2.5 million people in what is considered the worst such calamity in the region’s history. The impact of this unfortunate event will be felt for many months ahead and the country will need a lot of help from the global community in rehabilitation efforts as well as in dealing with resulting food and basic supply shortages and the spread of disease.
“I grew up in Manila in a home by the river and this effort was prompted by that one Saturday in the wake of the killer typhoon when I couldn’t get a hold of my family,” said event chair Keesa Ocampo. “I didn’t know if they were safe or even alive.”
published by ANBM on Wed, 09/09/2009 - 22:55
When Indian students arrive in Australia, probably the last thing they think they will end up doing is taking to the streets in a series of boisterous protests.
First, they were voicing anger over a spate of muggings and attacks in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. Police confirm there have been 97 attacks since late-May, although the true figure is probably much higher since many assaults go unreported.
published by ANBM on Sat, 08/29/2009 - 12:28
Examiner - Armed with Jet Blue's "All You Can" Jet pass, filmmaker James Chen plans on traveling to 30 cities in 30 days and try to go on 30 dates as he attempts to find his "soulmate" in a new "sousveillance documentary" project.
"I believe in soulmates," James states on his website. "But I also believe that finding them is one of life's journeys. I've always wondered, "What if your soulmate wasn't in your home town?" How would you ever find them?
James recently answered a few questions about his new project for Examiner.com:
What inspired you to create this project?
published by ANBM on Sat, 08/22/2009 - 14:58
NICHIBEI - The Nichi Bei Times’ board of directors has decided to close Northern California’s oldest
Japanese American newspaper on Sept. 30 of this year after 63 years of business. In its place, a group of Nichi Bei Times staff and community members plan to start the Nichi Bei Foundation, a separate nonprofit reincarnation of the paper.
Kenji G. Taguma, the Nichi Bei Times’ vice president and English edition editor, has pioneered plans for the new Foundation because he believes the paper is an essential voice for Japanese Americans.
“Today, I see the paper as the glue that holds the community together,” Taguma said.
Decline in circulation and advertisements were chief reasons for the decision to close the Nichi Bei Times, said Ken Abiko, board chair of the paper, whose circulation base of around 8,000 includes primarily Northern California readers.
published by ANBM on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 14:43
Endthekoreanwar.org - July 27th is the 56th anniversary of when the United States signed a temporary armistice with North Korea to halt the fighting of the Korean War. Across the United States, five cities—Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York City, Oakland, and Washington, DC—held candlelight vigils to commemorate the signing of the armistice.
The armistice wasn't something to be celebrated because it only provided a stopgap measure to stop the fighting. The Korean War didn't end with a permanent resolution, without a peace treaty.
But it was significant at the time in 1953 because within three years, two million soldiers, including 37,000 U.S. troops, died. Three million Korean civilians were killed (1 in 10), and the entire Korean peninsula was decimated.
published by ANBM on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 19:05
Wongfu Blog - As some of you may know by now, this past weekend, we had the amazing honor to hang out with YouTube superstars, HappySlip, and Kevjumba! What did we do, you may ask? We talked, played games, ate some good food, and even got some work done. I have to be honest, I think we were all pretty starstruck for awhile. I mean it’s THE Kevjumba and THE HappySlip! We’ve been watching them for awhile, big fans and supporters. And now, we were playing Nintendo Wii with them! Haha. (Got our butts handed to us by Kevin btw)
published by ANBM on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 18:55
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Hokubei - On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8-9, the 36th annual Nihonmachi Street Fair takes over San Francisco’s Japantown.
The fair celebrates the diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander communities here in the Bay Area, and has established itself as a summertime tradition in the city.
This event is organized entirely by volunteers, who work with non-profit community service organizations to offer Asian food booths, a broad assortment of arts and crafts vendors, and even a Children’s World activity area, where kids can learn Asian crafts and games.
That commitment to community service is what gives the Nihonmachi Street Fair a unique perspective among Bay Area urban festivals. The fair’s broad goal is to support the programs and services of non-profit organizations.
published by ANBM on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 18:46
Nichibeutimes - Senator Moua from Minnesota was the first Hmong American elected to public office in the United States. She was recently interviewed through an Asian American empowerment forum VisualizAsian.com with Gil Asakawa and Erin Yoshimura and had a few thoughts on Clint Eastwood’s film “Gran Torino.”
It’s the first Hollywood movie to really feature the Hmong people. Clint Eastwood plays an embittered Vietnam vet Walt Kowalski who is dealing with his own demons and a changing neighborhood. The film’s name comes from a scene where Thao Vang, a young neighbor is forced by Hmong gang members to try and steal Kowalski’s prized 1972 Gran Torino. His relationship to this teen and his Hmong family is at the heart of the film.
published by ANBM on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 23:05
(U.S. ASIAN WIRE SAN FRANCISCO) The Filipino American Arts Exposition (FAAE) presents the largest celebration of Filipino Americans in northern California as the 16th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival and 2nd Annual Filipino American Jazz Festival takes place this Saturday and Sunday August 8-9 at the Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco.
FAAE selected Marily Mondejar as Hermana Mayor to lead the 2009 Pistahan celebration and this year the festival is dedicated to the memory of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino.
The Pistahan opening ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday August 8 on Beale Street followed by the parade at 11 a.m. featuring beautifully themed floats and nearly 100 contingents.
Over 50,000 attendees are expected and will experience and discover the best of Filipino culture and entertainment as this two-day event showcases exhibits, workshops and demonstrations in art, dance, music and food in various pavilions throughout Yerba Buena Gardens.
published by ANBM on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 23:30
New Jersey - "We wanted to do something more," said Se Ri Pak, the tour's best-known Korean player and winner of five major championships. "We want to do something for the community, and for Americans."
The LPGA Tour long has been considered one of the most ethnically diverse professional sports organizations on the planet. Once dominated by Americans and Europeans, nearly a quarter of its exempt players are now from South Korea.
Last year, three of the women's four majors, including the U.S. Open, were won by Asian players (the fourth was won by Mexican Lorena Ochoa). And of the 24 top players on the Rolex World Ranking list of female pros, half are Korean -- and only five are American.
Starting Thursday, golfers from 21 countries, including the United States and Puerto Rico, teed it up for the first three rounds of the 64th U.S. Women's Open in Bethlehem, Pa. Eight of the top 16 players going into Sunday's final round were Korean.
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