…or one of them, anyway. This is Godfrey Gao, a Taiwanese Canadian actor/model who’s appearing in Louis Vuitton’s newest advertising campaign. This is the first time an Asian man has showcased LV products. LV hopes that using Gao will help their sales in Asia keep growing. So…if you…
I’m late to this! Apparently, the Wall Street Journal recently published an article by Amy Chua entitled Why Asian Mothers are Superior. It’s an excerpt from Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, and it’s all about how Crazy Asian Moms can browbeat their children into becoming…
Oooh, exciting news from the book front. Ellen Oh, a lawyer-turned-author, will be publishing the first of her three books on ancient Korea next summer. These won’t be history books. They’re YA fantasy novels based on Korean history and the Dragon King Prophecy. Seven will become three. Three…
The Getty Museum is currently hosting an exhibit that displays two contrasting views of China: Felice Beato’s 19th century depictions of China during the Opium Qar, and modern Chinese artists’ work. The photos are hung next to each other, and are meant to be complements. Felice Beato captured…
I’ve taken a long break from posting, but to start off the new year, here are two lists for the “Top 10s” of 2010: Top 10 Asian Americans in Pop Culture and 10 best Asian or Asian American themed movies. Here’s to 2011!
1) Cook a Thanksgiving Dinner With the help of recipes, Google, and YouTube, we made an away-from-home Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, mash potatoes, kim chi fry rice, stir fry salmon, and veggies. Plus deserts: ice cream, brownies, cheesecake, and pumpkin pies 2) Watch the sunset Take a 15…