ZOMG BOOKS. As an English major at a predominantly non-English major school, I am constantly asked by others about my future aspirations in life. Do I want to be a teacher? A writer? A starving artist on the corner of Santa Monica living in a ragged (but poetically…
Information below courtesy of the HKSS Night Market page on Facebook. Date: Monday, April 20, 2009 Time: 5:00pm – 10:00pm Location: Bruin Plaza (by the Bruin Bear) Street: UCLA Here comes the HKSS Night Market 2009! A taste of Hong Kong is going to spread through the UCLA…
Comedian Joe Wong made his debut appearance on the Late Show Friday night. Joe Wong immigrated to the US from China in 1995 and is now a fixture at comedy clubs in the Boston/New England area. I love how his jokes are funny – without using the race…
According to a 2007 CNN article by Elizabeth Cohen, Asian American (AA) women have the highest suicidal rates for females aged 15-24. Below are several factors that Cohen discusses. I added my own commentary when relevant. 1) AA immigrant parents set high academic and career expectations for their…
Last Sunday afternoon my friend and I rode the bus to Thai Town in East Hollywood to check out the International Curry Festival. We spent about two hours at the festival, trying several food dishes and drinks, browsing one of the Thai grocery markets, and watching singing and…
Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar) leaves his recurring role on the popular Fox show, “House” to work as a liason between the Obama adminisration and the Asian constituency. White House spokesman Shin Inouye said Tuesday that the actor who had a recurring role on Fox’s TV show “House”…