San Francisco will now have its first Asian American mayor after Edwin M. Lee was sworn in as the 43rd mayor. Lee became mayor after he was appointed by the Board of Supervisors following the current mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, being sworn in as California’s Lieutenant Governor. Prior to becoming mayor, Lee was…
DetailsFrom the Vietnam Travel Channel The Lunar New Year is coming up, and this year will be the Year of the Rabbit. If you’re interested in reading the horoscope for Rabbits, here’s one analysis. VNLC (Vietnamese Language and Culture) is hosting the 17th Annual Tet Festival this Sunday, January 23rd. It’ll be in Ackerman Grand…
DetailsLook, I don’t know what’s going on with the title of this movie, but I got wind of it via Disgrasion, and I thought I’d post about it. Lemonade Mouth, according to the press release, is an upcoming Disney Channel movie starring “popular stars” of the Channel. It’s about a group of students at Mesa…
Details…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 want to look more like Godfrey Gao,…
DetailsI’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 overachieving robots. Cue battle cries emanating from…
DetailsUnfortunately for undocumented minors, Asian Americans being one of the major groups, good grades will not get them far alone with the failure of the Dream Act in the House of Representatives. The Dream Act was a piece of legislation that if passed, would allow undocumented minors under good standing to become legal residents. This…
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